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5 Things Jesus Says To The Gay Community
1. I love you.
Amidst the protest signs, yelling crowds, and political referendums, the simple message of Jesus’ love for you is often drowned out. Never doubt that Jesus loves you more than you could ever know. Jesus doesn’t just love a future version of you; He loves you exactly as you are right now. Jesus’ love for you has no prerequisites or requirements. Even if you hate Him, Jesus loves you and wants what is best for you. Love is at the core of everything Jesus taught. Unfortunately His message of love has been conveniently left out by many who would rather make a point than make a difference (John 3:16- *For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
1 John 4:8-10*He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.*In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.*Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. - 1 John 4:8-10 ; Romans 5:8*But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. - Romans 5:8; Psalm 86:15*But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and Truth).

2. I understand rejection.
Jesus knows how it feels to be a social outcast. You would think the religious leaders would have been His best friends, but they hated Him. They sought to kill Him and publicly shame Him any chance they had. Eventually, the religious elite joined forces with local politicians and murdered Jesus in front of a cheering crowd. Rejection hurts. Jesus’ own family thought He was out of His mind; you probably understand how that feels. In Jesus’ greatest moment of need, His closest friends deserted Him.

You may feel rejected by society and the church right now, and that daily pressure takes a toll. Jesus understands. His heart always breaks for the rejected and the outcast. Jesus wants to gather you in His arms and let you know that He loves you. You have a home with Jesus, you belong to Him, and you are His child. Don’t reject Him because He has not rejected you (Isaiah 53:3*He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. - Isaiah 53:3; Mark 3:20-21*And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.*And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside Himself.; Matthew 26:55-56 *In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.*But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. - Matthew 26:55-56; Matthew 27 ; Ezekiel 18:21-23 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.*All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.*Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?).

3. I also was tempted.*
Jesus was tempted in every way that we are tempted. He does not shame you or reject you because of your temptations and feelings. He faced the same thing when He walked the earth. He never married, and faced daily pressure and temptation in every way imaginable. Some like to pretend they are perfect and never face any struggles, but they’re lying. Jesus really was perfect and still faced temptation. He battled the desire to run away from His Father’s plan.

He understands what you are going through. If you read about His life, you will see it was no cake walk, but if you will walk with Him and obey Him, you will find a greater reward than you could ever imagine (Hebrews 4:15-16*For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.*Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. - Hebrews 4:15-16; Hebrews 2:17-18.*Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.*For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted. - Hebrews 2:17-18; Hebrews 12:2-3, 7-11 *Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.*For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.*Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.*And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:*For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.*If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?*But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.*Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?*For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.*Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.).

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