How Do You Talk To Christians About Homosexuality?
Perhaps you’re a homosexual activist, or perhaps you’re just someone who feels compassion towards anyone who is being marginalized, and you want to speak with a Christian who opposes homesexuality on religious grounds. Some of the conversation starters and tips below will help you to open a civilized discussion. Start with the forgiving nature of Jesus Christ. No Christian who truly knows about the forgiveness and compassion of Jesus Christ can argue that any homosexual who accepts Him as their savior is not a child of God. And if this is the case, then this gives you an opportunity to point out that other Christians “sin” consistently as well. Try to point out that, if Jesus can forgive another person for a sin more than once, there is no reason why he can’t do the same for homosexuals. Talk about Jesus defending the weak. Jesus stood between a mob and a woman about to be stoned; he attacked the moneylenders for making their living off the poor. It is apparent from the Bible that Jesu