Over the past month, I was able to teach a Bible class at Westover Christian Academy. I spent nine days over three weeks walking the students through the book of Acts in a study called “Church on Fire.” During this series, I connected with several of the students via Twitter. Today, two of the students asked me via Twitter whether or not gay people go to Hell. We all know that I am too foolish to turn down a challenge, so here is my complete answer, since 140 characters is clearly not enough to tackle this intense and hotly debated subject.

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The video below is one of the clearest, most clever, and most convincing GOSPEL presentations I have ever heard.  It is quoted below for further clarity. The artist is named Propaganda, and he can be found at Humble Beast Records.

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In the last few days, we have walked through the story of sin and then the redemption God gave us over sin through His son, Jesus. It is a beautiful story. It is full of grace and love. But the story is not quite finished. Jesus called us to live differently than the world does. He called us to be holy like He is holy. There is a raging debate in the evangelical community regarding the doctrine of eternal security. People often nickname this doctrine “once saved, always saved.” My Dad likes to phrase it a tad differently. He says, “Once changed, always changed.” The eternal security debate is not one that I will cover here today. I might get to it later, but I have a story to finish telling you. I will, however, use the concept of change that occurs after you throw yourself at the foot of the cross and lean on God’s grace.

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The Bible is the most beautiful love story ever written. Some people believe the Bible to be a list of dos and don’ts. I doubt these people have ever read the entire thing…or even most of it. If they have, they must suffer from severe selective distortion. The Bible is about grace. It is about love. It is about God’s pursuit of us for His glory.

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