As I believe the Bible is pretty silent on homosexual orientation as we understand it today, how does the gay Christian live their life when there appears to be only a vague moral framework in place for them? It’s pretty clear on how heterosexuals should approach relationships, marriage and sex… but obviously not so much the case for the gay person.

Trying to work out how my being gay is compatible as a Christian… how to practically apply that to my life…

– When is the line of sexual purity crossed?

– At what point can the gay christian explore sex?

– Is there an equivalent of marriage?

Discuss!

I believe God treats gay and straight people equally. Therefore, any standard which applies to straight relationships must also be applied to gay relationships. I’m probably more conservative than most people on here, but here’s what I say. Lust is a sin and to me, that is the first point where the line of sexual purity is crossed. Secondly, I believe all Christians, whether straight or gay should wait until marriage to have sex, UNLESS marriage is unavailable in their area, in which case, they should have something as close to marriage as possible. They must treat their relationship like a marriage even if the government does not. And is their equivalent of marriage? Certainly. Is it 100% the same, I’d say no. I do think that in certain ways heterosexual marriage does surpass homosexual marriage (procreation and the symbolism of Christ/church and husband/wife found in Ephesians), but in the majority of ways, they are exactly the same. That’s what I think anyway. I’m sure the others on here will have different opinions.

Wow, thanks for sharing. Great answer.

I withheld my own opinions in my first post cos I wanted to see what others honestly believed.. I’m pretty much on the same page as you. I have always intended on approaching my sexual ethics as a gay man the same way I would if I were in a straight relationship. Over time I’ve come to believe however that perhaps straight/gay relationships aren’t necessarily the same in every capacity (as you highlighted)… its hard trying to work out what that then means..

JJ, this was also discussed at our Freedom2b[e] Sydney Chapter meeting in July this year. I’ve included the topic thread below, as well as another one that is relevant to your question;

http://www.freedom2b.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3941

[url=http://www.freedom2b.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3864

]http://www.freedom2b.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3864

Thanks for sharing – had a good read 🙂

ditto to getting there and JJ

we have been told so long that gay men and lesbians are moral reprobates that many have come to believe it…..the same as gay relationships don’t last.

some of us are myth busters.

‘my morality is a choice……my sexual orientation however isn’t’