Homosexuality: Compassion and Clarity - Sean McDowell 

I am an atheist. Dr. Sean McDowell is an amazing man, his emotional intelligence, compassion and communication skills are fantastic. I disagree with him about 70% of the time, but he is one of the few Christians I find worth listening to.

So good! Thank you. I wished I had heard this years ago. Nonetheless, I am no longer living in an alternative lifestyle as God has transformed me and I am now a new creation in Christ. Praise the Lord!

I'm gay, and it took a stroke, that occurred on the anniversary of the death of my first love, for me to come to God. He rocked my world!

Why did God create gay people with the same passions for love as str8 people if he didnt want them to utilize those feelings? That just doesnt make sense. Im reading in John 1:1-3 and it reads he created everything.

I like that he talks about a subject that is sensitive in Christian circles with compassion.

I love how people try to compare, -dont curse -dont eat pork -dont over-drink - be a good person to -stop being gay. Put it this way. If you are a straight man or straight women. Think about how it would feel if someone forced you to be with your same sex. You might become friends sure, but you will be miserable, hate your life and forever yearn to be with the opposite sex again. Same concept but reversed. It is wrong to guilt people into being with someone they dont want to be with.

This is amazing. As a struggling gay person, this message brought me to tears and hope. Thank you Dr Sean McDowell for this.❤🙏🙏

According to Sean being compassionate towards a gay person includes A. Speak with tenderness B. Do not allow gay jokes and comments C. Preach the Gospel: Change is Possible If this talk was a model for tenderness and compassion I'd rather prefer not to be dealt with tenderly. Well I don't mind gay jokes at all, laughing is good and sometimes one needs to laugh about oneself or about a bad joke. Change of my gay identity is something I tried for too long, it is simply not possible. It is just like hiding oneself from the truth for some time but looking into a mirror you know it will always be so. You cannot pray your identity away and if it was God's will I am sure he would listen to the prayers of such afflicted people. God accepts you the way you are. You are lovable just how you are right now. If it weren't that way he would not have sent his son Jesus to die for you even before you were born. I watched the video to see what practical advise Sean would offer on how to deal with gay Christians tenderly. I thought he would tell us something like "invite them to have good times together", "make friends with them", "ask them about their feelings of struggle and listen to them", "take them into your arms, give them a hug which lasts for longer than just 5 seconds; they might be missing it so much", "tell them you love them", "include them into your lives", "don't be afraid of them, they are people like you and me". But all I heard was how to tell a gay Christian that their inclinations are bad with "tender" words. Don't forget - a gay person can change. He/She just needs to pray intensely enough. God will help him/her. Should you attend your gay friend's marriage? - Of course you should not. Find some "kind" words to excuse yourself and distance yourself. Do you feel the question "How do you know you were made being gay?" be consoling? Is not the intent of such a question to fire the guilt in a person who already struggles with feelings of loneliness and shame? As long as your sexual identity is "in line with the Bible" you even don't have to ask yourself this question. But as a gay person you should? A heterosexual person who is looking for a mate and close companionship is just doing fine. A gay Christian trying to do the same is viewed as selfish, lustful, a sex monster (ok I am exaggerating a bit to make the point clear). But is such difference compatible with the principle of love? And sorry to say that, but both Romans 1 or the report about Sodom are not about gay people but describe heterosexual people committing serious immoral acts. Applying these texts to gay people hurts deeply. The Mosaic law on homosexuality may seem quite clear. But what if a man was raped by another man? According to the law he laid with a man and had to be put to death. Where is the morality behind? Why had there been no law on female homosexual acts in the Law? Were these OK? Should we not ask about the background of these passages and the historical context? The acts of homsexuality in 1. Corinthians and 1. Timothy refer to sexual exploitation of men by men. Oh, why does the text not talk about women? What is the reason behind it? Have you ever asked these questions? Sexual exploitation is not what a gay Christian is pursuing and has nothing to do with a loving relationship that a gay person wishes to have. How would you feel being condemned to life long loneliness by not being allowed to fall in love, even being afraid of falling in love with someone? How would you feel if your sexual desire is strong and you are told that you are not allowed to have any sex during your whole life - and please don't forget, masterbation is an act of lust, so please don't even touch yourself. God's love is toward all people among whom he does not make a distinction. I encourage everyone reading my lines to think about how you would like to be treated and just do it to anyone around you - not just gay people. Thanks for so doing, I love you. God's blessing for you Thomas

So what do you say to gay people that have been in a loving monogamous relationship for years. Is their love for each other somehow less worthy because they are the same sex? So are they supposed to walk away from their partner? Gay couples are capable of being in loving/stable relationships!

I've struggled deeply with same-sex attraction (while married to my husband)... it was a dark chapter in my marriage that involved a lot but one thing that pulled me out of it was turning to The Word and hearing what my pastor had said in love (not knowing about my struggle): "homosexuality is nothing more than an extreme love of self." It was when I realized that I wanted God's will in my life more than I wanted to escape marital trouble. He's been admonishing and edifying me as a wife ever since... but I now have an empathy for gay people that I never had before, EVEN THOUGH I firmly believe it's against God.

I have always imagined myself being part of a world with no labels ,people “living”to the fullest,smiling faces everywhere ,everybody as one, it sounds like a fantasy but in my mind it’s real ,that thought it’s what keeps me going in life that thought which it’s been part of me since I was a kid and I have refused to give up on it.I don’t wanna go deep at all in my comment ,This is my advice people:CHILL ! CHILL !CHILL ! and let’s make this life experience much better everyday

Just reference Revelation 21:8, not all about LGBTQ! WE ARE ALL SINNERS WHO NEED FORGIVENESS FOR OUR SINS. HOW DO WE GET THAT JESUS CHRIST HE IS THE CURE FOR SIN!! STOP CHOOSING THE FLESH OVER GOD!

wow the comments... I wonder people actually watched the video at all and are actually willing to listen. I hope most people do and only those who disagree are commenting.

I commend this pastor because a lot of other pastors avoid this speaking on this sin and completely avoid preaching on it.

This man speaks with honesty, passion, and compassion. Thanks!

I'm man who shared an unbroken, monogamous relationship with the man I called my husband for 45 years until his death seven years ago. A year later, I found salvation in the arms of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and have been covenantly celibate ever since. There is an abundance of love and compassion in Pastor McDowell's video presentation. And an abundance of truth. That is not to say that every point is entirely accurate. For example, homosexuality is not unnatural, because it is a phenomenon found in nearly 1,500 animal species, among which almost 750 form lifelong, same-sex pairings. See "Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity," a book written by Dr. Bruce Bagemihl.

Sean if more people were like you this world would be a much better place and more people would feel loved by God and have a life with him in the end love you and God bless you ❤️

"Change is possible." You got it right on point. "It(Bible) doesn't call homosexuals to become straight. It calls ALL OF US to leave our sin behind and become holy!" Because generally, Christians think that when a gay becomes a Christian, he becomes straight as well. Which aggravates the situation. There's a missing piece to all these "Gay" discussions. This one is so close to that piece. I commend Sean for this.

God did not stop talking after the Bible was written. The problem is we don’t have the faith to trust our ability to listen. Instead we demand a step by step rule book that tells us what a good Christian looks like. Basically a guide to teach us how to act Christian. Acting Christian and being Christian are opposite ends of the spectrum. Jesus’s greatest lesson was from the cross. He didn’t talk about homosexuality, he talked about forgiveness, specifically forgiving those that would become his murderers! While homosexuality may be the topic du jour, it’s forgiveness that needs to be addressed. When was the last time you heard a minister preach on how to completely forgive? You can’t love if you can’t forgive. Faking it till you make it doesn’t work. Speaking love and compassion doesn’t work if you don’t have the same sentiment in your heart. Real love, forgiveness, compassion, empathy is very hard to BE! This well meaning man is putting the cart before the horse. I believe this is why so many Churches are dying a slow death. Maybe this is a good thing. Maybe they will will re-emerge as places that teach how to be a Christian and not clubs for people who want an easy path to Christianity by pretending to be loving, compassionate, forgiving, etc.

Thank you so much for this! And also for the clarity on all sins not being equal with biblical references to back up!🙏🙏

The problem is with people who call a sin "an identity", the identity of Christians is in Christ not in their sins, and they definitely are not PROUD of their sin, whatever it is.

He is cute and i could listen to him all day. Been through reparitive therapy but it doesn't help. Acceptance of homosexual feelings does. As you get older you realise you don't have to act on those feelings.

Everything he said spot on and I love his approach and energy. God bless you!

What we need in the world is the real church back, one filled with genuine Christians who have surrendered there life genuinely to God because real and faithfull Christians understand this journey we are on is tough, because you will be asked to give up everything in your life for christ but it's always a choice you don't have to do this journey.

Sean McDowell alluded to photographers, bakers and florists who refused to offer their services n connection with a same-sex marriage because of their Christian beliefs. As an example, Jack Phillips opened his bakery under the provisions of the business license he was issued. That license requires him to follow the laws of the State of Colorado, among which are protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. His license requires him to offer ALL of his services to ALL of the public, regardless of sexual orientation. He has chosen to ignore that stipulation. So now he has four choices: 1) Comply with the law; 2) Decline to bake wedding cakes for anyone; 3) Close his business; 4) Move his business to a state that does not have nondiscrimination laws . Many states would allow him to discriminate against LGBT folk, for any reason at all.

Hi Seàn, thank you so much for teaching in a Godly, loving way a problem that myself and many other people in Australia are struggling with right now. A young N.R.L.player posted on his web-site from 1Corinthians ch.6 verse9. As a consequence there has been a huge public outcry accsung him of homophobia and of bigotry. He is also being charged for breaking the terms of his professional contract. As a result the matter has not been resolved and is now going to the high Court. Please pray for us in Australia, that we can learn torespond to such controversial issues in a loving ,wise and most importantly Godly way. Thank you, you are funny as well. God bless you, Dolores, mother/grandmother and great-grandmother.

The verse he is referring to in 1 Cor 6:9 uses the Greek word. Arsenokoitai. His bible translates this word as homosexual but the word homosexual wasn’t inserted until the 19th century. Although the word in English Bibles is interpreted as referring to homosexuals, we can be fairly certain that this is not the meaning that Paul wanted to convey. If he had, he would have used the word "paiderasste." That was the standard Greek term at the time for sexual activity between males. We can conclude that he probably meant something different than people who engaged in male-male adult sexual behavior. Early interpreters said “abusers of mankind” to translate arsenokoital others interpreted this Greek word as masterbators. It’s a unique word only used by Paul and interpreters only speculate as to the meaning.

To be fair, it appears the word used in 1Corinthians 6 is effeminate or malakoi not homosexuality. Effeminate or malakoi men were those who were "soft" extravagant, frivolous, self-serving, showy, flaunting, and weak in character. Biblical times didn't even have homosexuality in their vocabulary.

God bless Dr. Sean. It’s always fruitful listening to him. And thank you for this video👍🏻👍🏻

"If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads." Now why is it that the first part of the verse is quoted and apparently still applies but the second part is stealthily edited out and not discussed? Did God change his mind on the murdering gays part, but is still creeped out by gay sex? Or is it just that Christians did and are?

The think about going to a marriage ceremony is that the witnesses are witnesses in a legal/spiritual sense, which is why the phrase about "if anyone knows why this shouldn't happen" has traditionally been used. I know that if I attend a wedding, just by my presence I am making a legal/spiritual statement of agreement to the marriage. Over my life I have noticed that there are hetero weddings I don't agree with for one reason or another. I don't go to those. Others that I believe I want to agree with I do attend as a statement of that agreement.

I had a local Church secretary call my lady and I an abomination because we have a family together and we're not legally married so I asked her I said ma'am isn't that God's place to judge us.

Well i think a person being true to himself/herself being attracted to same sex gender means it's like confessing their sin.. Because if you did not admit it.. It will struggle you the whole life..so let's us respect a person being true to his/her indifference and help his/her get through it.. We can never fully understand a sistuation until we experience it but of course heterosexual will never will

Sorry, but tender, compassionate homophobia is still homophobia.

Are there any videos of someone like Sean McDowell giving a discussion like this to an LGBT audience? I feel like a very crucial issue was not addressed in regards to homosexuality in sermons like these to a church group.

Apostle Paul is a human like us, and his writings inspire us but it is also subject for interpretation at that time of his writing. I believe Jesus Christ more than apostle Paul.

I am so glad to see these things being addressed. Thank you. If the gay community is constantly told they will go to hell and are an abomination how does that help them to find God? When God says I handed them over into their sin. Now taking any other sin doesn't he do the same? The adulterers.. the fornicaters, the idolatrous.. the mammon hungry, (lovers of money), truth is the heart can be full of all sorts of wickedness.. unnecessary violence, hatred, drunkenness, murder, slander, gossip, abuse, covetousness and theft.. vanity, lovers of self over others... just to name a few God warns about all of these things.. God also said through Jesus, he hates the religious attitudes.. those who cast burdens upon others that they themselves cannot keep.. It's a very good understanding that unless a person knows what it's like to be attracted to the same sex.. how can they honestly understand the issues that go with that. I often wondered why my own dad had said he was more upset I went to a Catholic church than the Mardi gras one year. Both times with the same person.. Ive come to the conclusion that while one is offensive to the church and faith I grew up under.. at least they were being honest about what their life and choices "or sin before God's eyes" than many within the church who hide and lie and cannot be honest about their lives.. not even acknowledging the "sin" within their own while they still cast unfair judgements upon others. I'm not saying homosexuality is biblically sound nor should there be homosexuality within those claiming Gods name.. but those who are not living under biblical lifestyle.. are not held to that same bar so to speak. What about all those who may have had homosexual dreams and panicked... Too scared to speak it out for fear of what others think.. knowing themselves to not be gay or lesbian and yet possibly being aroused by the dream? I've had this said to me before and I laughed and said your not lesbian for having a dream.. I wasn't ashamed of that person.. at all. I was grateful they trusted me enough to be honest because I don't enjoy seeing people struggle unecessarily. I have asked men before would you consider yourself bisexual? Some said yes and I felt others get angered by such a suggestion. If we are not allowed to ask or confront things.. then how do we know who we are dealing with and then what possible issues may arise from that? That's why I had said I found a man who had sexually explored himself attractive because he wasn't threatened to even try and consider.. but it doesn't make them gay or bi sexual.. but rather can have more understanding and compassion for those who have been struggling. Many find a genuine freedom and sigh of relief kind of thing because oh I'm free to actually speak? Yep.. you are. So long as honest with me we have no issues. So long as your not trying to force or endanger my life.. all is good. So I am so happy to see these things being addressed within the churches. Much like when the religious came about adultery and Jesus said I tell you if you have even looked upon a woman with lust in your heart you are just as guilty. Why? He knew their inner hearts and all that went through their minds.. yet they judged those who did in the physical what they did in private thought. Yet saw themselves as being better than those who had physically partaken. Every time he uses the word hypocrite! To the religious it's overwhelmingly freeing because he was defending those who were being shamed by those who were inwardly or secretly their equal in sin. For that reason many owe me an apology.

You can of course how some might consider your point mildly hypocritical, mentioning if you change your thoughts on something you'll lose your job, and after reading everything on both sides you haven't changed at all.

My lord, you people really have a thing about sex. Amazing, just amazing.

I prayer for GOD , to help you pastor and I pray for a 🌎 world that need GPDS HAND 🤚🏾 TO SAVE. US ALL I prayer in JESUS CHRIST NAME🙏🏾🙏🏾Amen

75th birthday - this annual veneration was not recorded as being a practice of the early Church. The only "birth"-days in the Bible were celebrated by self-seeking despots like Pharoah and Herod. It's also a huge financial pressure to satisfy the expectations of friends and relatives. Maybe that's why Jesus never commanded anyone to celebrate His birth or even His resurrection on special annual 'holy days' but rather only to remember His atoning death.

The problem is that Christianity continues to label homosexuality as a sin. As a straight ally with homosexual family members, I refuse to be talked down to like this. You claim to know things you couldn’t possibly know.

I have a suggestion to get the word out at Calvary for the meeting of gay men....don't separate the materials or give only to certain groups/genders but everyone. That way they don't feel singled out or misunderstood. Just a thought. God bless. Awesome things you're doing to this underserved group of future believers!

I do see the love pouring out of Christians like Sean. It makes me want a closer walk with Jesus and leaves me with an openness to His guidance.

so im bisexual. and i dont believe that i nor anyone else should be judged based on who they love. I respect you for this video, but christians are supposed to treat others how they would want to be treated, and treat others like God would treat them. In leviticus, it talks about sodomy as in rape, not a willingness act. I fully believe that if you choose to be homosexual & have sex or even be attracted to the same sex, you should be treated with the same respect as if you were the love the opposite.

I wish there were someone who asked the question regarding the acceptance of slavery in the bible and if the acceptance then is the same now? If there is a discrepancy, that means that a mandate of biblical times has been abandoned and therefore causes conflict where following all mandates is concerned. This is something that people of color, especially black people of color who have same sex attraction question.

The kindest most compassionate thing we can do is show the nonbeliever what sin is and tell him about Jesus.

To the guy with the goatee, we've heard this all before from people like John Paulk, Alan Chambers, and Michael Johnston. And every one of them now tell a completely different story. Here's a good article from probably the most well known ex-gay, now ex-ex-gay. www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/life-as-ex-ex-gay-paulk-108090.html#.VKRXEyvF98E

How do we know the Bible is actually the true Word of God, and not just a book? Many religions have holy books, which claim to represent the Truth. Why is the Bible the only one that is correct?

Don't ask questions if you don't want answers.

Bless your heart.

Not all sins are equal. Judas suffers greater condemnation than Pilot. The only way that all sins are considered equal is that the smallest sin will force the most perfect person to come short of the glory of God.

ACTUALLY....NOT all sins are Equal! Even in Matt 23:14 Jesus said..."you will receive the GREATER condemnation". Even as Human beings we agree killing someone is worse than smacking someone in the face. I get that Sin is sin to God..it's all crap. But it's not all the same.

WE have been here since the Dawn of Time! WE pre-date ALL religious sects! WE are in EVERY family! OUR contributions to Humanity are incalculable! WE are not going ANYwhere!

"I am a teacher... I wrote a book... I wrote a book... my name is Sean McDowell..." 🙃

Due to not wanting to " cast my pearls before swine" many religious folks would have a fit if they knew the extent of this gay mans in depth spiritual experiences. Wow.

So I can be gay but only if I'm celibate?

Homosexuality - like heterosexuality and bisexuality - is a state, condition or orientation. As such,it is morally neutral. The words homosexuality, heterosexuality and bisexuality never appear in the Bible because they were coined in 1892 by Charles Gilbert Chaddock in a translation of Richard von Krafft-Ebing's study on sexual practices . And this is the point: Even if one agrees that the Biblical descriptions of carnality do in fact correlate to our present-day understanding through the use of those terms, nowhere in the Bible is homosexuality itself condemned - only its practice. Nowhere in the Bible is heterosexuality itself condemned - only its practice outside of Biblical marriage. Failure to distinguish clearly between the state of homosexuality and its acts is sloppy thinking at best and homophobic at worst.

While I'm glad to hear Christians uphold compassion as an answer to this question of innate sexuality, there is still some ways to go for the religious to step past the concept of 'sin' and to alleviate this quasi-condescending schizophrenia of hating the 'sin' and loving the 'sinner'. Don't get me wrong, I will take any kind of compassion/inclusion/kindness over hate/rejection/violence. As someone who the religious would call atheist _(I'm an astampcollector too btw... much maligned in the stamp-collector circles!)_ I believe we humans are in the trailing end of a long journey out of pre-scientific, superstitious social models which include both extinct _(Zeus anybody?)_ and extant religions. We are growing as a planet where every day the lines that currently divide us are fading _(of course, we are pretty ingenious at creating new ones... so it is not all blue-sky!)_ and we may be about 5 to 10 generations (75 to 200 years) away from dumping this idea of 'sin' entirely out of our vocabulary. In the meantime, we journey together as a species and there's absolutely nothing wrong in cherry-picking, gerry-rigging and interpreting 'scripture' toward kindness while rejecting outdated bronze-age morality carried to this age wrapped up in theological 'degrees of sin' as this speaker suggests. Yes, compassion and non-judgemental acceptance is key to getting to that state of recognizing the 'different'ness among us while still according equality to all humans - regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation. Walking on the eggshells of scripture interpretation is a fading project in civilization as more and more social issues can be addressed by maintaining a secular heuristic of _"increasing well-being and reducing harm for self and others"_ rather than finding, deciphering and twisting "scripture" to fit this same secular model.

did find some points to fight against "Talibanic "Christians" but the message given here does not give enough push back to them in IMO and still handles the "oppressive" with kid gloves just according to my taste. but did find enough in your vid to make my arguments stronger and make a spirited defense against some who use Christianity as an excuse to practice bigotry that makes them feel better......one dose not have to water down truth to call out wrong on a side that thinks they are in the right wholly....

Homosexuality - like heterosexuality and bisexuality - is a state, condition or orientation. As such, they are morally neutral. The words homosexuality, heterosexuality and bisexuality never appear in the Bible because they were coined in 1892 by Charles Gilbert Chaddock in a translation of Richard von Krafft-Ebing's study on sexual practices. And this is the point: Even if one agrees that the Biblical descriptions of carnality do in fact correlate to our present-day understanding through the use of those terms, nowhere in the Bible is homosexuality itself condemned - only its practice. Nowhere in the Bible is heterosexuality itself condemned - only its practice outside of Biblical marriage. Failure to distinguish clearly between the state of homosexuality and its acts is sloppy thinking at best and homophobic at worst.

Amen!

Same seX love is not a sin. Never was. It never will be = Love forgives !!

homosexuality compassion is grace lead to repentance.

I think a video should be made entitled Heterosexuality: compassion and clarity or Christianity: compassion and clarity to warn gay people about the dangers/misconceptions of both. After 40 years in Christianity I now realise a gay person will never find peace in the Church.

why don't we have more pastors like him? And it's so sad that most of people watching this are not even willing to listen to his message.

Love yr talk! When u break God's laws, there are consequences! 🤷‍♀️🇦🇺

2 verses that have application to people dealing with this issue personally, but are generally overlooked; the first being I Corinthians 10:13 (KJV), "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." What you're dealing with is "common to man." You're not weird (dare I say queer) in this regard. "...there is no new thing under the sun." (Ecclesiastes 1:9). God is faithful and will help you get through it so that "ye may be able to bear it." It may be your cross to bear. The other is II Corinthians 12:7-10 where Paul, describing his particular problem in verse 7, goes on to say in verse 8, "For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me." Who, as a sincere Christian dealing with same sex attraction, hasn't described agonizing in prayer begging God to take this away, to "Pray Away The Gay" as they say, without success? What was God's answer? Verse 9: "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." Again, God is faithful, and you can get through it in His strength, not yours, to His honor and glory.

Just a bit of correction: Boystown is not a city. It's a neighborhood. (I lived there for a few years.) I am just a few minutes in. But I will say this. I'm already worried. Why is it that the sin of homosexuality is the only sexual sin that we are constantly pressured to "understand"? Do we have to "understand" fornication? Do we have to "understand" adultery? Part of the problem is because this is the only area of life where people use their sin as the entire identity! And the church has given in with terms like "sexual orientation" and that people "are homosexual" - as though it's something you simply ARE and you're born that way and that's that. We cannot give in to the world's lies on this point. I hope this talk doesn't go that route.

Excellent video

To Skip's folks, please go to Voddie Baucham, "We must Fight" , it will give you a better view of our battle plans? Oh, Osteen is into some practices right out of black magic, you would have had to study the rites to know how deep Osteen is into teachings Jesus never taught. 💡777🎸

He quotes everyone but Jesus. Why? Because Jesus never spoke out against this. Christianity is supposed to revolve around Jesus, so wouldn't his words be more important than Paul's? If it were that important, wouldn't Jesus himself have weighed in on the issue?

Lastly, the combination of religion and government is known as Theocracy. I'll give you a hint-It doesnt work. For more info simply google clerical faschism and the iranian revolution.

Churches need to start classes for their members on how to rightly treat homosexuals. Be you straight, gay, bi or sleep around, until we are born again, we are all hell bound. We are no better or worse than them. Liars go to hell. Gossiping is a HUGE sin. Now you can be full of hate to them, judge and condemn them but I am going to try to lead them to salvation and then let God do what He does and regenerate that person. We can't save anybody but we know who can. You are His ambassador and on that day, you will be judged on how you treat others. Jesus never said love your enemies unless...no ifs ands or buts. God bless. Your cross is tough to bear too.

See this is the problem that I have with this. How would any of our lives change if we had deep deep attractions to Anison homosexuality isn’t singled out. Every sin that we have a deep desire, for we lost after our we have concupiscence for can change our lives drastically. The woke generation has made homosexuality special. It is not. It is sin.

Gay people have always existed, and will always exist. People are born gay. Straight people and people on the cusp of same-sex attraction will tell you something different; because they cannot, nor ever will be able to understand, as it does not truly affect them. Think about it.... only straight people say that people were not born gay (same-sex attraction is not the same as being homosexual). Millions of people today & throughout history said they were born gay..... they have always remembered being gay from their first memories This is proof enough that God made them gay. 1. God exists 2. People are born gay because they say they are born gay. Conclusion: God made gay people. Just as He created roses, daisies, & carnations, He also created black, white, Hispanic, gay, straight, male, & female people.

So...............this guy wouldn't go to a marriage ceremony if the two people were both divorced..... What if the bride is not a virgin? The bible says such a woman must be stoned to death..... Sigh..................

56:00 the empty classroom...I'd go. Oh well. That being said....I don't believe that man is now attracted to women.

Somebody give 47:00 a glass of water...that lip smacking must drive everyone he knows crazy.

This weak teaching on homosexuality, given 8 years ago, has aided in the rampant growth of acceptance of LGBTQ in the church. You cannot be a gay christian just as you can't be an adulterer christian. In I Cor. 6, Paul wrote "such were some of you." Repent and Christ will forgive you through the power of the grace of Christ. In Romans 1, Paul did not speak with tenderness, he spoke with power and truth. To speak frank does not mean you're unloving.

DO You Know Jesus Christ? The Only Saviour He said his name is IAM The Good News to Our Sin Problem Cause We’re ALL Sinners and Need the Lord Jesus Christ to Forgive us our Sins Romans 3:25-27 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; What does it take to be Forgiven? Faith Alone in the Death, Burial and Resurrection of Jesus Christ to Forgive your Sins through His blood (By believing in this you have become a new creation in Christ, and have a promise you’ll be with the Lord in your death, but also have the Holy Spirit living in you forever as a guide for you) 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV 15 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. Romans 10:9-11 KJV That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. Romans 4:24-25 KJV But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. (Christ died for our sins, he was buried, and he rose again according to the scriptures) By having faith in that alone you are sealed with the Holy Spirit forever and SAVED from the moment of faith for Eternity. What if I continue to Sin? What if I stop having Faith? What if 5 years after being saved I have an affair? What if I aborted my child? What about suicide? When you first had faith in Christ in your heart you were sealed and justified from that day forward, no matter what you do or don’t do our Lord has saved your soul and made you a new creation. Eternal Security (100% Going to Heaven) This is isn’t a license to sin, it’s a realization that God gave you the best gift ever by saving your soul from hell. Your old habits of sin go away over time when you walk with the Lord. No one is perfect, that’s why Jesus had to Justify (Impute righteousness) us through his righteousness by the blood. So don’t be discouraged you will grow and your old habits will shed away over time. You will always have struggles but God always remains faithful. Loving people is what the Lord wants us to do, so I would encourage everyone to minister the Gospel and be an example of Gods power through the renewing of your mind on Gods Word. When we listen to people speak and show them love God will shine through us. The “small” things in life like a smile, a hug, a great attitude, a conversation with a stranger, an encouraging word, cooking dinner for someone in need, loving your parents, and having a heart for people as Christians should have. I’m looking forward to that day when we meet the Lord and all the Christians in the clouds at the Rapture. Our time on earth is running out so lets spread the gospel in love. Titus 3:8 KJV This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. Galatians 3:23-25 KJV 23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. ( We’re not under the law so no longer under the curse of sin cause we’re Justified by Jesus through Faith Alone) Ephesians 1:13-14 KJV 13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. Titus 3:5 KJV 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Romans 8:15 KJV 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. When you believe in you heart on the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ (The Finished Works/Blood) you are saved brothers and sisters for all of eternity (Eternal Security is Yours) Romans 8:38-39 KJV 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Galatians 1:11-12 KJV 11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. 12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. The Gospel of Grace is for You Nothing can ever take you away from our Lord Jesus Christ when you first believe in your heart. NOTHING NOT YOUR FUTURE PRIDE NOT YOUR PRESENT LUST NOT YOUR FUTURE LUST NOTHING MEANS NOTHING GOD WILL REMAIN FAITHFUL TO YOU When I learned I was sealed with the Holy Spirit (Eternal Security) I was so happy, because my whole life (30 years of it) I believed a lie that I could lose my salvation by my bad works. Cause of that belief I walked away from the Lord for many years, “so what’s the point if I can’t measure up”. I ran to alcohol, drugs, woman etc, and it made me so depressed. I was longing to fill the hole in my heart that I came to realize only God can fill. Many years went by, then the last day I drank came, and I called out to God and balled my eyes out. From that day I started changing, and I haven’t drunk since. God has helped me through many emotional issues, has made my relationships much better, and if the Lord can save me, I know He can save you. Now that I have proper understanding, and realize the truth of His love it makes me want to do more for God. God wants us to do Good works and by our example people will see Christ and potentially come to believe. God wants All men and woman to be saved I pray this helps You or Someone Else get a little closer to Jesus Christ and get clarity on Gods Word and the power that it has to change your life. God Bless You

why is homosexuality wrong? "because god says so" is a really bad answer that sort makes you look like a drone who cant think for himself.

This is all based on the idea that the bible is actually the word of God and not a collection of stories/myths/legends told over time, eventually written down by unknown authors in Hebrew and Greek, translated into many different versions, with books added/dropped. The bible has so many inconsistencies and contradictions and there's so much infighting into who is right and wrong about their interpretation or translation. Christianity is practiced by 31% of the world's population. The other 69%, or approximately 5 billion people, practice another religion or none. Hell is sure gonna be crowded! The damage of continually reinforcing the belief that someone is an abomination or deviant has real consequences. You can gingerly step around the issue by saying "same sex attraction" and calling it "sin" which gives a gay person an "out" to help support your narrative of a compassionate, loving God - but the truth is - Your God was bored, created "good" and "evil" - didn't have to by the way. Then, decided he'd have fun and put us all through a little test just to see how committed we all could be to a jealous and vengeful God. If you don't pass the test - off to eternal torment. It doesn't matter how you try to twist the story - it's always going to be twisted. Real freedom for me was letting go of religion, christianity and continual judgment by a mysterious, supposedly loving but completely silent "God". I now base my belief on evidence and science and not mythology. Man has always looked to the skies to find meaning and has constructed stories, long before the bible's existence. And man has also tried to figure out a way to control masses of people. Religion seems to fit that bill but nothing else.

Why is this disgusting hatred allowed on RU-vid? I guess Sean protests too much .. he needs to sort out is latent desires for men.

This is for everyone giving a hate comment. GROW Up! We all have rights to our opinion and it's true we shouldn't treat people like dirt just because how the act, look of etc. most of y'all are coming to attack this man just because you don't understand it. This is meant for everyone but for the ones who will listen. When you die and meet god he's gonna ask you why did you this and why didn't you listen? Your gonna be to scared to answer. I'm not trying to pick s fight with any of y'all but you need to remember what your parents told you," If you don't have anything nice to SAY( comment) THEN DONT SAY IT AT ALL!"

the Bible said we have all had the same temptations.

There are no stupid questions, there are only stupid people.

Great message and advice Sean from the start God Bless from Brian @ Dublin Ireland

We don't need your compassion. After being 20 years in the Evangestic Church, I've realised it's a religion like any other one. Jesus was never an Evangelistic. Jesus has found me outside the church and to serve him, I don't need to be in one. Loving Jesus and my neighbor fulfills all the law. 🇦🇷🇦🇷♥️♥️😍🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈⛪⛪😚😚😚🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

I think one of my questions for Sean would be why is it that Christianity tends to breed the most judgmental types of people I have ever come in contact with?

I can be a religious bigot as long as I'm really nice about it. Got it!

I can't believe there's still people who believe bronze age mythology in the 21st century.

this was filmed at my church! lol

I'm not gay, but as you can tell by by my name I'm definitely not Christian. Strangely my family is packed with intuition and prophecy. One thing not mentioned is prophecy is not only forward but backwards and hold on, sideways. The bible version that has been the gold standard for this Evangelical movement. King James came on the scene after so much blood of subjects being killed over being Catholic? So King James is on a boat and a violent storms appears and he is pissed. Once he is safely on land he commands one line to be added, do not allow a witch to live. that one line was a death sentence for over a million women. Women that had been midwives, women that used herbs to heal or sadly women who owned land and a greedy person wanted that land. Everything I wrote is true, look it up. One little change in the bible, millions of women died. Proof the bible you read has been changed. Who is to say other parts haven't been changed? Or maybe you still believe a group if women were able to command a storm? Think and research! Peace and very glad this speaker is asking for the hate to stop.

This is very interesting

Sean McDowell, you are very intelligent and compassionate. Most of what you say is accurate. However, if you're straight, it's very easy to say "gay people should seek forgiveness and should go straight". First of all, it's not merely same-sex attraction for most gay people. It's more of a belief that some people are born gay. Also, even though God made male & female from the beginning, He didn't say that there couldn't be something else. The earth itself screams God's diversity with spectacular mountain ranges, speckled islands, oceans, and flowered fields. I'm guessing that Paul was straight; therefore he couldn't fully understand the concept of homosexuality & being gay in a committed & monogamous relationship. Which by the way, the word "homosexuality" didn't exist in Biblical days: And, Paul wasn't Infallible. Jesus had to correct the apostles, the pharisees, and others on numerous occasions. Jesus never touched on the subject of homosexuality. He only said "God made male & female from the beginning": But, that's obvious isn't it? Again, He didn't say there couldn't be something else apart from the obvious. Maybe, He thought that humanity would grow & mature physically & spiritually. Perhaps, one day we would we even think outside of the box. Maybe this is why Jesus left this particular directive alone. Biblical people were not ready to take on this sensitive subject. Think about this..... that some Jews in The New Testament called Jesus blasphemous because He corrected the writers & forefathers of The Old Testament. In a sense, He was considered radical in those days. Please read Bruce Lowe's writings "Letter to Louise: God Made Me Gay"....If you haven't already.

What did God do? Read the Bible.

Sir, I was part of the study of the gay brain ,and we are born in a similar manner to that of hermaphrodites . It is conclusive .

This particular sin is highlighted because no one is defending adulatory, or theft, or murder. Or gossip, drunks or drug addicts. But the world wants us to embrace this sin. Not tolerate but indorse. In this world of feelings the true god being worshipped is self. If it feels good it must be right. That is the worlds standard.

The happiest moment in my life was when I left this Christian hypocrisy and found the way of Lord Buddha.