My question is, how do you correlate your beliefs and your sexuality? Have you reached a point where you can feel sure beyond a shadow of a doubt that you aren't knowingly disobeying God's commands in this area? What helped you?
I should point out right now that I'm a Pagan Zen Buddhist. (There's a mouthful for you.) Which means for me, I believe in nature (like the Druids) and in the Buddhist philosophy. I do believe in a Supreme Being, or God.
I am bisexual and my current partner is a woman. Do I worry that I am 'living in sin' because she's a female and I am a female? No. If I am correct, the Devil has not yet learned how to create life, therefore God is the only one responsible for me. Thus, I must be created exactly as I was meant to be created.
On another level, I've been taught that to love is the greatest gift of all. Should you tell someone that they are not worthy or deserving of your love because they share the same sex? Or they believe something other than what you believe? If you do, is that really love, or is it just something else?
You have to separate love and sex almost. Is it more important to love someone, or is it more important to be with someone because of their gender? I know my answer, and I hope your answer is that it's more important to love someone.
So if we understand that it's more important to love someone, regardless of gender, where are you 'sinning'? You love someone, that's not a sin; if it is, well, then the world is going to hell in a handbasket. *s*
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YAY!! Diana gets to talk... (really I won't shut up if I don't have to)
Date: 2002-11-25 04:43 am (UTC)I should point out right now that I'm a Pagan Zen Buddhist. (There's a mouthful for you.) Which means for me, I believe in nature (like the Druids) and in the Buddhist philosophy. I do believe in a Supreme Being, or God.
I am bisexual and my current partner is a woman. Do I worry that I am 'living in sin' because she's a female and I am a female? No. If I am correct, the Devil has not yet learned how to create life, therefore God is the only one responsible for me. Thus, I must be created exactly as I was meant to be created.
On another level, I've been taught that to love is the greatest gift of all. Should you tell someone that they are not worthy or deserving of your love because they share the same sex? Or they believe something other than what you believe? If you do, is that really love, or is it just something else?
You have to separate love and sex almost. Is it more important to love someone, or is it more important to be with someone because of their gender? I know my answer, and I hope your answer is that it's more important to love someone.
So if we understand that it's more important to love someone, regardless of gender, where are you 'sinning'? You love someone, that's not a sin; if it is, well, then the world is going to hell in a handbasket. *s*
I hope this helps and made some sense. =)