The Sin of Sodom/ Lot's People
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Oh I see Youssef, so this is more about what you chose to do in your own life, and now you want to pull me along for the ride. I'm sure you mean well, but that's honestly what it comes across like when you, and others like you, say I should live this way just because you do.
God Submitter is correct, being gay and never knowing love or intimacy is miserable. It's like dying inside. I know, because I tried to fight who I was. I was miserable every single day, until I realized this couldn't be how God wanted me to live.
I'm sure you mean well Youssef, but I need love and closeness sometimes, and I'm not you. I also mean absolutely no disrespect or disregard for my Creator in doing so. I can't remember ever making a choice, so I'd assume He made me this way.
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To Godsubmitter,
Abstinence would go for everyone.
what should heterosexual teenagers do when their desires and hormones are on high?
Are you going to have pity on Homosexuals and overlook heterosexuals?
Do not heterosexuals have desires too?
"tell the Believers to lower their gaze and Guard their private parts" (2040) this would go for everyone.
To be fair, are you then going to tell heterosexual teenage boys to go have intimate relationships as well because of their urge?To ExplorerSeeker86
Yes i meant well, and you are free to choose, i was not pressuring you
I've been through similar things. After a time however, i just didn't care, i kind of looked for self betterment of myself, before that i did lots of charity like advertising for helping out the poor and hungry etc.
I did positive work, and after a time, i just wasn't desiring relationships or intimacy.
Heck, I would rather do good deed/works, charity etc.Please Think Rationally and Look for a life purpose, how far are you going to go looking for a relationship, and how long will it last...
To say, i have found my own purpose, now it would be supporting God Almighty, doing good deeds and works etc.
I don't really regret it. Yes i am a sinner, i am not perfect. I have been in much trouble because of my beliefs in wanting to follow the Quran Alone;
I've been in the cold, in the rain, on the streets, running away to different states, debased, put down, disowned, prayed against, visited about 5 states in my journey...."
I was homeless for about 7 times now, the last time was earlier this month.
But guess what, i am still here. I didn't have all that i wanted, but i apparently had what i needed. I did not have that much money, but God provided me, even when there was not much, and to say, going against the odds. I have a Quran, a couple of bibles, a Hebrew Pentateuch & Haftorah, a portable world bible with different scriptures, and other books as well... This would be my treausre"So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
(Matthew 631-4)I would attest to this myself.
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To Godsubmitter,
Abstinence would go for everyone.
what should heterosexual teenagers do when their desires and hormones are on high?
Are you going to have pity on Homosexuals and overlook heterosexuals?
Do not heterosexuals have desires too?
"tell the Believers to lower their gaze and Guard their private parts" (2040) this would go for everyone.
To be fair, are you then going to tell heterosexual teenage boys to go have intimate relationships as well because of their urge?To ExplorerSeeker86
Yes i meant well, and you are free to choose, i was not pressuring you
I've been through similar things. After a time however, i just didn't care, i kind of looked for self betterment of myself, before that i did lots of charity like advertising for helping out the poor and hungry etc.
I did positive work, and after a time, i just wasn't desiring relationships or intimacy.
Heck, I would rather do good deed/works, charity etc.Please Think Rationally and Look for a life purpose, how far are you going to go looking for a relationship, and how long will it last...
To say, i have found my own purpose, now it would be supporting God Almighty, doing good deeds and works etc.
I don't really regret it. Yes i am a sinner, i am not perfect. I have been in much trouble because of my beliefs in wanting to follow the Quran Alone;
I've been in the cold, in the rain, on the streets, running away to different states, debased, put down, disowned, prayed against, visited about 5 states in my journey...."
I was homeless for about 7 times now, the last time was earlier this month.
But guess what, i am still here. I didn't have all that i wanted, but i apparently had what i needed. I did not have that much money, but God provided me, even when there was not much, and to say, going against the odds. I have a Quran, a couple of bibles, a Hebrew Pentateuch & Haftorah, a portable world bible with different scriptures, and other books as well... This would be my treausre"So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
(Matthew 631-4)I would attest to this myself.
sun
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God created everything!, even Iblees, or evil inclinations together with bliss etc etc etc.
There is absolutely nothing outside of God. And there is nothing at all, but God.
The desire is the basis of life and lack of it leads to depression and mortification.
Every obstacle and problem in life is designed to move a person to a higher level of knowledge of God.All is perfect and nothing changes. Reality is.
You can not pray gay away.The very first commandment is to believe in God. sun
Why?
How you can you command it to someone? One either believes or not, like you either love or don't, commandments are for actions and laws. You cannot command love or belief... And "who" is commanding, if a person doesn't believe in God? And, if the person believes, then why command it at all? Unless someone is blind dumb and deaf, one knows that there is God!
So, the commandment is there as a reminder to strive and deepen the knowledge of God and the trust in God. -
Actually GodSubmitter
There is a kind of "System of belief/unbelief" in the Quran.
I never got to finish my would-be postGod Almighty does NOT guide the liars, the transgressors, the guilty etc
God Almighty will not guide the Arrogants, no matter what sign they see, they will not believe
God Almighty would be active in his creation. He is not just watching us from far away, he is playing a role as well.
"I will turn away from My signs those who are arrogant upon the earth without right; and if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it. And if they see the way of consciousness/right judgment, they will not adopt it as a way; but if they see the way of error, they will adopt it as a way. That is because they have denied Our signs and they were heedless of them. (7146)
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Peace
Would it be, in fact, possible for Lot to offer his two daughters physically to a whole city or maybe it was symbolic.
Or, maybe the people mentioned at the door of Lots house were the actual husbands of the two daughters. In that case they were lawful for them.
Homosexuality would have been in existence in Mesopotamia or in other civilizations both before and after Lot . But there is no mention where a whole nation persisted in homosexuality like Lots city.
From the account of Lots town I do not see a green light from the Quran for homosexuality.
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Peace be with you as well,
I would say it was actually because the respond of the people were We have not rights with your daughters (117
and hey, you brought up point in that Lot's community was the FIRST community as a WHOLE to commit homosexuality.....
Yes there might have been individual cases, but that might not have made God Almighty to destroy an entire innocent people for just individual cases. -
Peace
Yes, i would think that might have been Lot's way of advising his people, when he offered his daughters...
Their response was " you KNOW we have no Haqq (right)
Obviously Lots Knew they woundn't accept, but he still did. Again, possibly his way of advising his people to righteousness (117 -
Salaam brother,
Please take a look at these verses to understand better
1174 So when the shock left Abraham, and the good news was delivered to him, he began to argue with Us for the people of Lot.
1175 Abraham was compassionate, kind, obedient.
1176 "O Abraham, turn away from this. The command of your Lord has been passed, and a retribution that will not be turned back is coming for them."2931 And when Our messengers came to Abraham with good news, they said "We are to destroy the people of such a town, for its people have been wicked."
2932 He said "But Lot is in it!" They said "We are fully aware of who is in it. We will save him and his AHL, except his wife; she is of those doomed."Who are the AHL of Lot?
To understand better who are the AHL of a certain person please take a look at the next verses2176 And Noah when he called out before that, thus We responded to him, and We saved him and his AHL from the great distress.
Allah knows exactly who the AHL of Noah are. Even Noah himself doesn't know.
1145 And Noah called on his Lord, and he said "My Lord, my son is from my AHL, and your promise is the truth, and you are the Wisest of all Judges."
1146 He said "O Noah, he is not from your AHL, he was of an unrighteous deed, so do not ask what you have no knowledge of. I advise you not to be of the ignorant."
1147 He said "My Lord, I seek refuge with You from asking You what I do not have knowledge of. And if You do not forgive me and have mercy on me, I will be of the losers!"Everyone from the AHL of Lot were saved, the ones who were not saved were not from his AHL, see 2932.
Also please note the word THALIMEEN used in 2931 which is translated as wicked, it doesn't mean homosexuality.If there were childeren and women and men who where not thalimeen then they were saved as they are of the AHL of Lot. AHL does not mean family, see 2176. The people who were with Noah on the boat were his AHL his son and his wife not.
If you still doubt about little childeren, it never says something about childeren in the town, see also what Ibrahim says, he never mentions childeren.
But even if there were childeren in that place, Allah is full aware of who there are. Please read the next verses1874 So they ventured forth until they came upon a youth, and he killed him. He said "Have you killed an innocent person without justice? You have done something awful!"
1875 He said "Did I not tell you that you will not be able to have patience with me?"1880 "And as for the youth, his parents were believers, so we were concerned that he would oppress them by his transgression and disbelief."
1881 "So we wanted their Lord to replace for them with one who is better than him in purity and closer to mercy."Salaam and may Allah increase us in knowledge,
BenderSalaam Bender
I was not sure whether the your post was for me, Abdul-Hadi or both of us, so I thought I would reply to your post.
Those verses you posted are proving the points I made to Abdul-Hadi that GOD is a just GOD when I said, "So why then would a just GOD (which GOD is )....", when I said that I agreed with the verse 6164 and also the questions I asked him about why would GOD kill a whole city of people all because of a few "male rapists" It was to say no to him talking about "male rape" as the reason why GOD destroyed the city and not to say that GOD punishes everyone for what some do.Other than that your post was very good.
(If your post was not for me than I apologise.)
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Salaam Bender
I was not sure whether the your post was for me, Abdul-Hadi or both of us, so I thought I would reply to your post.
Those verses you posted are proving the points I made to Abdul-Hadi that GOD is a just GOD when I said, "So why then would a just GOD (which GOD is )....", when I said that I agreed with the verse 6164 and also the questions I asked him about why would GOD kill a whole city of people all because of a few "male rapists" It was to say no to him talking about "male rape" as the reason why GOD destroyed the city and not to say that GOD punishes everyone for what some do.Other than that your post was very good.
(If your post was not for me than I apologise.)
Salaam George,
It was actually for both. But I believe (after reading this) that I misunderstood you )
Salaam,
Bender