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 o many people use the Bible, use various Scriptures against gays and lesbians, to condemn us, belittle us, say we are not loved, not accepted, not Christian. Well, here are Scriptures for you, my friend.
 hese are Scriptures I feel provide good guidance for gays, lesbians and the Gay Christian. They are arranged by the Fruit of the Holy Spirit, as found in Galatians 5:22-23, "But the fruit of the Spirit is Love: Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, Temperance: against such there is no law."
I encourage you to use them as a guide for Christian Living to assist in your Walk With God, and to help in areas of struggle, need, edification, and encouragement.
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Be strong and of a good courage, fear not...And the Lord...will be with thee, God will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. Deuteronomy 31:6a, 7.
And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1.
Fear thou not; for I am with thee. Isaiah 41:10a.
Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he/she that shall condemn me? Isaiah 50:9a.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that you may be the children of your Parent which is in heaven. Matthew 5:44,45a.
For if ye forgive men/women their trespasses, your heavenly Parent will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men/women their trespasses, neither will your Parent forgive your trespasses. Matthew 6:14-15.
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Mark 12:30.
For God so loved the world, that God gave God's only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He/She that heareth My word, and believeth on God that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. John 5:24.
And this is the will of God that send Me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him or her up at the last day. John 6:40.
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all people know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another. John 13:34,35.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto God, but by Me. John 14:6
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.Romans 8:1.
...But ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father (Parent). Romans 8:15b.
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God: Romans 8:16.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?...For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:35,37-39.
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans 10:9.
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13.
Owe no one any thing, but to love one another: for he/she that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Romans 13:8, 9b.
Love suffereth long (patient), and is kind; love envieth not (not jealous); love vaunteth not itself (meek), is not puffed up (not proud); Doth not behave itself unseemly (pure), seeketh not her own (unselfish), is not easily provoked (self-control), thinketh no evil (keeps no lists); Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Love never faileth. And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. Corinthians 13:4-8a, 13.
Let all your things be done with love. I Corinthians 16:14.
Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. II Corinthians 6:2b.
But by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. But the fruit of the Spirit is love. Galatians 5:13b, 14, 22a.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man or woman should boast. Ephesians 2:8,9.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4:31-32.
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us. Ephesians 5:2a.
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man/woman have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things, put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. Colossians 3:13-14.
But as touching brotherly/sisterly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. I Thessalonians 4:9.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. II Timothy 1:7.
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to God's mercy God saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit. Titus 3:5.
The Lord is not slack concerning God's promise, as some people count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. II Peter 3:9.
If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I John 1:9.
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him/her, and he/she in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he/she that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him/her. I John 4:7-8, 15-16.
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear. I John 4:18a.
Keep yourselves in the love of God. Jude 21.
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For the joy of the Lord is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10c.
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. Psalm 27:10.
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalm 30:5b.
Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor God's seed (children) begging for bread. Psalm 37:25b.
Why art thou cast down O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise God, who is the health of my countenance (self-esteem), and my God. Psalm 43:5.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear. Psalm 46:1,2a.
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known Thy faithfulness to all generations. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of Thy countenance. In Thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in Thy righteousness shall they be exalted. Psalm 89: 1,15,16.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Psalm 126:5.
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. Isaiah 40:31a.
Be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Isaiah 41:10b.
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for God hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, God hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments,... Isaiah 61:10.
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Isaiah 35:10.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (Jesus); because the Lord hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives,...to comfort all that mourn;...to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that God might be glorified. Isaiah 61:1-3.
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Habakkuk 3:17,18
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink...But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and God's righteousness: and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:25a, 33.
Ask , and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Mathew 7:7.
These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John 15:11.
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. John 16:24.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God. Romans 8:28a.
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17.
Pray without ceasing. I Thessalonians 5:17.
For God hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. By God therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to God's Name.Hebrews 13:5b, 15.
Is any among you afflicted? let him or her pray. Is any merry? let him or her sing psalms. James 5:13.
Casting all your care upon God; for God careth for you. I Peter 5:7.
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The Lord will give strength unto God's people; the Lord will bless God's people with peace. Psalm 29:11.
Thou wilt keep him or her in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he or she trusteth in Thee. Isaiah 26:3.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Jeremiah 29:11
Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light. Matthew 11;28-30.
Peace I (Jesus) leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27
These things I (Jesus) have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Romans 12:18.
Let us therefore follow after things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. Romans 14:19.
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6,7.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts. Colossians 3:15a.
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