Jeremiah 32:27 - Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
THE TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
WILL GAY PEOPLE GO TO HELL?
IS BEING GAY A SIN?
It’s pretty amazing when you think about it. The same God, who said that homosexuality is a sin, also said that adultery is a sin. But many Churches have accepted adultery in certain forms to the point where a couple who are living together will sit in the pews and condemn a gay person because they claim to be good Christians.
God said that homosexuality is detestable to him, but adultery is breaking one of the Ten Commandments. Whether or not the Mosaic law concerning homosexuality was made null and void by the new covenant with Christ, is a mute point because, they would still be committing adultery by having sexual relations outside of wedlock.
A man and woman can join in marriage to avoid this sin, however, two men or two women cannot be exempt from it by marriage to each other because, God did not create men and women for that purpose.
Make no mistake, I truly believe that we are free from the sin of the 613 laws of Moses, however, in my humble opinion, the Ten Commandments are not Mosaic laws. The Ten Commandments are exactly what they say they are, "Commands". Not just commands, but commands given by God himself literally and written in stone.
Concerning the Mosaic laws, some of them were good, and some of them were ridiculous. To be set free from them basically means that God does not hold it against us when we break one of them if we repent, but we can and many times "do" still suffer the consequences of breaking some of them.
EXAMPLE: Lets say that in the state in which you live, they announced that you no longer have to stop at stop signs when you are driving. Furthermore, they announce that they will "not" issue you a ticket for doing so, and there is no penalty. That's great except for the fact that when you do so, you stand a good chance of getting into an accident and getting killed or killing someone else, not to mention expensive damage to your automobile.
The problem is, instead of us changing ourselves to please God, we tend to change God to please us! If a man and a woman have sexual relations without being married, it is no different than two gay people having sex outside of marriage. They are both sin! The problem is, God does not recognize marriage between members of the same sex.
Genesis 2:24 - For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
People throughout history have burned with passion, yet abstained from having sexual relations to avoid sin, and/or to be pleasing to God. Some have even gone so far as to become eunuchs. To give in to our passions and justify it is to try to change God to please us. However, God does not change.
Matthew 19:12 - "For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it."
I know that God can forgive almost anything, but when we justify sin, we are changing and shaping God to please us. When we do that, we are in a sense making ourselves greater than God and I’m not so sure that he would be quick to forgive that. My advice is the same to both gays and strait people who are not married. You can abstain from sexual relations, or you can live in sin and face God's judgment. (Whatever he chooses that to be)
I don’t know how God will judge homosexuals, I only know that he created man for his own pleasure, then he created woman for mans pleasure. I personally do not have the wisdom or the knowledge to tell you how God will judge gays and lesbians. Only God knows. None of us have the power or authority to say who goes to hell and who is saved. Only God gets to decide that.
GET YOUR OWN GIG?
Personally, and by personally I mean this is my own opinion, therefore not to be mistaken for or considered the word of God, Jesus or any of the prophets. Marriage is like "Microsoft", the name is already taken and patented. If you developed a new company and called it "Microsoft", you would be infringing on the rights of Bill Gates, and you would probably get sued. Marriage has already been established and has been considered sacred within many branches of the Christian religion for thousands of years.
I would suggest that the gay community invent a new "name" or "Title" for their union. Examples: "Same Sex Covenant", "Gay Life Bond" or any other name they would like to invent. Marriage is already taken and already applies to a specific gender combination. (Male and Female)
Granted, I don't understand the attraction to the gay lifestyle because I'm not gay, but I do understand love. I understand that one of the biggest issues over gay marriage is that the partner is not covered under the other partners insurance, and cannot take or receive property or the like by virtue of being heir to it. Also, rules do not apply to gays that naturally apply to married folks like, Being able to visit a spouse in the hospital.
Like myself, most Christians would not have a problem with these things. Instead of trying to change the Christian religion from the inside out, it would be much easier to lobby congress to get a law passed that would recognize whatever gays and lesbians would like to call their "Special Bond" so they could receive many of the same rights. However, the government is not God, and God is not the government. God's views on this subject are unchangeable, where congress's views are not.
As I stated, most (real) Christians really don't care what you do in the privacy of your own home, where you spend your money, who you leave it to, and probably wholeheartedly support you being able to visit your loved one in the hospital, whether they agree with your relationship or not. Where I draw the line is when the gay community starts indoctrinating my children through the public school system.
Boys are boys, and girls are girls. Changing this arrangement does not come from any higher power, it comes from individuals who do not like the laws and rules that God gave us and wish to change them. However, God does not change. You may find a denomination or two that will support it, but it does not have God's stamp of approval. Christianity is a forgiving religion with a forgiving God. However, forgiveness is usually preceded by repentance. Where there is no repentance (Turning away from or turning around), forgiveness is unlikely.
Since gays and lesbians cannot procreate, we obviously do not indoctrinate their children to conform to "our" lifestyle. As far as indoctrination into the Christian faith is concerned, no one is forced and one can only enter by making a personal choice to accept God through Christ as he is, not by changing him to their personal liking.
Dan Douglass - I Have Spoken!
My writings, as with all the resources of the entire Power of Faith Ministries website, are for the benefit of all. You are free to copy and distribute for any purpose other than making a profit by them. Recognition of the author, and/or a link to this website is a due courtesy.
If you would like to be informed of future updates, articles and other things of interest, Subscribe below.
Make checks or money orders payable to:
Dan Douglass
P.O. Box 320611
Flint, Michigan
48532
DON'T FORGET TO VISIT THE OFFICIAL POWER OF FAITH MINISTRIES WELCOME PAGE! Click here TO ENTER.
~ GIVE ONLY WHAT YOU CAN COMFORTABLY AFFORD ~