How to respond to 13-year-old daughter who declares being gay

[Jim B]

What I find more interesting about the Romans 1:26-27 reference is the immediate context of Romans 1:21-24:

21 For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their reasonings, and their senseless hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and they exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible mankind, of birds, four-footed animals, and crawling creatures. 24 Therefore God gave them up to vile impurity in the lusts of their hearts...28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to an unfit mind, to do those things that are not proper.

What I see here is that our screwed-up, confused sexuality (along with all the other things in verses 28-31) are God's ordained consequences in this world for ignoring Him, and for worshipping idols of our own making. We're being punished.

This isn't the narrative we were taught. But this is what it says.

But then, why don't we get better when we turn to God? Why are we still screwed-up and confused and angry and hateful and disobedient and greedy and selfish and arrogant and...? I don't understand.

Who doesn't get better when s/he turns to God? Who is still screwed-up and confused and angry and hateful and disobedient and greedy and selfish and arrogant and...?

 

[Lambano]

Who doesn't get better when s/he turns to God? Who is still screwed-up and confused and angry and hateful and disobedient and greedy and selfish and arrogant and...?

You mean, like, at least half the people on this forum?

 

[Lambano]

And which half is which is variable on any given day.

 

[Jim B]

You mean, like, at least half the people on this forum?

Excluding yourself, of course! LOL!

 

[Lambano]

Excluding yourself, of course! LOL!

I wish I could exclude myself from that category - but I can't. Not and be honest with myself.

 

[Logo]

So getting back on track with the original post… what advice would you provide to the parents? We already know they would respond with love, so there are no concerns there. How do you think they should guide the conversation?

 

[RLT63]

So getting back on track with the original post… what advice would you provide to the parents? We already know they would respond with love, so there are no concerns there. How do you think they should guide the conversation?

Didn’t I read that the girl had changed her mind and had a crush on a boy now?

 

[Logo]

Didn’t I read that the girl had changed her mind and had a crush on a boy now?

Correct. But for the sake of other parents who might stumble upon this thread and have to sift through all the noise, it’d be nice to offer them something constructive by page 13.

 

[RLT63]

Correct. But for the sake of other parents who might stumble upon this thread and have to sift through all the noise, it’d be nice to offer them something constructive by page 13.

I was a Youth Minister and I dealt with a lot of issues but never had this happen.

 

[mailmandan]

Colorado mom sues school that recruited sixth-graders for secret after-school gender and sexuality club​

Erin Lee tells Harris Faulkner her daughter was told she was joining 'art' club​

Colorado mom sues school that recruited sixth-graders for secret after-school gender and sexuality club

Colorado mom Erin Lee joined 'The Faulkner Focus' on Tuesday to discuss her lawsuit against her daughter's school that hosted an after-school gender and sexuality club.

www.foxnews.com

School should be about education and not indoctrination.

 

[BarneyFife]

From the south end of a north bound mule .

 

[amigo de christo]

Ps and let none whiff it either . Doctrines that contradict the truth cometh of that end my friend .