Ray Boltz's new single "Don't Tell Me Who To Love"

Before anyone posts the scripture condemning sodomy, let me just remind everyone that vast majority of Christians don't believe in stoning adulterers anymore, right? or cursing/blasphemy? or disobeying our parents?

“I give you a new commandment: love one another; just as I have loved you, you also should love one another” (John 13:34)

Stoning for adultery

For adultery (including urban rape victims who fail to scream loud enough)

If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city. Deuteronomy 22:23-24

But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel: Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die. Deuteronomy 22:13-21

Stoning for blasphemy

And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him. Leviticus 24:16

For disobeying parents

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother ... Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city ... And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die. Deuteronomy 21:18-21

I get the feeling that we as christians are allowing jesus' message to get watered down by what society considers 'cool'.
black and white: according to the bible adultery is wrong, jealousy is wrong, sodomy is wrong, lying is wrong... . if we are not happy with it then we should be followers of another God. I mean, there is heaps out there just pick one that suits. Ray Boltz shouldn't be condemned but his actions should. just as an adulterer's actions should be condemned not the adulterer.

I don't think this is prejudice I think we are doing what the bible says in Proverbs 27:17: Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another - If i am lying endlessly my friend should tell me that lying is not right. If I am cheating on my husband, my friend should tell me it is not right. etc. it is about loving each other enough to confront each other with those things that in the end will end up hurting us.

The Rev. Dr. Mel White and Soulforce www.soulforce.org has produced Ray Boltz's new song "Don't Tell Me Who to Love" as a great video. Check it out at: www.Soulforce.com or at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBQyJTXiOYs

I am a out and proud gay man and a pastor.

It seems to me that the issue isn't sex (or sexual conduct). The US Supreme Court has already ruled that sexual activity between consenting adults is legal.
The issue is taking responsibility and making commitments. Those who oppose equality for gays and lesbians oppose allowing us to take responsibility. We aren't allowed to serve in the military, donate blood or organs, minister (openly) in many churches or marry. There is no reason for any of these except fear and bigotry.
I do find bizarre the argument that my relationship somehow cheapens or diminishes another's marriage. Did Brittany Spears' 72 hour marriage demean my 13 year relationship? Not really. Did Elizabeth Taylor's series of failed marriages somehow make me want to divorce and remarry six times? No, not at all. Did refusal by the state prevent me from making the commitments I chose to make? No but it made it very hard to fulfill them.

I am more than appalled!! Where in the Bible does it say that homosexuality is okay? Where does it say that homosexual marriage is okay? God's Word says that homosexuality is an abomination. An abomination is an abomination! No matter whether you are a Christian artist, a pastor, a Sunday School teacher--it is NOT Biblical! Period!
I think that Ray Boltz should get down on his knees and beg Almighty God to take whatever is in him that tells him he is gay out of his heart/ mind/soul!

And as far as interracial marriage/ relationships/ children--God seperated the people at the Tower of Babel--he gave them different languages and sent them in different directions. He did not want us to intermix.

I think that Ray Boltz, any other person that is gay, or people that think it is perfectly fine if they marry or cohabitate, or give birth to interracial children that are confused for the rest of their lives, need to go find a "religion" that says that these things are wonderful and perfectly acceptable. They don't belong to our Lord!

The bottom line...God hates homosexuality. Satan is the author of confusion. "And likewise, also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly...God gave them over to a reprobate mind...they which commit such things are worthy of death..." 1Corinthians 1:26-32. According to dictionary.com "reprobate" means: a person rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation; a wicked person. Folks, this is the WORD OF GOD, not my opinion!

Hi there,

Firstly, Tina your a legend. :)

I am not homo sexual, however my old youth leader used to be close friends with a christian man who was homo sexual. He would tell my old youth leader that he hated having feeling towards other men, and wanted to be attracted to Women. To honor God, he decided to stay single all his life as he believed a homo sexual relationship is wrong. As far as i can see this man is honoring God through his choices right??? It seems to me that most people think you "choose to be gay.'. I used to think this also, however after this story, and others i no longer think like this (however ultimately i dont know).

I wondered 'YOUR NAME', if you could answer me this question....what has this man done to be an abomination?

Bless you

Sam

Listen the Bible has said that homosexuality is a sin. The same way fornication is a sin, killing is a sin, and so on. God loves the gay community. He jus doesn't like the sin. I believe someone can be a Christian and gay. The same way i believe someone can be saved and struggle with lying. However i dnt believe that because you struggle with something gives you the right as a Christian to give in to whatever that sin is. God died for the purpose of giving us the victory of death and sin. Whatever sin that we struggle with God can give us the power to overcome this. Oh! And God doesn't love straight ppl more than gay or vice versa. God is the God of all flesh.

Hello Tina,

You know the Word of God is eternal and in it we read,
Do not be deceived, God cannot be mocked for whatever we sow that so we shall also reap. Your top questions are amusing but misguided and yet another futile attempt to prove the absurdity of homosexaulity as a sin. However, while these levitcal or Mosaic laws have changed a bit, you have to understand that God's moral law has not. This moral law encompasses what is known as iniquity or any sin that is moral in nature such as murder, adultery, fornication, homosexaulity this has never changed. Rememeber the law was given as a school master to lead us to Christ for who can keep the law? No one, except for our Savior Jesus the Christ. Your top 10 questions are good reading but they do nothing to sway us from the moral conviction of what God teaches in His word about that Holy institution we know as marriage. The Bible says to answer a fool according to his folly and it also says that "the fool has said in his heart there is no God." However, it also says that, "For God so loved the world that He gave his ony begotten Son so that whomsoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. Why don't you open up your heart, repent from you sins, and ask Jesus to come into your heart for only then will you understand God's Word and not miscontrue it with silly questions.
May God touch your heart.