Homosexuals are usually rejected, but they seek acceptance and love – and
salvation.
The homosexual son of a California pastor once said,
“Christ first said to the adulterous woman: I love you.
Then he told her to change.
Churches do the opposite.
They say: Change, then we’ll love you.”
CT, 2/6/81, 37
A West Coast woman and her lesbian friend were at an outdoor flea market. She bought a bumper sticker that said, “Have a Nice Forever.” The man who sold it to her asked if she knew Jesus Christ. She said no, and the man told her about his own life, his family, and his conversion to Christ.
She began to get very angry. Finally the woman butted in and said, “Sure God loves you. Why wouldn’t he? You’re dressed nice. You drive a clean car; you have short hair and a new baby. You’re not a thief like me. You don’t drink or skip town running from the law like me.”
She was a thief, an alcoholic, a child abuser, and a homosexual. He didn’t know that, so she threw it in his face. “I’m gay. A homosexual. Do you know what that means?” She was so mad she felt like hitting him, and actually did. She slugged him across the chest and he fell down.
He got up, put his hand on her shoulder, and said quietly, “Praise the Lord. What make you think you have a monopoly on sin?”
The woman could have handled any response but that one. He started talking again and she listened a long time. Finally she accepted Christ. She left her homosexual friend and her lifestyle. She said she has been tempted many times to return, and she did fall once. But after nine years, she believes she has conquered homosexuality, through the power of Jesus.