Homosexuals and Salvation

Ask anyone the following question and you will have a good idea of their

view of the gospel: What would you tell a practicing homosexual that he had

to do to be saved?

Many today suggest that ongoing homosexuality is a sin for which there is

no forgiveness. Many people today believe that a practicing homosexual cannot

be saved. They would answer the question stated above by telling a practicing

homosexual that he must first stop his homosexual behavior and then, and only

then, would he be able to place his trust in Christ and be saved.

Such a view grieves me. I actually hurt inside when I hear people say

such things. Why? Because I too am a practicing sinner and but for the grace

of God I would be bound for eternal suffering in hell.

If a gay or lesbian can't come to Christ in simple faith just as they

are, then neither can any practicing sinner. The Scriptures are clear on this

point. It takes only one sin of any magnitude to condemn to hell (Galatians

3:10-14). All are sinners (Romans 3:23). And, even the holiest of Christians

remains a practicing sinner until he goes to be with the Lord (I John 1:8, 10;

3:2).

If practicing sinners can be saved, then so can practicing homosexuals.

Likewise, if practicing homosexuals cannot be saved, then neither can

practicing sinners of any stripe. If practicing homosexuals are doomed to

hell, then so are we all.

One seeming problem for those who hold my view is that is sounds like we

are condoning sin by saying that practicing homosexuals can be saved.

However, the accusation does not stick because we do not condone sin in the

life of the believer. We preach against it. We call believers to lives of

wholehearted service of Christ. We call Christians to deny themselves, take

up their crosses, ande follow Christ daily. We preach discipleship to

believers as much as anyone else does. The difference is, we do not call

unbelievers to clean up their lives so that they can be saved. We call them

to accept the free gift of salvation by placing their faith in Jesus Christ

alone to save them.

Another seeming difficulty with this view is that the Scriptures tell us

that we are not to fellowship with other believers who willfully and

unrepentantly indulge in those sins scripturally subject to church discipline.

Homosexuality is one such sin (see the word pornos in I Corinthians 5:11)

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