Does CORE teach that homosexuality is a sin? Why is this necessary when some theologians today do not accept this?
The idea of 'sin' is really a meaningless concept to anyone who doesn't believe in a moral code or a living God. For many people therefore, the idea of sin only has a social connotation rather than individual one. So talking about 'sin' in terms of moral failure before God is not the place to start with every seeker. For the Christian (in fact for orthodox believers of all the Abrahamic Faiths) the practise of homosexuality is sinful, according to the Scriptures. Because CORE is a Christian initiative, we teach that homosexual practise is sinful for those seeking God's highest purpose.
It would be wrong to impose Christian values on people who don't value that way of being. Nevertheless, orthodox Christians believe that the Scriptures are clear in the matter of sexual boundaries.
It is true that many people who are religious find homosexual practise quite consistent with their religious or spiritual values. They value the traditions of their forefathers in faith less than orthodox folk, and believe times have moved on. Orthodox folk believe that sexual relations between one man and one women in the marriage covenant is an unchanging order ordined by God, best suted to meet the physical and emotional needs of the human family.
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The idea of 'sin' is really a meaningless concept to anyone who doesn't believe in a moral code or a living God. For many people therefore, the idea of sin only has a social connotation rather than individual one. So talking about 'sin' in terms of moral failure before God is not the place to start with every seeker. For the Christian (in fact for orthodox believers of all the Abrahamic Faiths) the practise of homosexuality is sinful, according to the Scriptures. Because CORE is a Christian initiative, we teach that homosexual practise is sinful for those seeking God's highest purpose.
It would be wrong to impose Christian values on people who don't value that way of being. Nevertheless, orthodox Christians believe that the Scriptures are clear in the matter of sexual boundaries.
It is true that many people who are religious find homosexual practise quite consistent with their religious or spiritual values. They value the traditions of their forefathers in faith less than orthodox folk, and believe times have moved on. Orthodox folk believe that sexual relations between one man and one women in the marriage covenant is an unchanging order ordined by God, best suted to meet the physical and emotional needs of the human family.
Next: Aren't people born gay?
Back to FAQs
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