Does it matter if being gay is a choice or not?

[LoriDannyH91]

I just wanted to say thank you for presenting the scriptures here clearly. I have a hard time when people say "But God doesn't make mistakes." This helps tremendously. We're ALL in sin, constantly battling. Some battles are different than others, but our reactions & trust in Jesus are what build our character.

[fobkrazy1224]

@LoriDannyH91 You know that Christianity is entirely opinion-based faith, right?

[TobSk8erBoy]

love the music! :D

[Myprayerrequest33]

WONDERFUL VIDEO!!! 

[LifterwiII]

The total HOG SLOP that is perpetuated by the "ex gay" or anti gay side is just that .. nothing but a puddle of vomit .. sometimes with a happy "God bless you" face .. sometimes with blatant anger and hatred. How unfortunate that the creators of this video have once again chosen to take scriptures totally out of context essentially making God into a liar and taking His Name in vain.

[Shammai101]

Awesome message, but I agree with others, that some of the graphic images do detract from the message.

[TheRainbowGospel]

Jesus says in Matthew 19:12 that there are three types of eunuchs (people who do not reproduce). The eunuchs whom Jesus says are, "eunuchs because they were born that way," are gay people.

[cccfish1022]

@fobkrazy1224 what was sodom and gamore about???.....i believe u need to study more. what is in the heart, the mind will justify...wether its right or wrong

[fobkrazy1224]

@cccfish1022 Sodom and gamore was misinterpreted, buffoon. I've felt love for everyone in my heart since I was a little girl. The mind can't justify the wrongs of the heart, if the mind isn't developed enough to understand justification. Are you trying to tell me that a 5-year-old is more sound of mind and heart than a grown adult like you?

[fobkrazy1224]

@UMANEDAKIDD19 Either that, or they're over the bi-curiosity.

[fobkrazy1224]

You know, at first, I thought you were being really straightforward and had a good message going. Then, at about 4 minutes, you took a complete 90-degree turn into left field. The original language version of the Bible, Hebrew, says nothing about homosexuality.

[fobkrazy1224]

@Shammai101 Yes, because I'm gonna believe what came out of a fairy tale book written by a bunch of power-hungry men centuries ago.

[Shammai101]

@fobkrazy1224 You do not have to believe in God. That is your choice. But, I now know more people who are now straight but used to be gay and lived gay, than people who are still gay. Those that I know who are still gay have never sought to change and don't desire to. Their choice. One does not choose their orientation - whether to men or women or adolescents or children or animals or cars or pavement or whatever. But one does choose how they live.

[fobkrazy1224]

@Shammai101 They are stuck in the closet, or they're lying. I tried when I was twelve. Didn't work. It's not a choice to love. It is an instinct that is beyond human control. You don't choose how you love. You embrace it. If you try to stifle that, you'll never be truly happy. You chose your religion. Does that mean we non-believers should condemn you for the way YOU live?

[fobkrazy1224]

@fobkrazy1224 I don't know what I meant by instinct. No, it is an inborn, natural occurence. You can't choose who you love. The sooner you come to terms with that, the less miserable you will be.

[stegokitty]

A great message, Matt. Effectively delivered, well produced. I do suggest though, that you refrain from using the sexually explicit imagery. It doesn't add to the message, but rather detracts from it, and ends up being offensive to other Christians, and as well acts as a means of temptation, whether straight or gay.

The Lord bless and keep you.

[Luke23Jumpman]

Matt, Thank you for this video. My husband and I think its awesome. We think its really accurate in the way many people hear what "The Church" says - when in fact it teaches something different. You have put it perfectly. Thanks.

[dezireezy]

Who is preaching at the end of this?! I LOVE this!! This video is absolutely awesome!!

[78LT383]

I agree that the hatred is wrong. Christians are to treat all others with love, including those that do not believe as Christians do. Oh, and by the way, there is nothing wrong with a man lusting after his wife, or a wife lusting after her husband.

[fobkrazy1224]

@78LT383 Or a girlfriend lusting after her boyfriend. Just sayin'. XD

[tgfmg007]

@TheRainbowGospel I did do my research. As I've said, I'm not trying to start anything here. Yes, you are correct that the verse I put was about having sexual relations with the same sex. However, I do present this one: 1 Corinthians 6:9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, NOR MEN WHO PRACTICE HOMOSEXUALITY.

Relationship or not, the act is still considered sin.

[TheRainbowGospel]

This video is completely Worthless! Get your mind off of sex you hypocrite. Gay people form lasting relationships with the person whom they love; it's not all about sex. God honors love, including between people of the same gender. Additionally gay people are called eunuchs in the Bible and eunuchs are completely acceptable to God.

[fobkrazy1224]

@TheRainbowGospel I'm pretty sure you need to look up the word eunuch, because I'm pretty sure that isn't what gay people are...

[Shammai101]

@fobkrazy1224 Not if they are expressing their homosexuality. But, yes, those who are born that way are the ones born without the means for sex. But there are those who make themselves Eunuchs for the Kingdom.

For a long time I considered life-long celibacy, but fortunately I was able to reach a point where I was sexually attracted to the opposite sex - kind of hit like a ton of bricks, but I have been very happy with the results. Married almost 20 years now, and four children.

[fobkrazy1224]

@Shammai101 Honey, a that's not what a eunuch is. Look it up. I don't think you were ever homosexual. Just bi-curious. Everyone goes through that phase. Some of us make it out straight, others are just as content being something else. I'm happy.

[fobkrazy1224]

@fobkrazy1224 I've been in a relationship for three years, and have never been happier.

[Shammai101]

@fobkrazy1224 I know what a eunuch is, I was explaining it from the Biblical perspective. And I was not bi-curious. I had NO sexual attraction to men. I did not even want to kiss one or have any kiss me. That just was not where I was at.

When I was younger (early to mid puberty), I just chalked it up to being a late bloomer. I figured I would outgrow it. I wanted to like men, but it just wasn't in me. I liked women, but often they were straight - probably a good thing.

[fobkrazy1224]

@Shammai101 So now you're just a-sexual? You poor thing. I think you're in self-denial.

[Shammai101]

@fobkrazy1224 No. I am not a-sexual. It took several years, but I was able to transition to straight. It would have been faster, but thirty years ago the method of treatment was aversion therapy which I refused (rightfully so) and my own methods were based on the same mistake - focusing on the symptom instead of the cause. Once the underlying issues were dealt with the flood gates were opened to full heterosexuality.

[fobkrazy1224]

@Shammai101 You can't transition, you were either bi-curious, or influenced by pop culture. You can't change back, sorry.

[PWPBryan]

This is probably the most slanderous video towards the homosexual community I have seen in awhile. What happened to let he without sin cast the first stone? What happened to love thy neighbor an all that? Jesus was a good man. Maybe you all could take a page out of his book instead of slandering him with your homophobia.

[Shammai101]

@PWPBryan The gay creator of the video did point out that all sin is sin. And, yes many heterosexuals are just guilty of sexual sin. This is not about that. The point is that we are fallen and we can get up. Heterosexuals know the message and if they choose to turn from it, they will be held accountable. Homosexuals do not choose their orientation, and sometimes feel that God played a cruel joke on them. They need the message. Jesus is Love. He loves all of us.

[fobkrazy1224]

@Shammai101 Jesus is not love. Love is love.

[dodygluhy]

Just a pile of bollocks.

[squeenofthejungle]

BEAUTIFUL! Praise God for you and your testimony! Stand strong against persecution!! God is going to use you!!!!

[Matejl7]

Hello Matt... Can you send me this video on the mail? my mail is: matejlucic@hotmail.com

[dvmcgovern]

Thank You Matt. We must not make provision for our sin. You video is being passed on. In Yeshua. Daph

[Wordlover777]

Beautiful video.

[jgonnerman85]

As a gay man who accepts traditional sexual morality (i.e. sex belongs in heterosexual, procreative marriage), the message presented is one that is terribly damaging to queer folk in general, including those who are orthodox. Sure, there's platitudes about "we are all fallen," but that just doesn't cut it.

[tgfmg007]

@ calvord8492 It does state it in the bible. Leviticus 20:13 If a man has sexual intercourse with a male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman, the two of them have committed an abomination. They must be put to death; their blood guilt is on themselves.

I'm not trying to start anything here, but please do your research.

Matt: Great message and I see that God has worked through you.

God bless!!!

[TheRainbowGospel]

@tgfmg007 What you quote is speaking about sex for the purpose of idol worship and not two same gender persons in a loving committed relationship. YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH!

Besides, Leviticus says many things that no one considers a sin anymore including: eating shell fish, eating pork, getting a tattoo, wearing wool and cloth garments. WHY DO YOU PICK AND CHOOSE.

[Shammai101]

@TheRainbowGospel God lifted the dietary restrictions in the New Testament. He did not lift the restrictions on sexual expression.

[fobkrazy1224]

@Shammai101 I don't know where you found the dietary expressions lifted. I read the New Testament.

[Shammai101]

@fobkrazy1224 When Peter had a vision where God said that all that was previously unclean is now declared "clean". This was when the door was opened to the Gentiles. Try slowing down and reading it again. This was in the Book of Acts. Circumcision was also lifted in the first council of Jerusalem, also recorded in the book of Acts.

[fobkrazy1224]

@UMANEDAKIDD19 Do you always type in caps?

[lifeInAFallenWorld22]

Asking Why Are People Gay Is Like Asking Why Are People Evil.

[AnointedManna]

Matt walk in the confidence of the Lord, He has a great purpose for your life. Stay close to God, resist any condemnation from anyone who tries to remove the truth of who you are. You are a child of God who was been washed, sanctified, and called for a good purpose.

[wds67]

Matt, be encouraged. Yours is a calling that is not popular, but is of utmost importance. Your testimony will reach many the good Christian cannot. Be strong, and stay grounded in the word of God. Praying for you.

[calvord8492]

Who says that gay people can't just be in love like every other human being? Why must it be lust? So you're telling me you believe homosexuality is a sin?! Pretty sure love was what Jesus was all about. He never put a gender on love. The CHURCH did. None of those verses were originally directed towards homosexuality. Just picking out verses from the bible talking about sin, doesn't mean that you can place it wherever the fuck you want in whatever situation you please to make it just. Be ashamed.