why do gays want  to be pastors of the church?
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Yeah! i agree with you 100% and a lot of them that i've talked to claim that it doesn't "SPECIFICALY" say that its wrong in the bible and uhhh hello! Leviticus 18:22, "Do not lie with another man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable." So my advice would be attack them with their own source of their job, the bible and god, also im pretty sure god wouldn't have song of solomon in the bible with a man and a woman instead of two men or two women. I mean c'mon people use some common sense! Like there was this gay guy and his bf that wanted to come to our youth group and we obiously had no prob. w/ it except it was really wierd and he claimed there was nothing wrong with it! HOW DARE HIM! i tried to not get upset and be respectful because its the devil whispering in his ear and ya don't fight fire with fire\n\n\n\n\nGod made adam and eve not adam and steve... lol sry, cheesy :)
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They have trouble with maintaining healthy trusting relationships with others. If they were abussed by somebody of the same sex then they canot make frieds of the same sex as they tend to be Homophobic.They get real confused because they were molested by a preacher and then other preachers say that if you have homosexual sex it is an adomination and you will go to hell.
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You seem to be asking two questions, then hint at a third. The first, "Why do they (some people who have a solid faith), insist on pushing it onto others?"\n\nWhen I see "faith" I immediately think "religious faith," and when some of those who have a solid religious faith insist on pushing it onto others, they are likely to be evangelical, which charges them with spreading the Word. For others, their faith has so changed their lives that, evangelical or not, they cannot contain their happiness and must share with others.\n\nAs you elaborate your question you ask a second and hint at a third: "We don't judge them for their beliefs - so why do they judge others?" What you see as "judging" to them may be seen as having accepted the Truth. That Truth is so obvious it can be blinding in its clarity and all the more mystifying that others can't, don't or refuse to see it. That in turn, couples with a sense of urgency to save the rest of us.\n\nAnd then, "While I am not gay, it seems to be the gay community that recieve the most 'telling offs'." This seems to go into a different territory. The gay community receiving the most 'telling offs' may be from those who are anti-gay and/or homophobic; or simply ignorant and/or immature.
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It is the Lord's administration.  The Lord assigns some to be Apostles, Evangelists, Prophets, Pastors & Teachers. (Eph.4:11)\n\nAnyone can call himself a Pastor, but that doesn't mean he is a Pastor called of God.\n\nIn Christianity, if a person isn't called to be a Pastor by the Lord Jesus Christ, person isn't really a true Pastor (even if he does start his own church).  Pastor not called of God to be a Pastor is really a hypocrite.  Or, if a born again Christian, doing something in their own understanding that isn't the Lord's calling and won't be successful.
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Whether one is born gay, or whether it is a personal choice, no one has the right to condemn a person because of it.  If there were such people as true Christians, then they would follow  God's advice and  Not judge, lest they be judged themselves. Leave the judging to God.  And one who does pass judgement on gays, then, they certainly are not Christian.
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ToLiveIsToExplore,\nIt true, and I am glad that you noticed. The Laws of before were to illustrate different things, especially having to do with Christ in His relationship to sin, and the human relationship to God. You put way too much down that I want to go through right now, so I'll keep it short, (I'm moving right now).\n\nHomosexuality is not a special sin. It is covered by the blood of Jesus just like any other. So people don't go to Hell for being Gay, rather they go to hell for not trusting God through Jesus Christ.\n\nSo if you are Gay, be Gay and trust God to fulfill His promises. So the focus isn't on sinning, it's about trusting God.\n\nWhy do some Christians bring it up all the time? Because they are not taught the truth. They believe that certain people are worse sinners than they are. And that's a bad attitude. Their pastors are sinning everytime that message is brought by them to the congregation.
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I don't think all of them do this; maybe it's only a relative handful.  But there are some who do.  \n\nThere are even some "Christian" churches that openly accept both homosexuals and homsexuality (my church, the Catholic Church, accepts the former as people but not the latter as a behavior).\n\nOne way "gays" attempt to justify their actions with religious groups is to portray themselves as a discriminated-against minority, similar to black people.  But being "gay" involves behavior, not skin color.  Not to mention, "gays" have never been denied their freedom or their right to vote or their right to use integrated facilities along with straight people.  \n\nAnother way they attempt to justify their behavior with religious groups is to bring up Jesus' "may he who is without sin cast the first stone" from the Gospel of John.\n\nIn doing so, however, they are admitting (though they won't say they are) that what they do is sinful.  \n\nThey also forget that Jesus never said those words for the purpose of excusing and enabling a sinful lifestyle.  After all, He did finish off by telling the adulterous woman to "go, and sin no more."  The gays usually forget that part.
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I am a Christian and I believe that God loves ALL people and that yes, Gays will go to Heaven. It doesn't matter what their sexual preference is. As long as they are good people they will find themselves in Heaven when they die.
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They don't have the required reproductive equipment. We are supposed to be fruitful and multiply. God created Adam and Eve. The rest of us are a result of them being fruitful and multiplying. That is part of God's plan for us. The purpose of sex is to reproduce. If you have sex with a same sex partner then it is not productive. It can also spread disease. God didn't make people gay. He gave them freewill and then they decided against his will to become gay.\nIf they want to have children maybe they should consider being heterosexual.
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the office of a pastor is an ordained position, so the basic answer is that you would have to be called by a congregation of baptist believers to be their pastor.\n\nchurches will look for different qualifications in selecting a pastor, including training/education, adherence to the church's doctrinal statement of faith, and the biblical qualifications outlined in I Timothy 3:1-7\n\nthere are numerous baptist bible colleges and seminaries where you can be formally trained, and your choice of school will depend on the type of baptist church you are seeking to pastor. at the end of the day, while education is important, it is up to the local church to determine what they are looking for in a pastor.
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The pastor of a church is to serve the body, not the other way around. They are to line up their lives according to the Word of God, not vice-versa. They should have high moral standards and have a heart after God's own heart. They should always have the church seeking God's face more and have a heart for the lost and suffering. They should not be covetous or greedy for material posessions. They should not have an "eye" for the ladies or gentlemen. They should not tolerate sin and adultery in the house of God. They should preach the full gospel of the Cross of Jesus Christ, His death and ressurrection and always praying that the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ is directing them and is present through the body and services. When they start to boast and brag about themselves, their cars and homes, spending excessive time with single women (if the person is a male) and do not minister to the elderly and always asking for money and materialistic things...run like the dickens and pray to God to lead you to a Holy Spirit directed church where Christ Himself is the Head, and we are the body.  Also pray for those fallen into sin that God will expose it and lead them out to repentance, true repentance.
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As a Pastor I welcome all people into my Church thus;\n\nGood morning, or whatever is appropriate, it's a pleasure to have you hear.\nIf there are any questions you have we are hear to help you found the answers.
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This is a question that should be left at the discretion of the gay community.  I am a Christian that upholds the Christian beliefs and God said that we were not put on earth to judge but to be ye judged on judgment day.  Gay-ism is deemed as damnation   in the bible but it is not our place as the community to judge a person lifestyle preference, they will get their judgment when they go before Christ.  Let these people live their lives the way that they want to.  That is the problem nowadays; everyone has something negative say about what people do privately.  Their sexuality is their business and if that is what they prefer, what business of ours is it.  Yes, children will see all types of things in this world that are spoken against in the bible, but ultimately, God has the last say in the matter not me, not you and definitely not the government.  We are putting too many issues in the hands of the government to be decided and we are loosing our voice.  Yes, let them marry if they want...as long as you live your life accordingly, who cares.  I am not saying let them defame the CHURCH as the temple for praise and worship but if they want to go to court or justice of the peace...let it be at the discretion of the officiant that is asked to perform the ceremony.
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why would a homosexual want to be a christian anyway. why would anybody try to fit into a place that doesn't want to accept them.
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Why would gays want to go to church in the first place. From what I can tell the Bible is homophobic . 1 corinthians 6:9 says they don't go to heaven, and mainstream christianity pretty much says,  "well heh heh read your babble or go to hell"\nso\n\nits like jews and blacks going to kkk ralleys, just dont make sense
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Churches are ill-equipped in general to train ministers.  I would suggest a Bible College for ministerial training and higher learning.  That is not to say a church cant make you a better anything, it can.  But for the purpose of full-time ministry, you really need that Bible College training to develop and discover your spiritual gifts and work on your theology and beliefs before you can presume to teach others.\n\nA church is where you serve God and your fellow man and I would think you would be going anyway.....?  Are you not going to church now?
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We should allow anyone who wants to come to church.\nBut they need to be hearing the truth on what God finds acceptable or not. If pastors allow people to go on living in sin and He never confronts them, I feel sorry for him in eternity.\nIn our church we have prostitutes, homosexuals, alcoholics, drug users, and sinners of all sorts. We encourage all to come, and they either get their lives straight or become convicted and leave before to long. Sin can never feel comfortable in the presence of the Holy Spirit.