The Bible And Homosexuality /
Gay / Alternative Life Style / Civil Unions:
Compiled by Brother L. Harrell
Across the USA, and the world
many people celebrate gay pride day. Many large corporations and
apostate "churches" are recognizing or strongly considering formal
acceptance of civil unions / same-sex marriages. Many see this
day as of unity and peace and draw comparisons to the civil rights
movement of the 60's. Some say that God is love, so if you love
everyone, you are pursuing the will of God. This thought is contrary to
the word of God as listed in the paragraphs below. God teaches us
to love our neighbor, but does not teach us to love sin.
Note: It is equally
as wrong for heterosexuals to engage in immoral relationships
[actions].
These iniquities are further provoking God to anger, and adding wrath
to our nation:
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 recompence of their error which was meet. (Romans
1:26-27)
Know ye not that the unrighteous
shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither
fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers
of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards,
nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (1
Corinthians 6:9-10)
If a man also lie with mankind, as he
lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they
shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
(Leviticus 20:13)
In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah
and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and
perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment
of eternal fire. In the very same way, these dreamers pollute
their own bodies, reject authority and slander celestial beings.
(Jude 7-8 (NIV))*
In a church with true believers
in Jesus Christ, you can receive prayer, and the Lord will free /
deliver you of your homosexual tendencies / immoral
relationships. The Comforter, the Holy Ghost can and will fill
your need for love and compassion. (The Spirit of Love will
replace the spirit of lust. The Lord will give you spiritual
intimacy [instead of physical
intimacy, if need be]).
If
you seek Him, you will find Him. If you walk in all his ways,
and to keep his commandments, He will never leave you or forsake you
(See Hebrews 13:5).
To begin your healing / deliverance, obey what the Apostles commanded
in Acts 2:38: Repent, get baptized in Jesus' name, and receive
the Holy Ghost (The Promise). There is nothing you have done that
God does not know about. He knew your whole life story before He
was ever tortured and killed for you. He has been waiting
for you. He is waiting for you.
"I
will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." (John 14:18)
Additional Verses:
"Therefore consider
the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity,
passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. For
it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the
sons of disobedience, and in them you also once walked, when you were
living in them." (Colossians 3:5-7 (NASB)) **
"Therefore, putting aside all
filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the
word implanted, which is able to save your souls. But prove
yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude
themselves." (James 1:21-22 (NASB)) **
"For the wages of sin is death; but
the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
(Romans 6:23)
"Do not practice homosexuality; it is a detestable sin." Leviticus 18:22 (NLT)
"Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the
people I am expelling from the Promised Land have defiled themselves.
As a result, the entire land has become defiled. That is why I am
punishing the people who live there, and the land will soon vomit them
out." Leviticus 18:24-25 (NLT)
"Do not give the land a reason to vomit you out for defiling it, as it
will vomit out the people who live there now." Leviticus 18:28 (NLT)
Consider looking up the definition for the words
"lasciviousness", "sodomy"
& "sodomite". The Mosaic Law taught us to separate clean from
unclean, and holy from
unholy. Everything belongs to the Lord. He has the right to
say what is right or wrong. Using commonsense, one will know that
unnatural intimate acts are unclean and unhealthy for the body [namely,
bacteria].
Without question, sodomy [which includes homosexuality as well as
unnatural acts performed by heterosexual couples] is unclean and
unacceptable to the Lord.
"What?
know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in
you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?" (1 Corinthians 6:19)
"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God
dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall
God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."
(1
Corinthians 3:16-17)
"Therefore
to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is
sin." (James 4:17)
The scriptures below are small example of what
the Lord does to those that practice such [without repenting].
Now the works of the flesh are
manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife,
seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and
such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in
time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom
of God. (Galatians 5:19-21)
And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to
all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the
children of Israel. (1 Kings 14:24)
And Asa did that which was right in
the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father. And he took away
the sodomites
out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had
made. (1 Kings 15:11-12)
And he brought out the grove from the
house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned
it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the
powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people. And
he brake down the houses of the sodomites,
that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for
the grove. And he brought all the priests out of the cities of
Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned
incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the
gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor
of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the
city. (2 Kings 23:6-8)
* NIV = New International Version
** NASB = New American Standard Bible
An
angel informed Gideon of the deliverance that he and his people will
receive through Gideon’s endeavors, with the Lord’s help (See Judges
6:11-16). Gideon asked for a sign (See Judges 6:17). Gideon
prepared a gift for the angel (See Judges 6:18). Preparation of a
gift is an act of acceptance / belief. After acting in faith,
Gideon received a sign that he sought after (See Judges 6:21-22).
After the Lord [through the angel] answered Gideon’s request for a
sign, confirming His Word, Gideon was given command by the Lord to
destroy some idols. This is something Gideon feared to do, but
knew it was the right thing to do.
Gideon should not have needed confirmation and is not recorded
requesting it for this task. Gideon obeyed in faith, destroying
the abominations. When the Lord confirms His Word, we must to
move with actions of faith / obedience. Additionally, when we
thrown down the altars of the enemy, the adversary will likely respond
negatively. But, if we keep our trust in God, we will prevail.
After obeying the Lord, Gideon’s enemies gathered against him (See
Judges 6:33). Gideon requested confirmation again from the Lord,
and the Lord granted his request (See Judges 6:37-38).
Note: Gideon is not merely asking for confirmation without
responding accordingly. He responded in faith already by
preparing the "meat offering" (See Judges 6:19) and also when he
destroyed the idols (See Judges 6:28).
Once again, Gideon humbly requested confirmation (which would be
reconfirmation, confirming what was already confirmed). He
requested the sign be opposite of what happened previously, and the
Lord did accordingly to Gideon’s sincere petition.
In
the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be
established. (2 Corinthians 13:1[b])
The Lord told Gideon He had delivered the enemy into his
hand. He allowed Gideon to receive more confirmation
through the mouth of his adversaries. One dreamed and the other
interpreted the dream, foretelling Gideon’s victory (See Judges 7:9-11
and Judges 7:13-15).
Gideon once again acted in faith by worshipping the Lord (which is a
sign of agreement) and also proceeded with the battle (another proof of
agreement), not fearing the adversary’s threatened recourse.
Three hundred men going against a multitude likened to the sand by the
sea side is something only a fool would do, unless acting in
faith. (The Just shall live by faith). Gideon and his men
with the help from the Lord prevailed. (See Judges 8:10 and
Judges 8:16-17).
The point in outlining this is to point out that the Lord will confirm
His Word to those that ask, and move in faith when shown what the Lord
desires. The Lord has given His Spirit as well as His servants
that He can use in a convincing way for those that are sincerely
seeking Him and His ways.
revised: 07/22/06
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