I realise that with the huge debate going on, we can lose focus on individuals and their needs. If you are a Christian who is homosexual, you might be wondering how on earth to live your life.
In my opinion, you can learn a lot from the Bible, particularly Paul's letters to the churches. If you study Galatians, you'll read about the fruit of the Spirit. Now fruit is not something that you do, it's something that is produced from a good tree. This means that if your heart is good, the fruit of your life will be good also. So, invite the Holy Spirit into your life and remember the greatest commandment - Love God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength and love your neighbour as yourself.
In Romans 14, Paul teaches about how to deal with different views. A key verse is 5 "Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind." Later, in verse 12 we read "So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God." Finally, in verse 22 we read "So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves. But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin."
The "eats" part refers to the debate about whether a Christian was free to eat anything or whether they had to follow Jewish laws and customs. However, it shows us that our faith and our relationship with God is what is important. It might well be that for you something is not okay that would be okay for someone else. And for this reason you need to pray about it and ask the Holy Spirit to guide you.
Remember to always look for the fruit of the Spirit in your life and seek God's will in everything you do, and what is right for you, might not be right for everyone, so be very careful you don't lead someone else into sin.
God bless you.
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