Can you be a gay Christian and go to heaven?

Before I answer this question, let it be known that I do not hate homosexuals, transgenders, bisexuals, lesbians etc. I love you all no matter what. Everyone needs Jesus, including myself and I don't think I am better than anyone. I need Jesus every second or every minute, of every hour, of every day, etc. Its not the individual that I hate, it is the sin I hate because God hates sin. You are not the sum of your latest and greatest sin. We ALL have our struggle against sin. Many have become allies with their sin and there is some who fight against it. But its the sin, not the person who fight or we hate. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places (Ephesians 6:12).

With that being said, in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 says "Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God." 

So the answer is NO you cannot be gay and be Christian. You can be a Christian who was formerly gay. But any person who is not born again and forgiven of their sins will not inherit the kingdom of God. Doesn't matter if you are straight or gay. But nowadays, if you disagree with someone you, people automatically say you are hateful. If you speak against LGBTQ, you have become a homophobic person and hateful. Check this out. Its not that you cant love someone that is a sin. Its the physical act of making love, the having sex out of the context God created, that is what is wrong. We are to love one another but we have to do it Gods way. He created everything, including how we respond, react and display love. Sex is only reserved in the context of marriage between a man and a woman. That is not being hateful, its facts. That pleasure is reserved for only a man and a woman that are married. ANY other kind of sexual contact outside of marriage, whether straight or gay, is a sin. The straight man or woman who fornicated with someone other than their spouse will suffer the same fate as a gay man or woman. 

People nowadays say "It is not my fault because I was born this way!" And I will agree because I too was born a sinner. That's why we must be born again by water and in the spirit so that we can live the way we were originally intended. So if Ellen wants to ban a performer because of their anti-gay comments, so be it. Count it a blessing when you are excluded, called evil, reviled and persecuted for the sake of Christ. Remember that we are pilgrims in this world, just passing by. This world is passing away with everything in it. We are not of this world. The culture of this entire world is "tolerance for everyone...except Christians". We are all suppose to tolerate each other so that we can all live in peace in harmony. Lets us first look at the true meaning of tolerance and intolerance. Tolerance is defined as: The ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. Synonyms for the word tolerance are: patience, sufferance, forbearance, liberality, impartiality, open-mindedness. Intolerance is defined as: unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own. It is also defined as, lack of tolerance, unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own. So to be a tolerant person means to have respect and have patience and long suffering for someone whose lifestyle, behavior, and beliefs differ from your own. Intolerance means that you are unwilling to respect and to refuse to tolerate someone else's lifestyle, behavior or beliefs. Tolerance does not mean that both parties have to be in agreement. They just have to put up with one another and have respect for one another's opinions, lifestyle,beliefs and behaviors.

Followers of Christ do not and cannot condemn people to hell. True Christians are NOT suppose to condemn people to hell. That is above our pay grade, not in our job description and not our responsibility. We are messengers and that is it. Gods word has judged, but we deliver the message. True Christians can warn people that if they continue to indulge in sin of any kind, the end result is death. God is the only one who knows who is and who isn't born again. As a follower, we never know if the person who rejected us at the very last moment of their life accepted salvation and was saved. Many people will be surprised who made it and who did not. But I digress. I am here to say that real Christians are tolerant people. Just because our opinions differ from the world, that doesn't mean we are intolerant towards any people. Now, if you personally have encountered Christians who were intolerant, remember that no one is perfect and that includes Christians. We don't always get these right either. Christians are expected to tolerate all peoples views, opinions, lifestyles and behaviors. But Christians do not get the same tolerance that we are demanded to give. We are being forced to deny our beliefs, change our lifestyles that don't agree with our beliefs to make others feel comfortable. Yes, Christians are to love everyone. This kind of love is not an erotic love. It is also a love that warns and doesn't tolerate sin. It does tolerate the sinner. It is a biblical love that is described in 1 Corinthians 13.

"Love is patient and kind, long suffering, holds no record of wrong doing, does not behave rudely, is not provoked to anger, bears all things, believes and hopes all things, and does not rejoice in iniquity but rejoices in the truth. Love never fails."

 Because Christians know the amount of love God has for all of man kind and because He first loved us, we love Him and we love all the people God created. Because this love God has given us, that love compels Christians to warn others. Liberals, gays, non believers, atheist, etc are  not hated by true followers of Jesus Christ. We will warn them all of the impending doom that is to come even if they don't change. It will not be our fault if someone does not believe because we are the messengers of God. We are not called to be successful, we are called to be faithful. The times, the fashion, the culture may change but God's word will never change because He said so.

Jesus said in Matthew 5:18 "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished."

The bottom-line is that ANY sin, regardless of what it is, brings forth death. Anyone who is in sin will not inherit the kingdom of God. But God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER would believe in Him (Jesus), will have everlasting life. When Jesus started His ministry, He began it by saying REPENT. To repent means to change your ways and your mind for the ways and mind of God. Its starts with a change of heart that leads to a change of mind which leads to change of actions. That is repentance. Believe that Jesus did everything you needed to do in order so that you could be holy and righteous before God. Believe that Jesus rose from the dead 3 days after He died on the cross according to the scriptures. With out the resurrection, our faith is in vain. Without the resurrection, there is no salvation and Christianity would be just a social club. To repent and believe means to be born again.

After being born again, outwardly you may look the same, but inwardly, your spirit has been made alive and you become and new creature.

In 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Paul wrote: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."

God was the one who initiated the reconciliation process. Meaning, God, who did no wrong towards us, has offered all of mankind to be made up with Him. God became a human and that man was Jesus Christ. He was fully God and fully man at the same time. He was not just a good man or a teacher or a prophet. Jesus is literally God in the flesh. All of the sins of the world were inputted to Jesus. He took the punishment for ALL of OUR sins. Want to see how much God hates sin? Look at Jesus on the cross. He hates it so much, the penalty is death. Whats this have to do with being born again? When we surrender our lives to Jesus, in Christ we have died with Him on the cross. When Jesus was buried, our old life and sins were buried with Him. For the born again believer, when Jesus rose again , we also rise with Him, spiritually alive. Let me put it to you this way. Lets say you are a mass murder on death row. You are going to die on the electric chair. You say your last words and say that youre sory for what you did. At the last moment someone walks in and says you have been pardoned because the fine has been paid and you are free to go. They wheel in another man as you walk out, its Jesus. The fine is paid for with His life. At the cross there is an exchange. Your sinful, miserable life for the righteousness of Jesus Christ and being reconciled with your God. Restored back to the relationship that was lost so long ago at the Garden of Eden.

A word of advice, get baptized immediately or as soon as you can. In the book of Acts, new believers were baptized immediately. There was no 12 week class they had to go to or probation period. If you believe in Jesus Christ and you have repented of your sins, get baptized. It doesn't have to be at church nor a Pastor. A fellow born again Christian and a body of water is fine. Don't give a building, a man and some water too much respect. Worship God and have not other idols before you. Jesus was baptized and we follow His example. Get baptized and will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. But Christianity has converted it to almost another birthday celebration. Yes, its a big deal but we have tacked on unnecessary traditions to baptism. The BIGGER deal in baptism is receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit. With the Holy Spirit you will be able to understand the Bible, your life will radically change, and you will be able to live in such a manner that pleases God. Without the Holy Spirit, you cannot do anything that is described and promised to the Saint. By the way, once you are born again, you are not a sinner anymore. You are a Saint. Say it humbly.

So what else happens after being born again? I am glad you asked. You have switched teams. You went from being a bad guy and now a good guy. Your old team is not happy about it and they will relentlessly come after you and attack you. But do not fear because you will have the Holy Spirit dwelling you and He who is dwelling inside you is greater than He that is in the world. So how do we fight back and defend ourselves? With the word of God. In Ephesians 6 there is a famous passage that speaks about the Armor of God. The helmet of salvation basically means knowing that you are saved will protect your mind. You must know for sure you are saved and the Spirit will testify of that to you. The breast plate of righteousness will guard your heart. The shoes of the readiness of the gospel will give you footing when the enemy is pushing against so that you can stand your ground and also to send you out to share and proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ with others. The belt of truth holds everything together. The shield of faith will protect your from the fiery darts (lies) shot at you from the enemy constantly. Lastly, the sword of the Spirit is the word of God. The mightiest weapon, the only weapon we are given is the word of God.

Remember earlier that our fight is not against flesh and blood but a spiritual one. So we must know that we are saved, that the righteousness of Jesus guards our heart because from one's life reflects the heart. The truth must hold up all of these pieces of armor. We must be prepared in and out of season to share the gospel and make a defense for what we believe in. Our faith in Jesus and who we are in Him will block the lies and spiritual attacks from the enemy. Lastly, the only weapon we are given is God's word. To acquire all of this you must study your Bible, pray, fast, meditate on Gods word and develop a relationship with God.What we do in this life will determine where we will spend the next life. If you never wanted anything to do with God, then He will give you what you desired. This is why Christians preach, share and talk about Jesus so much. Your priceless soul is what is at stake. A place with the absence of the love and goodness of God is called Hell. A place that is full of the love and goodness of God is a place called Heaven.

I wanted to share with you Romans 1:18-32 below and please read it. If this describes you in anyway and you desire a change of life, believe in Jesus and get saved. Saved from what you may ask? Saved from the impending wrath of God on the sinful and wicked. Come as you are because you cannot fix yourself or clean yourself up enough to be acceptable to Jesus. There is nothing about the old you that is salvageable. He will do a new thing through you and your life. He will give you a new heart, a new spirit, new desires, a new way of thinking and seeing things. Its truly wonderful! The gift of salvation is free and there is no obligation. No one is forcing you to make the change. You have to want the change in your life. You have realize that you are a sinner and you need a Savior. That Savior is none other than Jesus Christ of Nazareth. I hope and pray that more people take the offer that God has made to man kind.

Roman 1:18-32 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving,unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.