I don't know you, and I probably never will, but you need to know that you are loved.

A couple of days ago I shared on my Facebook page a post that basically said you can be both gay and a Christian, you are not hated or condemned, and if you choose to accept God in your life you are not rejected. Needless to say, it got some backlash.

Comments such as, "It is still a sin," "You can't cherry pick the verses you like out of the Bible," and "Based off the book, if anyone dies a homosexual and never seeks to change their ways, they will spend eternity in Hell" flooded the post. On a happier note, there was an abundance of support for my side of the argument as well, meaning that there are other people out there who feel similar to me. It made it very apparent to me that there are two very different opinions on the matter.

I don't care about the other side, I'm here to tell you that no matter what anyone says, there are Christians out there who love you. You are not a sin and you have nothing to apologize or "repent" for. You are so much more than a sin. You are a human, and you have something to offer this world.

Whether or not you are a Christian, it doesn't matter. I am a Christian and I am here to tell you that your sexual orientation does not make you less. It does not make you a sin. I can't imagine the struggle you have had to deal with this far, and truth be told I don't want to - it couldn't have been easy. I'm sure that you have heard from some judgmental Christian that Leviticus 18:22 condemns homosexuality.

It completely BAFFLES me that these "Christians" will sit here and try to condemn homosexuality and turn people away from God. My God is a loving God who turns his back on no one. God wants us to share our religion. Telling people that their interpretation of the Bible says they're going to Hell isn't the best way to do that.

Provided that you are a decent human being, you are not living in sin. When you consider all of the sins that the Bible condemns (gluttony/obesity, adultery, lying, working on Sunday, eating seafood, and so many more) and how many of us commit them each and every day, you loving a partner of the same gender isn't that big of a deal.

Whether or not you choose to accept God into your life is up to you. I'm only here to say that if you choose to accept God into your life, He loves you. He will never abandon or condemn you. He will never, ever reject you.

If you don't accept God in your life, I as a fellow human being love you. I do not think you are a sin, but so much more than that. I will never condemn you and I will never reject you on the basis of your sexual orientation.

In all, the act of you loving your boyfriend/girlfriend of the same gender is not a sin. YOU are not a sin. You are practicing what God teaches us to do - love. And that is the most powerful force of all.

Love,

A Christian