[little jeremiah]

This is my deeply held understanding: God loves every living being. Just as a loving father or mother loves every child, even the wayward ones. In fact, there are often cases of a loving parent keeping the photo of a daughter or son who "went bad" and left the family decades ago. A loving parent NEVER gives up on even the worst child. They always hope in their heart of hearts that the lost child will return, and become a good member of the family again.

Similarly, no matter how fallen any soul becomes, God's love is never broken. BUT - that doesn't mean that He is pleased with such a person. He can be extremely displeased. Just like a parent may have to punish a bad child - or even kick them out of the house if they become a thief or a drug addict. But there is love in the punishment. Remember the story of the Prodigal Son. We are all prodigal sons. But God wants us to come home, each and every one of us. That's where we belong.

What we need to do is accept that love, and learn to love Him back. And that means accepting that HE is God, and we are not, and following His rules is the beginning of the path.

[AppauledAtAppeasementConservat]

I don't disagree with you just merely pointing out that it is understandable why some Christians feel that homosexuality is one sin that doesn't get many chances historically from a Biblical sense at least and his punishments for them have not been chastizing in a loving sense. They were utterly destroyed and cut off from his mercy in Soddom & G. Not to say that there is no hope for them but it is certainly one sin that mightily provokes his wrath and that alone should be good enough motivation to seek his forgiveness.

[sfRummygirl]

Thank you for replying to this, you took the words right out of my mouth!