GLAdventist

What we mean by a Balanced View:

If you haven't already figured it out, this is what we mean by a "balanced view":

• We do not condemn homosexuals for their sexual orientation, any more than we condemn anyone else for their inherited and/or cultivated tendencies to sin. We are all equally in need of a Savior.
• We do not promote "change ministries" to attempt to change homosexuals into heterosexuals. (We know of too many heterosexuals who sin criminally.) What we do promote is for homosexually oriented persons to commit their sexuality to Christ's Lordship, just as all heterosexual Christians must do if they wish to be followers of our Lord Jesus
• We affirm the sanctity of heterosexual marriage, and that means that we do not recognize "gay marriage" as a reality before God.
• We affirm the sanctity of sex within the holy covenant of marriage, and that means that we do not recognize "gay sex" as a viable option for Christians.
• We believe that telling homosexuals they are sinners and going to hell is not an effective means of bringing them to Christ, their Savior and ours. Demonstrating the character of God in our own lives is far more effective.
• We do not believe that homosexuals will miss out on heaven because they engaged in gay sex, any more than heterosexuals will miss out on heaven because they sinned. The only way to miss out on heaven is to refuse Christ's offer of salvation. We need to have faith enough in the power of God and His Holy Spirit to leave the work of convicting of specific, not publicly observable sins, to he Holy Spirit.
• We believe that God and the Holy Spirit is perfectly capable of convicting homosexually oriented persons of their duty, sexual or otherwise. He doesn't always do things the way we would (which is a very good thing!), because He knows the hearts of individuals involved. He knows who needs to be hit over the head (e.g. Saul who became the Apostle Paul) and who needs to be drawn softly and gently. We believe that if we err, we had best err on the side of gentleness.
• Also see our About Us page

If you have any more specific questions regarding how we deal with questions directed to us by gay people and how we counsel gay people who subscribe to our lists, please feel free to write to us through the link in the navigation bar at the left. (Sorry we can't give you a direct email link. We've received too much spam with that method.)