That's a fair set of statements, SOB.
People don't seem to have a problem with the thought "God-given talents". What they often fail to remember is God didn't make people perfect- suggesting we all have weaknesses. Who gave us the weakness? God? If so, why? I could say it is in keeping with the message we cannot be saved without Grace, and that we are given the challenges we personally need to show us we need Him. He promises us we will be tested, but we will never be given more than we can bear- so long as we depend on Him.
So, is it possible God made homosexuals? Not likely, more like He allows it to happen. But, for the sake of the argument let's say He does. Does it matter in the long haul? I say this because IF He makes homosexuals, then it is fair to say He makes murderers, thieves, adulterers, pedophiles, and all the other sinners out there the way they are. EVEN IF this is true (and believe me, this is a stretch) God tells you what you have to do- turn away from sin and follow Him. You don't have to be perfect, in fact you can't be perfect, but you have to try.
Getting on to hate... God does not hate the person, God hates the sin. He talks to his people and talks of the people He detests, but He is talking of their lifestyle. God says that He loves every one of us, and every one of us is important to Him, but it is our choice to do what is right and what He tells us. We are responsible for those choices, and He will punish us for rejecting Him and His word. God also knows when people reach the point of no return- he is after all God- and will destroy the people in punishment and as an example to the remaining. Harsh? Yes. But it isn't the body God is interested in, it's the soul, which is eternal.
Does He condemn some sinners to hell? Of course. What that hell is of course is open to debate. Is it the lake of fire literally, or was that a way to describe the pain of total separation from God? I dunno. One school of thought suggests that God Himself doesn't condemn people so much as they condemn themselves by choosing to be apart from Him. Whatever form hell takes, in that scenario the people have done it to themselves.
As far as judging other is concerned, that's not my job. I can relate what the Bible says and my understanding of it, that's about it. As for worshipping a God that does what my God does, that isn't a "choice"; either I believe it or I don't. Well, I suppose that's not true, exactly... I could believe it and reject it nonetheless. Satan certainly believes in God.
Heaven... who gets in, who doesn't? I can't even comfortably say my salvation is assured. My religion says it is, but I dunno... I know I sin every day, and I know I could work harder for Him. The Bible speaks of "crowns" and such in heaven, suggesting a heirarchy. I often imagine myself shining boots for all eternity, while people like Billy Graham and Mother Theresa sit by the pool in the everlasting twilight of the Garden of Eden, sipping cocktails. What I guess I'm saying is I have no way of knowing for sure who gets in and who doesn't. Homosexuality is an abomination to God, but that doesn't mean all homosexuals are doomed to hell. Only God gets to make that call.
