Homosexuality

Dear Victorious,

Does God hate fags?

Ted G. - Scranton, PA

Dear Ted,

No, He does not. God made men and women to complement each other. It was His plan for our lives ... that we pair up as mates. Moreover, it was His plan for procreation. At the same time, God forbids homosexual behavior as sinful and unrighteous. It has no place in the life of a Christ follower.

But God does not hate people who engage in homosexual behavior. He just hates that behavior and condemns it as sin that will be judged one day. How will God judge homosexual behavior? None of us really knows how God will judge any of our sins. There's strong indication in the Bible that it won't be judged any worse than any other (forgivable) sins though.

People who have homosexual thoughts and feelings are being tempted to engage in homosexual behaviors. They are to resist that temptation, even flee it. God's grace is sufficient to strengthen them for the fight against that temptation. The greatest travesty of our times is when society tells them to give in to it, accept it and allow it to define them.