#15. Is homosexuality sin? The short answer is yes with an explanation. it is not because of the familiar saying that most evangelicals recite, 'God created Adam 7 Eve, not Adam and Steve'.  Such frivolities do more harm than good.  Homosexuality is sin because God finds it an abomination and it mocks what he did at creation.  he did creat man (anthropos) in two forms, male and female and gave them a command, 'Be fruitful and multiply...' such a command would be useless if God created homosexuality as there is no chance of multiplying with same sex partners.  Also, since sin entered into the world at the fall of man, we can see that homosexuality was a part of that corruption that entered into God's creation at that time because homosexuality goes against all that God created and perverts His intended purpose of the union between male and female.  There is no command or comment in the Bible that directs a follower of God to cleave to a same sex partner but we do see comments that 'a man and a women will leave their parents and join together...' Thus homosexuality is outside the will of God and disobeys God which makes it sin.   #16. Why do homosexuals appeal to the love of God? As far as i can tell, homosexuals focus on the love of God and cite it often in their arguments for several reasons. 1. They practice an abnormal sexual preference and are thus rejected by all those who do not.  This rejection makes the person who practices homosexuality loved starved and they are looking for some sort of not sexual affection to fill a need they cannot have filled.  2. The think that the love of God will overlook their choice of sexual preference and give them a pass into heaven because they claim to believe in Jesus Christ.  3.  The appeal to the love of God because it is the compassion they seek and they hope that in that compassion they will find justification for practicing their sexual preference even though God has said He has rejected such practices. What the homosexual does not realize is that to be a believer in Jesus, be accepted by Him and others and make into heaven, they must repent of their sexual preference and follow what God have said in the Bible.  They cannot have it both ways and like everyone else they have to choose--eternal life  or sin.  This DOES NOT mean that they have to find a woman, get married and have children, if they choose salvation. NOT in the least, they can remain single and serve God to their fullest.  There is no command in the Bible that a person has to be married to be a Christian but they do have to give up practicing their homosexual preference.   #17. Is speaking against homosexuality a hate crime? For many years now, the homosexual community has lobbied to be called a minority but that would be a lie to label them as such.  Since homosexuality is a sexual preference and not a race of people  it would be impossible to classify them as a minority.  Such acts sound like this community is looking for a safe haven in which to feel accepted by others and to be able to find retribution for the rejection by the hetrosexual crowd. Speaking against homosexuality is not a hate crime because one is not attacking the person per se (bashing these people physically is not the issue here) but in reality it is pointing out that that particular sexual preference is a sin, like lying, stealing, murder, and so on. One needs to repent of practicing it if they want to experience salvation and see heaven.  Now there are some who do attack these people out of hatred BUT that is not what the christian is doing or supposed to do. The believer is to preach against the sin and its practice while demonstrating God's love to the person.  If anyone expects the homosexual to change then they need to experience God's love via His instruments, His followers.  It is not enough to just preach homosexuality is wrong, they need to see and realize the difference betweenwhat they have and what Christ offers. Bringing salvation to someone, pointing out a sin, declaring what is sin IS NOT a hate crime but an act of compassion by one who wants to see more people saved from destruction and hell. This is quite within the will of God if done with God and through His ways.   #18 Is Christianity exclusive? The charge of being exclusive is a common one made by those who cannot agree with Christ's position or God's rules.  They find that not being able to find salvation their own way offensive and falsely accuse God of leaving people out in the cold.  This false accusation is far from the truth and the reality and is a good justification to ignore what God has said and excuse or allow one to practice their own form of the faith.  Christianity is not exclusive as any person, no matter what race, gender, age or color can come to Christ, repent, believe and receive forgiveness along with salvation.  No one who does it Christ's way is excluded and God does wish 'that none should perish'.  WHAT IS EXCLUDED is sin and the doing it your own way.  God is offering salvation and He gets to make the rules, not His creation, if people are unwilling to humble themselves and accept that fact then they will have trouble  with salvation and will arrive at the false conclusion that God, Christianity is exclusive.  In reality, it is the human that has rejected God and excluded Him from their lives not the other way around.   #19. Are Mormons Christian? The short answer is --no. The simple reason for this answer is that they do not, despite what they claim, practice the teachings of Jesus as found solely in the Bible.  The have turned to the books and words of a man whose claims could not and cannot be verified (see the mormon page on this site).  They have actually developed contradictory scriptures, with the Bible saying one thing and the Book of mormon  (and other mormon scriptures), saying the exact opposite.  The mere fact that the Mormons have additional scriptures, not given by God, alone disqualifies them from any part of Christianity.  Their secrecy, their additional doctrines which are not found in the Bible AND the fact that these additional books were given approx. 1800 years AFTER the Bible tells us that they are not part of the Christian faith. What we know of God from the Bible is that he is fair, honest, just and all that is destroyed if the Joseph Smith was right and that he got new revelations long after the ressurrection of Christ. How?  That 1800 year gap has billions of people missing out on the words of this new revelation and that is not honest, it is not fair and it is not just and it is not how God works.   God has always provided a testimony  for His creation so that they would know the truth and such examples are: Enoch, Noah, Melchezidek, Jesus, he Apostles and so on.  at no time has God left a gap where people could not here the truth and be saved if they so chose. We know that the mormon faith is not of Christ and this gap helps provide the simple evidence to prove their declaration false.   #20 How do we deal with Jehovah's Witnesses? The Jehovah's Witness, (hereafter j.w.s), Organization is a cult whose members thrive on being abused and rejected.  Such harsh treatment is a badge of honor for them as they feel they are being persecuted for their faith.  it is best to be polite, close the door softly on them, and let them go their way.  Now one should NOT invite them in to their homes for discussion as the Bible tells us not to do so nor shoul dyou have dinner with them or whatever.  Evil walks with them and by opening the door into your home and life you are opening the door to the evil that comes with them.  Now this does not mean that when you see them in trouble or in need of help that you ignore their pleas or plight,on the contrary, one must act according to what Jesus taught and be a friend to them.  We are 'to do good to those who do evil...' we arejust not allowed to open the door to their evil ways.  It is best to look for God's guidance when dealing with this or any other cult member.   #21 Are we allowed to say who is a false teacher or prophet? Yes.  The Bible warns us that many will come in Jesus name and say they preach the truth and that they follow Christ, yet what they preach is not of God nor of the Bible and that we should be wary of all those who preach the gospel.  The Bible then gives us many different criteria with which we can tell the difference, 'by their fruits ye shall know them...' isone such criteria. Another is if they are 'preaching another gospel...' Such regulations, for lack of a better word, help us to discern who is telling the truth and who is 'a wolf disguised in sheep's clothing...' Also, if we know someone is preaching a lie then we have the duty to warn all fellow true believers of the false prophet so that they can be prepared and avoid being deceived.  We need to watch out for each other as all christians are not as strong as others and can easily be tempted to go astray.  This is how we can say that there are cults and that they do not belong to Christ.  The mormons are a good example.  They put up a good exterior and live their lives quite christian-lke but once you get past that illusion and see what they are really teaching then you can see the difference between their words and Christ's and then be able to reject their advances avoiding falling into a snare of the devil. This is important as we all have the responsibility to care for God's followers andmake sure thatthey are not drawn away back into sin.  We do not shoot our wounded but lovingly dress their wounds, care for them until they can fend for themselves and with stand such deception and then continue to salvation. But when we make such declarations that someone is a false teacher or prophet, we better be sure and do not let paranoia, fear, false conclusions, assumptions dictate our warnings.  Seek God's word and be sure before crying wolf.