The document discusses homosexuality from several perspectives. It defines homosexuality as erotic activity or attraction between people of the same sex. It argues homosexuality has health issues, emotional struggles, and breaks societal norms. However, others believe homosexuality is normal. The document discusses potential causes of homosexual orientation and the biblical perspective, which prohibits homosexual acts. It considers how the church has responded by both condemning homosexuality but also providing support. Overall, the document presents both negative and positive views on homosexuality without taking a clear stance.

1. Mr. Stalin, Mrs. Uma, Ms. Nivedita,
Mr. Poudi, Mr. Benalin

2. What is
homosexuality?

3. Homosexuality is…
Erotic activity with another of the same sex
Having a sexual attraction to persons of the
same sex
Sex between men and men (Gay)
Sex between women and women (lesbian)

4. Why it is
an issue
?????

5. • Has serious health issues
• Leads to emotional struggles
• Breaks society
– Hinders procreation
• Against law of nature

6. The Lies People
Hear about
homosexualty

7. • 1. Homosexuality is normal
and healthy
• 2. If you experience same-sex
attraction, that means you’re
gay or lesbian
• 3. Since you were born that
way, you can't change
• 4. Embrace and celebrate your
gay identity because gay life
is cool.

8. Causes of
Homosexual
orientation

9. Causes of Homosexual orientation
Cultural context where people of same
sex are allowed to mingle freely
Inner sex drive
Emotional problem and loneliness
Hatred towards people of other sex
› Hostel, school teacher, parent
Dissatisfaction in heterosexual
relationship

10. Causes of Homosexual orientation
• Males seeking affirmation from
another male because they either
lacked affection and
• Unmet affection from their father
for boys and from mother for girls
• Sexual abuse
• traumatic childhood experiences

11. Biblical
perspective

12. • (1) God’s wrath at Sodom (Gen. 19:1-13) and
story of Gibeah (Judges 19);
• (2) the Levitical texts (Lev. 18:22; 20:13),
which explicitly prohibit "lying with a man as
one lies with a woman"
• (3) the apostle Paul's portrayal of pagan
society in his day (Rom. 1:18-32)
• (4) two Pauline lists of sinners, each of which
includes a reference to homosexual practices
of some kind (1 Cor. 6:9-10 and 1 Tim. 1:8-11)

13. Gay is against
God ordained Marriage
• Genesis 2:24 The Scripture defines the
marriage God instituted in terms of
heterosexual
• Jesus said "what God has joined together, let
man not separate" (Mark 10:4-9)
• The only alternative to heterosexual
marriage is sexual abstinence.
• Sexual experience is not essential to human
fulfillment. To be sure, it is a good gift of
God.

14. How is church
responding?

15. How is church responding?
Considers it as discriminative act
Church is not bothered
Not address these issues
Tend to condemn such people calling the act
as grave sin
the attitude of personal hostility towards
homosexuals

16. ChurCh’s
Response

17. • Provide a Christian environment of love,
understanding, acceptance
• The Christian call to faith.
– faith accepts God's grace. If God calls us to
celibacy, abstinence is not only good, it is also
possible.
• The Christian call of hope.
– "healing" for homosexual people
– The possibility of change by the grace and power
of God
• Change in attitude towards homosexuals

18. • Provide with at least one confidant to whom
they can unburden themselves, who will not
despise or reject them but will support them
with friendship and prayer
• Provide them with some professional,
private, and confidential pastoral counsel;
• Speak the truth in love to them
• Proper teaching of God ordained marriage
and the gift of sex
• An exclusive group who will work for them
• Conduct awareness programmes

19. How you can respond
• Seek to make him/her feel understood
• Remember: homosexuals are broken
and deceived
• Be a grace-giver
• The power of prayer
• Offer an open-hearted, listening ear
• Provide for healthy same-sex
friendships

20. Positive example from Bible
• 1 Cor. 6 makes it clear that homosexuals did change
after being saved by Christ
• 1 Cor. 6:9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will
not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived;
neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor
effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the
covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers,
will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 Such were some of
you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but
you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ
and in the Spirit of our God.

21. Jesus loves. . .
. . .people with
same-gender
attraction.
HOW ABOUT
YOU??????