Things Learned from LGBTQ+ Discussions

[SerenityLives]

Originally Posted by awareness

I'd like to offer some thoughts.

Biblically speaking that's a hard question. Not so much because the Bible mentions sin, but more importantly, what God overlooks. Apparently He does that.

Consider King David. He sinned like none of us out here on this forum, including any LGBTQIA's out here. Yet he had a heart for God.

Can gays do that, with their comparably puny little sins?

What we clobber as sin, does God just overlook it?

So the way I see it, and I can see where Ohio, Sons of Glory are coming from, is that David did commit grievous sins and yes, it did take him a while to repent and see the error of his ways: example, him and Bethsheba and having Bethsheba’s husband killed in line of duty for his own selfishness so he can have Bethsheba. Another example, him having lots of murder on his hands and taking multiple wives. According to the bible, God did punish David (He allowed Bethsheba’s and David’s firstborn son to die although it wasnt the kid’s fault), he told David that he wasnt worthy of building God’s temple and instead Solomon would take over (Solomon being the second son of David and Bethsheba since the first one died). And God leading David’s sons to kill each other (ie Absolom and Abner, I totally need to reread the OT, he had a lot of sons and they had lots of conflict). In a way God punished yet overlooked, according to Awareness, due to the fact that David eventually became the ancestor of Jesus. He still allowed David to marry Bethsheba, he still allowed his son Solomon to build the temple. So though there were sonsewunces, in the long run, there were also rewards for what David reaped.

I think Awareness’s point is that lets say homosexuality is a sin, it is not as grievous as murdering thousands or stealing another man’s wife, so if God can save David and make him the ultimate ancestor of Jesus, He can surely forgive all the homosexuals in the world who have a heart for God but yet “sin”.

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by SerenityLives

I think Awareness’s point is that lets say homosexuality is a sin, it is not as grievous as murdering thousands or stealing another man’s wife, so if God can save David and make him the ultimate ancestor of Jesus, He can surely forgive all the homosexuals in the world who have a heart for God but yet “sin”.

Well if that is awareness point then I agree completely.

Serenity, perhaps you could be awareness' spox! I'm for that.