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Subject: Why the spotlight on gays? |
Bible Note: Doc, Thanks for the link. This was some very thought-provoking material. I do, however, have some problems with what they are saying. The writer claims "Homosexuality is a judgment from God." James 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man: 14 but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed. We know homosexuality is sin. God does not cause anyone to sin. The writer claims "The things that happen in our time and in our country are therefore our responsibility." Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. We are each individually responsible for our sin. Otherwise, in the day of judgment, one could point the finger and say "it was their fault, not mine." They say, "In a theological context, we understand that homosexuality is a deep longing for communion with the masculine." I, for one, haven't a clue where they get this from. According to Romans 1, they "burned in their lust one toward another." Remember, homosexual does not just refer to men, although that is how the word is often used. It just means "same-sex", regarding men or women. This isn't a longing for communion, rather rejection of Him Who "made them male and female." Eph 5:31 "For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh. 32 This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church." The man-woman marraige points to the God Who ordained it. These want nothing to do with that God. "Christian fathers are a primary cause of the curse of homosexuality. Again, from Romans 1:25 "for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions:" God gave them up as a result of their own behaviors. They say "So we openly accept homosexual marriage in the civil realm as God's means of undermining that civil realm, and we accept that He has done this in judgment for wicked fathering within the Church." Mark 10:6 "But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them. 7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;" The Bible says a man shall cleave to his wife. I will never support anything other than that. Some homosexuals are very "in your face", and I think this contributes greatly to their being a focal point. We as Christians need to see past sin of any kind to love those that Christ loves, while not condoning sin, but sin is against God, not us. The homosexual is breaking God's law, not mine. Why should I minister any less to a homosexual than to a liar or drunkard? Love in Christ, Mark |