Although it was certainly not the first time that I came across such ideas, I stumbled upon a gay Christian website that seems to be affirming the idea that Jesus was gay and that his relationship with the beloved disciple was, shall we say, more than just friendly. Website owner is also an author who wrote a novel "Jesus in Love" which deptics the relationship.

I was wondering whether you sometimes think about Jesus' sexuality. Does it bear any relevance to you whether he was gay or straight? It seems that most people tend to think of him as asexual, something that I find increasingly odd, given that he was "fully God and fully human."

Without being decidedly for or against the idea of a "gay Jesus", it did cross my mind that various ethnic groups have portrayed Jesus as one of their own by artistically making him either black or resembling a Hindu god, or even portraying him as Japanese, in order to make him more approachable and closer to the people. Could we, then, also claim him as one of our own, if not on a historical basis, than at least on a metaphorical one?

By the way, the website I mentioned is www.jesusinlove.org. I've ordered the book and will tell you about it once I read it.

Hi, there-
I think this is a point that most people ponder in their walk with Christ- my feeling on this is that there ARE people even today that are completely chaste, not just priests and nuns who may struggle with this, but by choice. The way I see it is that Jesus only lived 33 years and was way, way too busy for any sort of relationship.I understand that He was fully human, but there are also other humans that don't need a "relationship" as we call it, or are filled by friendships. But like I mentioned before, I think he had a full plate, and to put one person in the center of His life would have changed His focus. Paul was also single.

Blyth,

I think you hit it right on! Jesus said He was here to do the Will of His Father. I don't think He was thinking on the small earthly plane. He was looking at the Joy set before Him,
bringing home many Sons and Daughters.
Looking for a relationship or a partner is really so self absorbing. I never got that about Jesus. He seemed to constantly be in Prayer and ministering.


Katie42

Hey, Aaron, thanks for getting a new discussion going. It's an interesting concept, but I'll have to be honest and say that I have NEVER thought about Christ's sexuality. Then again, I've never thought about any of my teachers, bosses, or coworkers sexuality either. There are just some people in our lives that it doesn't matter. And I think that's the way I feel in this case.

Now the question is...should it matter? Should I be thinking more about this? I'd be interested in hearing your suggestions!

It's been quiet around here lately but it also feels a little more safe right now. We might actually be able to get through this discussion! I'm missing people...hopefully they will all come out of the woodwork and get talking again.

I think Blyth hit the nail on the head. Christ's "passion" was very focused--on US! I'm very thankful for that. JMHO.

I was thinking about his age as well, but it led me to different thinking. We don't know anything about his teenage years up to his early thirties when his ministry really began. I mean, the NT covers his infancy and then goes straight on to his ministry. From what we know he was very busy for the last three or so years of his life. A lot could have happened by the time he was thirty. And we know nothing about that period.

Isn't it curious that the NT writers produced genealogies that lead up to Jesus, linking him with Joseph who isn't really his father in the first place, but not a word was mentioned about his life up to the beginning of his ministry?

To go back to the topic, it's just that I can't help feeling that we have been culturally conditioned to think of Jesus as an emasculated and asexual character, as if the Church has deliberately supressed his physicality. I'm sorry, but the argument that he was probably too busy to have relationships just doesn't hold water for me.

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Originally posted by Blyth:
The way I see it is that Jesus only lived 33 years and was way, way too busy for any sort of relationship.

Hi all, hope you don't mind hearing the point of view from a new member . The only time Christ's sexuality came to mind is when others have mentioned it, so this isn't the first time I've heard about it. Personally, it never really mattered to me what his sexuality is. What's more important to me is the whole purpose He was sent here and the sacrifice He had made for us. I don't think it matters so much whether or not He was straight or gay while on the earth because His purpose for being here was accomplished. Besides, I'm sure that if He were gay, homophobics would find a way around it and still claim it was wrong. Thank God I now know differently can can love The Lord and share His word with confidence in who He is and in who I am. This is a cool subject.

I honestly don't think Jesus was gay. I feel that He most likely had desires and such as we all do, as he was in fact "human" while here on earth. I think He chose however to remain Celibate to do the work that God (Father) called him to do.

Personally, I don't care if he was gay, straight, married, celibate or asexual. He was Jesus Christ, Son of God, Redeemer, Friend and so much more.

Right on, Blu!
Ingrid

I think the most interesting point to me was posted by suzie. It is so sad, but true, that even if we could prove historically that Jesus was gay, homophobics would find a way to still go around it and say that the information is wrong. This is the same thing that fundamentalists do now with drinking. Even though the Gospels clearly state that Jesus drank, they find a way around it and claim that He was drinking grape juice. Then they claim to follow the Bible literally, word for word- LOL.