Quote by Burquette
I'm interested in this.
I was taught that to be forgiven you have to be sorry. That's always been my problem around what my old church deemed sexual immorality. I never felt bad so I couldn't ask forgiveness.
Also, if you are sorry, you are supposed to try to stop with the sin you're committing. Which again, I didn't want to do (masturbation, extra-marital sex....).
And then when I realized that I was bisexual and my every thought towards women was a sin, I just gave up.
Does your understanding of the Bible teach differently? Please know that this isn't an attack or a challenge. Your brand of Christianity just seems much gentler than the one I know.
I can't help adding my two cents here...
Nowhere in the Bible do you find God or Jesus condemning or humiliating people who are sincere. His harshest words were reserved for hypocrites. He says he came to preach good news to the poor, heal the heartbroken, announce freedom to all those oppressed, pardon all prisoners. I believe in unconditional love. Shame is something that people do to each other in the name of Christianity and it is tragic.