Tradition: Homosexuality is an Accepted
Alternate Lifestyle
Truth: Homosexuality is a Rejected Sinful Lifestyle
Truth: Homosexuality is a Rejected Sinful Lifestyle
The present day majority, including many Christians, has changed it's
opinion concerning the homosexual lifestyle. This change has come about mainly
due to the increased exposure
homosexuality has been given by the mainstream media over the last few
decades. In the 1950's homosexuality was
soundly rejected as a sinful lifestyle by the majority, but , during the 60's & 70's many began to
tolerate this heinous practice.
Increasing acceptance with time, in varying degrees, came about in the
80's & 90's, as more and more people 'come out of the closet' including
celebrities and politicians which, somehow, seems to add credibility to this
unnatural and bizarre practice. Today, it is given the unusual title of
'Alternate Lifestyle' thereby concealing and disguising the reality of its
deadly and sinful characteristics and practices.
The first homosexuals mentioned in Scripture were completely destroyed
by the God of heaven when the cities of Sodom
and Gomorrah
were totally consumed by His judgment of 'brimstone
and fire from the Lord out of heaven' (Genesis 19:24).
All the inhabitants of the cities were killed because 'the Lord said... their sin is very
grievous' (Genesis 18:20). The name Sodomite has been given to those who
practice this awful and wicked sin down through the ages until today. God's condemnation of the homosexual lifestyle
is evident in the Apostle Paul's New Testament writings found in Romans 1:26,
27 :
'For
this cause God gave them up unto vile affections; for even their women did
change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the
men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward
another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error
which was meet.'
This lengthy passage of Scripture continues on through v.32 listing 24
attitudes and actions of those who are described as having a reprobate mind,
those who choose this inordinate conduct rejecting God and His Son the Lord
Jesus Christ. They are 'Without
understanding [senseless], covenant breakers [faithless], without natural
affection [heartless], unmerciful [ruthless]’.
It is significant that the vast majority of the gruesome mass murderers
of the past few decades have also been found to be homosexuals. These are
people who have their conscience seared, their minds reprobate, 'full of ...murder' (Romans 1:29)
What should our response be to these men and women who choose this
wretched way of life? Compassion to the Sinner, but Convictions of Scripture
concerning the sin! We must reach out with Holy Spirit-filled compassionate
love to these who are seemingly trapped by Satan's vicious grip of sin!
But, you notice I said 'choose' not 'afflicted with' this wretched way
of life, for those former Sodomites who have been converted by the power of the
Holy Spirit of God will readily tell you they chose to be a homosexual, they
were not afflicted with it, as though a victim of a disease as the current
thinking of today proclaims.
No, this is just like any other sin that God condemns, it is chosen and
therefore can be repented of and forgiven by our loving God through the
precious Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ! No sin is too great or terrible for
Him to forgive, He has paid it all, the full price for the sin of mankind when
He bled and died on the Cross of Calvary! Amen!
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