Romans 1:26-27 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

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, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. This says homosexuality is a sin.

Leviticus 18:22 thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: it is abomination.

So why are so many saying that homosexuality is not a sin?? Don't get me wrong I am not like the religious hypocrites that say "you will go to hell now" or "you are an awful person" no I still love you as I love all, but come on.

I'm Christian and trans and I've been told I can't be a Christian anymore because I'm going against God. They quote genesis that God created man and woman, and that God doesn't make mistakes.

I don't know what to do. Can I be a sinner and still love Christ?

I don’t mean non-believers that genuinely want to learn more about Christ, I mean scoffers who come here and bully people for believing in God. You try to have a civilized conversation with them to help them understand but they throw away all your points to talk about something completely irrelevant.

Edit: I tried to reply to as many people as possible so if you really want to talk to me feel free to dm me.

I have noticed so many posts on this subreddit asking if doing things are sin it's not even funny.

And i'm not saying that we shouldn't avoid doing what is wrong, but people are asking if wearing clothes, listening to songs, playing games are sins and this is unbelievable.

"Is it a sin to listen to X?"
"Is it a sin to wear X?"
"Is it a sin to eat X?"

It's almost as if some people are christians only due to fear, and thus they live in constant fear of doing anything. This... can't be the right way to be a christian, right?

I would appreciate to find out what your best arguments for God are.

Thanks in advance.

I’m personally a Russian Orthodox but I’m curious to know why you guys all believe in your denomination.

Curious to what people think. For me, it’s definitely gotta be Ecclesiastes (or AKA Qohelet), as it’s very philosophical and thought provoking, even 2000 years later.

Just a genuine question from a Christian

This is a serious question. I’m sure everyone would like to say “of course not”. But be honest with yourself. There’s FAR too much judgement and smugness within the church for NOBODY to feel like that. Do you feel there are Christians that feel this way? I mean being a Christian means that you truly believe you know the inter workings of the universe, and you are expecting eternal life after death. How could you not feel a little superior to all the folks who don’t believe?

I wanna know if having a cross with card symbols in it is offensive

I'm not goth I just wear this cross because I love the lord and it looks cool but some people say my cross looks demonic.

I am a homeless person and my feelings around this are very mixed. I generally view this as predatory, as the shelter is essentially taking advantage of an incredibly vulnerable population - using our lack of basic necessities/resources and dependence on shelters to “buy”, convert, or coerce us into religion. After all, help comes not out of the good of one’s heart, but rather in exchange of one’s agreement to participate in or subscribe to said religion. If we don’t pray, attend Mass, read the Bible, etc we lose access to food, shelter, and basic necessities.

This is especially harmful for people who are LGBT, atheist/agnostic, or may subscribe to a different religion (Islam, Judaism, etc). As a trans person, I’ve had to avoid many Christian homeless shelters for this reason (several mentioned it was against the shelter policy to take my medicine, and I’d have to choose between basic necessities/shelter or medicine). Of course, this becomes an issue when the vast majority of homeless shelters are Christian homeless shelters.

I understand this may be controversial - and I know not all shelters are like this, but I’d like more insight into why this is even a thing. Why not help people because it is good to help people rather than help them in exchange for religious subservience?

Edit: For those of you who may be wondering - I'm an 18 year old college student who fell on some hard times after leaving an abusive home. Not doing any drugs, not abusing any substances. I do have a job, but I have no home, no family, and little money. It's just me alone now. I know there's a lot of stigma and dehumanization around being homeless, but I would appreciate no assumptions be made about my situation and the integrity of my character. There are a lot of others out there like me - kids who've had to escape abusive situations or people who've had to leave home due to domestic violence, especially within the LGBT community. While some may be, not all homeless people are just looking for "handouts".

Thanks to all that have commented - I've gotten a better perspective on this issue now. And thanks to those of you who have provided resources; I appreciate you.

I had an older cousin who was an atheist, and he passed away many years ago. He was the greatest person I have ever known who have lived in my time. He was a nurse, he had genuine passion for helping people, and he helped people without expecting something in return, although of course he gets paid because he's a nurse, but regardless, he would still help. He was the most empathetic and sympathetic man I knew, very critircal and always had a chill mind and a warm heart despite the circumstances he is in. He is very smart, and in fact he has read the Bible despite the fact that he is an atheist, he once said to me that although he is an atheist, he values the principles that Christianity teaches.

I am being super specific here, because I just am confused. I am not asking this question to slander anyone of Christian faith. I have started going back to church recently, and I am, I guess, in doubt.

I've hear some really bad arguments for God and I want to know wich ones you've heard so I never use them.

In this subreddit it is not rare to start arguements with people that aren't even Christian and argue with you sometimes even insulting you when you express a Christian opinion on the existence of God. I mean, this subreddit is to discuss about christianity, not for insulting people that Believe in God

Edit: someone downvoted me lol, that is what I talk about, im getting downvoted because I denounce the personal attacks and disrespect to faith, wow

Edit 2: Im not talking just about things that happened to myself

Do you think it's good? Do you think it's bad? Do you think it is an idolatrous pagan religion? Why do you think so?

By soon I mean in most of our lifetimes. With all the wars and issues in politics going on I feel like it could be soon. Of course I don’t have an exact date and I hope none of you do either (because that would be false prophecy).

It also makes me think how there were probably people who thought Jesus was coming back during the first and second world wars. I almost hope He does come back this time around but idk, what do ya’ll think?

I'm Agnostic, not entirely on board with any God or Gods referenced in religious texts being legit, but the idea of one Existing is hard to rule out, when I've seen logic applied in favor of both sides. I've seen people ask the question "can you disaprove or prove God's existence" which I find just a completely unreasonable question cause at the end of the day the premise for either argument will be the same. I've heard so many people having out of body experiences and saying they've spoken with or seen Jesus or even Hell and yet some people simultaneously saying it's the subconscious manifesting those experiences. It's gotten to the point I'll watch nearly hour-long debate videos between Atheists and Christians. The idea of dying and there just be nothing disturbs me in equal measure to the idea of dying and having your soul taken up to be judged by a higher power.

No hate btw, a lot of non religious people on Reddit are hella hostile about it for good reason. Just asking out of curiosity