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I've been debating for a while whether or not to do a little article on homosexuality, since it's such a controversial issue confronting Christians and it's huge in society right now. Main reason for the mental debate: people won't like to hear this!
Today, I've just decided: ah screw it, the worst that'll happen is prosecution and loss of watchers. Plus, I feel like Gods been telling me to do this since He decided to have me do a ministry on here.
As far as this issue goes we are called to love the sinner, not the sin.
Now, how many of you have heard "Christians" say, "I'm Christian! But I'm okay with homosexuality." Or people say, "I believe in God, but I don't believe that homosexuality is wrong." Or even, "THE BIBLE SAYS HOMOSEXUALITY IS RIGHT!" As they take some random verse out of context to argue their point.
I've heard those A LOT. Firstly, you can't pick and choose what commandments God Almighty gives you because you "prefer" not to follow them since you don't like them. Uh...hello? It doesn't work that way. That's like taking the law, don't murder and saying, even though I don't break the law, I don't believe that murdering is wrong, so it's not. As to the last comment, if the bible is arguing with itself, something is CLEARLY out of context. I could give you tons of verses in the bible saying homosexuality is wrong. Let's continue onto a passage from the bible, shall we?
"Haven't you read that at the beginning the Creator made them male and female, and said, For this reason a man will leave his father and mother to be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
-Matthew 19:4-6
Now, before anyone can make biblical arguments against HUGE issues, we need to study these isdues, such as homosexuality, in God's light and truth.
As we all know, Society desperately wants to present homosexuality as normal, common, happens all the time, the usual. But the bible is very clear on on God's view of homosexuality: it is a sin.
"Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is an abomination."
-Leviticus 18:22
"In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immortality and preversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire."
-Jude 7
God's word is very clear, homosexuality is an abomination sin against God. Now what is an abomination? Well, put it this way, if you have one hundred men, and it would cost you 99 of them to get rid of it, that's a good deal. An abomination is VERY, VERY, VERY, bad.
In Romans 1:26-32, it explains the mind-set of those involved in homosexual sin. God says in verse 28, this as His response to those who practice homosexuality.
"Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought to not be done."
*Note: Romans 1:32 says these people arn't ignorant to the fact that homosexuality is unnatural. They choose to practice this sin as an act of self-will and rebellion against the Creator, God Almighty.
Based on just these verses, believers should be against homosexuality.
We should all be aware of society's push to have homosexuality be viewed with tolerance. We Christians need to take a stand, a biblical stand, against this issue. A reason homosexuality as legal is because Christians are letting society bully us. We need to pray, and take a stand against this abomination!
"Haven't you read that at the beginning the Creator made them male and female, and said, For this reason a man will leave his father and mother to be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
I've heard those A LOT. Firstly, you can't pick and choose what commandments God Almighty gives you because you "prefer" not to follow them since you don't like them. Uh...hello? It doesn't work that way. That's like taking the law, don't murder and saying, even though I don't break the law, I don't believe that murdering is wrong, so it's not. As to the last comment, if the bible is arguing with itself, something is CLEARLY out of context. I could give you tons of verses in the bible saying homosexuality is wrong. Let's continue onto a passage from the bible, shall we?
"Haven't you read that at the beginning the Creator made them male and female, and said, For this reason a man will leave his father and mother to be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
-Matthew 19:4-6
Now, before anyone can make biblical arguments against HUGE issues, we need to study these isdues, such as homosexuality, in God's light and truth.
As we all know, Society desperately wants to present homosexuality as normal, common, happens all the time, the usual. But the bible is very clear on on God's view of homosexuality: it is a sin.
"Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is an abomination."
-Leviticus 18:22
"In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immortality and preversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire."
-Jude 7
God's word is very clear, homosexuality is an abomination sin against God. Now what is an abomination? Well, put it this way, if you have one hundred men, and it would cost you 99 of them to get rid of it, that's a good deal. An abomination is VERY, VERY, VERY, bad.
In Romans 1:26-32, it explains the mind-set of those involved in homosexual sin. God says in verse 28, this as His response to those who practice homosexuality.
"Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought to not be done."
*Note: Romans 1:32 says these people arn't ignorant to the fact that homosexuality is unnatural. They choose to practice this sin as an act of self-will and rebellion against the Creator, God Almighty.
Based on just these verses, believers should be against homosexuality.
We should all be aware of society's push to have homosexuality be viewed with tolerance. We Christians need to take a stand, a biblical stand, against this issue. A reason homosexuality as legal is because Christians are letting society bully us. We need to pray, and take a stand against this abomination!
"Haven't you read that at the beginning the Creator made them male and female, and said, For this reason a man will leave his father and mother to be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
-Matthew 19:4-6
Notice how I have that verse up twice? Recognize anything?
These verses are normally recited at weddings. That is how God views the ONLY true marriage. Now, I think we can all agree one of the greatest movements in society today is the push for gay marriage. (I mean, supporters were quite quick to tackle the Christians once it was legal saying, "God lost." When in reality they lost.) Homosexual marriage is a direct violation of these verses. Let's take a gander at it.
Notice how I have that verse up twice? Recognize anything?
These verses are normally recited at weddings. That is how God views the ONLY true marriage. Now, I think we can all agree one of the greatest movements in society today is the push for gay marriage. (I mean, supporters were quite quick to tackle the Christians once it was legal saying, "God lost." When in reality they lost.) Homosexual marriage is a direct violation of these verses. Let's take a gander at it.
"Haven't you read that at the beginning the Creator made them male and female,"
Right here is one, God made man AND woman. Woman AND man. Again, not Man and man. Or woman and woman. Not Adam and Steve or Delia and Eve. Adam and Eve. If God had wanted woman to be with woman and man to be with man, 1.) he would've told us. And 2.) He wouldn't have made two genders.
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother to be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh."
Two will be one, like a lock and a key. A MAN united with his WIFE. Not a man united with his husband, with his wife.
"So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
Man is destroying Gods PERFECT marriage.
We must beware of society's desire to make homosexuality seem like a loving relationship. I'm sure we've all heard, "But I'm happy!" or, "As long as they're happy." Back to my murder example, if murder makes me happy, then why arn't people jumping to defend my rights? If killing brings me joy, I should have the right to kill since I love doing it! ...can you hear the judge laughing yet? Yeah, know one is going to sign petitions saying, "LET THEM MUDER!" No matter how much joy it gives them.
So why is it SO hard for believers to stand up and say, "STOP!" Why is it hard to push against homosexual marriage and homosexual rights?
Because there is so little of us saying, "STOP!"? Ask yourself this. Why?
Now, this sin also goes against God's relationship with the church. In Ephesians 5:25, it explains how a husband is supposed to love the wife. It says for husbands to love his wife like how Christ loved the church.
Now, in these verses, Paul compares the husband/wife relationship to that of Jesus Christ and His Bride, the church. Homosexuality, is a slam in the face of Jesus' love and sacrifice for the body of believers. (Plus their flag is a rainbow with 6 colors instead of 7. They just keep slamming God in the face don't they?)
In Revelation 19:6-9, John gives us a picture of the Marriage Supper that will take place in Heaven between the Bride (the church) and her groom (Jesus Christ). To summarize, says that all of Heaven will rejoice and that the bride will be dressed in the righteous acts of the saints. And all invited to the wedding are blessed. The ONLY sexual relationships that are ordained by God are those between a husband and his wife. ALL other forms of sexual relationships- including homosexuality- go against God's Word.
Notice how many advocates have pushed to have homosexuality become normalized.
Some ways is others saying, "It's cool if your gay."
According to James 4:1-4, it says that sin begins with wrong motives. It is dangerous to generalize sin. All sexual sins begin as heart sins- misplaced allegiances and misdirected affections. Proverbs 4:23 says to guard your heart, as it is the wellspring of life. It's important to guard our hearts in general. For the devil will look his hardest for that foothold and once he's got one, he's very stubborn on moving anywhere but towards stealing your joy and (attempting) to steal your crown of salvation.
Now, how should we respond to those who ARE homosexuals?
In Ephesians 1:6-8, God states that grace is for everyone and forgiveness is extended to homosexuals too. We as believers must realize that we, too, were once sinners in need of God's loves and grace. Because God's love and grace extends to everyone, we as believers cannot condemn someone else in their sin. We MUST love them as Christ loves them. Remember, there is hope in Christ for all sinners.
I hope that I offered some insight on this topic. And just remember, that in society, it'll only get worse if we keep letting none-believers tell us to shut up, and then shutting up. Society is trying desperately to make this be the norm, and if we let it become to norm then that's our fault. If we try to stop it, but it becomes the norm anyway, God willed it to be that way, but at least we tried! My final words on this is:
We are called to love. Love the sinner, not the sin. But, showing love to the sinner is not supporting the sin.
Right here is one, God made man AND woman. Woman AND man. Again, not Man and man. Or woman and woman. Not Adam and Steve or Delia and Eve. Adam and Eve. If God had wanted woman to be with woman and man to be with man, 1.) he would've told us. And 2.) He wouldn't have made two genders.
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother to be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh."
Two will be one, like a lock and a key. A MAN united with his WIFE. Not a man united with his husband, with his wife.
"So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
Man is destroying Gods PERFECT marriage.
We must beware of society's desire to make homosexuality seem like a loving relationship. I'm sure we've all heard, "But I'm happy!" or, "As long as they're happy." Back to my murder example, if murder makes me happy, then why arn't people jumping to defend my rights? If killing brings me joy, I should have the right to kill since I love doing it! ...can you hear the judge laughing yet? Yeah, know one is going to sign petitions saying, "LET THEM MUDER!" No matter how much joy it gives them.
So why is it SO hard for believers to stand up and say, "STOP!" Why is it hard to push against homosexual marriage and homosexual rights?
Because there is so little of us saying, "STOP!"? Ask yourself this. Why?
Now, this sin also goes against God's relationship with the church. In Ephesians 5:25, it explains how a husband is supposed to love the wife. It says for husbands to love his wife like how Christ loved the church.
Now, in these verses, Paul compares the husband/wife relationship to that of Jesus Christ and His Bride, the church. Homosexuality, is a slam in the face of Jesus' love and sacrifice for the body of believers. (Plus their flag is a rainbow with 6 colors instead of 7. They just keep slamming God in the face don't they?)
In Revelation 19:6-9, John gives us a picture of the Marriage Supper that will take place in Heaven between the Bride (the church) and her groom (Jesus Christ). To summarize, says that all of Heaven will rejoice and that the bride will be dressed in the righteous acts of the saints. And all invited to the wedding are blessed. The ONLY sexual relationships that are ordained by God are those between a husband and his wife. ALL other forms of sexual relationships- including homosexuality- go against God's Word.
Notice how many advocates have pushed to have homosexuality become normalized.
Some ways is others saying, "It's cool if your gay."
According to James 4:1-4, it says that sin begins with wrong motives. It is dangerous to generalize sin. All sexual sins begin as heart sins- misplaced allegiances and misdirected affections. Proverbs 4:23 says to guard your heart, as it is the wellspring of life. It's important to guard our hearts in general. For the devil will look his hardest for that foothold and once he's got one, he's very stubborn on moving anywhere but towards stealing your joy and (attempting) to steal your crown of salvation.
Now, how should we respond to those who ARE homosexuals?
In Ephesians 1:6-8, God states that grace is for everyone and forgiveness is extended to homosexuals too. We as believers must realize that we, too, were once sinners in need of God's loves and grace. Because God's love and grace extends to everyone, we as believers cannot condemn someone else in their sin. We MUST love them as Christ loves them. Remember, there is hope in Christ for all sinners.
I hope that I offered some insight on this topic. And just remember, that in society, it'll only get worse if we keep letting none-believers tell us to shut up, and then shutting up. Society is trying desperately to make this be the norm, and if we let it become to norm then that's our fault. If we try to stop it, but it becomes the norm anyway, God willed it to be that way, but at least we tried! My final words on this is:
We are called to love. Love the sinner, not the sin. But, showing love to the sinner is not supporting the sin.
Decided to finally upload this...my computer deleted have of what it was GOING to be, so I guess this is what God wants it to say.
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Sorry if this has been mentioned before, and that this is quite late, but all those verses you mentioned aren't commandments, they're just Bible verses, none of are which said by Jesus. When Jesus preached, he changed a lot of principles made in the Old Testament to tailor to the people of that time. I myself am not a Christian, but I do, however, attend a Catholic school and take A Level Religion, and was raised Catholic, so I feel I am able to talk about this to some extent. I'd very much like to discuss your views in further detail?