Against Homosexuality I

Chapter 1:

Introduction

 Recently someone posted a statement on a public forum board; A social media outlet. They made the statement that they support gay marriage. Naturally, several individuals jumped in with their support for this person’s statement. The author of this paper gave his response and merely mentioned that the Word of God was against it. What happened next was a barrage of anti-God and anti-bible statements from one individual. A public form on certain websites are no different from what happened many years ago in public forums in each city when something was brought up and the public had the opportunity to discuss it. The reader must be aware that once they publish something, it is open for debate. This paper for example will be open for debate as well.

 A Preacher friend of mine was associated with a ministry back in the 80’s. He felt he should write a letter to the opposing minister trying to encourage and help him. When all of this ended up in court the opposing minister’s lawyer had this letter blown up to about six feet tall by 3 feet wide. What was intended for good, turned against the preacher. His intentions were taken out of context. When a person posts something on a public forum, it is open for anything.

 Chapter 2:

Homosexuality as a rebellion Romans 1:25-27 (ESV), because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; 27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. Paul is saying that homosexuality is rebellion against God’s supreme purpose in creation, and an uncultured distortion of His moral and flawless strategy for His created order. The Word of God is clear on the subject from the very beginning. Genesis records the story that God made man and He (God) said that man should not be by himself, and with that nature, God made a helpmate for man and that person was a woman. There is no mistake that God felt that man and woman should be together. This comes to light more when they are considered one flesh and his (mans) statement that she (woman) is “bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh” (Genesis 2:23 NASB).

 Chapter 3:

The Word of God “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground” Genesis 1:28 NIV). That one verse should be enough to satisfy the opinion makers about what God’s plans were for His created world. Man and his mate (woman) were to be productive. There are 16 different translations to this passage and they all say the same thing.
 Be fruitful…
 21st Century King James Version: "Be fruitful and multiply"
 American Standard Version: "Be fruitful, and multiply"
 Amplified Bible: "Be fruitful, multiply"
 Contemporary English Version: "Have a lot of children!"
 Darby Translation: "Be fruitful and multiply"
 English Standard Version: "Be fruitful and multiply"
 Holman Christian Standard Bible: "Be fruitful, multiply"
 The Message: "Prosper! Reproduce"
 New American Standard Bible: "Be fruitful and multiply"
 New International Reader's Version: "Have children and increase your numbers"
 New International Version: "Be fruitful and increase in number"
 New King James Version: "Be fruitful and multiply"
 New Life Version: "Give birth to many; grow in number"
 New Living Translation: "Multiply"
 King James Version: "Be fruitful and multiply"
 Young's Literal Translation: "Be fruitful, and multiply"

 There should be no other message clearer than those translations above. God intended for man and woman to be together. God created man and then made woman. Two different individuals that could reproduce. He told them to have children and settle the world. The only way that children can be born is through procreation by a male and female. One man can never have a child. There is no way physically possible for that to take place. A woman cannot have a child unless a man is involved someway. God’s plan was to have man/woman together to create families together. There is no place in God’s family for people of the same sex getting together to fulfill his commission in Genesis. “Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters, nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders…” (I Corinthians 6:9-10 NIV). “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind it is abomination” (Leviticus 18:22 KJV). “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 KJV). “and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error” (Romans 1:27 NEW AMERICAN STANDARD).

Chapter 4:

 Nature proves Homosexuality is wrong. Look out your window or step on the front porch early in the morning and listen to the bird calls. Watch the two birds together. The most interesting are two pair of doves; one male and one female. When the Lord destroyed the world via the flood He told Noah to bring in the animals. Everyone who has been in Sunday school or Vacation Bible School as a child recalls how the animals came in by two’s; male and female so they could reproduce. Every zoo in the world when they want to reproduce their animals will get one from the opposite sex. Drive down any street in the world and find one dog in heat and you will find 5 other male dogs around her. Nature proves it is wrong.

 Chapter 5:

 The early Church Fathers The Didache (teachings of the twelve apostles) “You shall not commit murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not commit pederasty, and {Pederasty or paederasty is a bond between an older man and an adolescent boy separate from his direct family.} you shall not commit fornication, you shall not steal, you shall not practice magic, you shall not practice witchcraft, you shall not murder child by abortion nor kill one that has been born” (Didache 2:2 [A.D. 70] Terullian “All other frenzies of the lusts which exceed the laws of nature, and are impious toward both [human] bodies and the sexes, we banish, not only from the threshold but also from all shelter of the Church, for they are not sins so much as monstrosities” (Modesty 4 [A.D. 222]). Eusebius of Caesarea “Having forbidden all unlawful marriage, and all unseemly practice, and the union of women with women and men with men, he [God] adds: ‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for in all these things the nations were defiled, which I drive out before you. And the land was polluted, and I have recompensed [their] iniquity upon it, and the lnd is grieved with them that dwell upon it’” (Proof of the Gospel 4:10 [A.D. 319]).

 Chapter 6:

 I was born that way When God created the world He said that He would create man in His image. Once He created man, he seen man was lonely and made woman to help him. He told them to “make babies” and the process would continue. Man was born to be a dad and women were made to help the man and once the fall in the garden, they would have children. Very plain and simple. A Christian is an individual who exists in agreement to the instructions of Jesus Christ, irrespective of the delicate cost, identifying Christ’s lessons to be definitive truth. Such submission is made conceivable when a person is saved as an outcome of faith in what Christ did for him. Once a person is born again, he is empowered to abandon all effects which God proclaims to be evil. As evidence of his conviction, a true Christian will no longer desire to live in a state of constant sin. There are times when the Christian will struggle with their past sins and even new sins, he will not desire the same lifestyle which was going against the Word of God. I John 3:9-10 teach us that someone who is saved doesn’t practice sin. For the person who says they were born that way is going against God’s Word. The bottom line is a person who is practicing homosexuality is doing this because they desire to live this way. Those who attend church and feel they are Christians are feeling this way so they can appease their guilty soul. I person who drinks alcohol or uses tobacco is the same way. When a person chooses to do such things, is no other reason but to do them.

The squirrel

While driving to church this morning, I observed a squirrel on the road about 1/2 mile in front of me. Naturally, I did not slow down. I watched this squirrel do the following. Let me set the stage. It was on the left hand side of the road. It ran to the middle and stopped. Then it ran back to the left and turned sharply around and ran to the right hand side of the road. Once it got to the right hand side about 6 inches from the side of the road I chose to move slightly over to the middle. I was trying to be nice. The next thing I heard was a thump. That squirrel in a split second decided to run back across the road. My front tire decided to meet the squirrel. Well, you know the rest of his short life. I was reading in Matthew's gospel about the men who went to the birthplace of Christ. They had to follow the star. I questioned our small congregation today about what would have happened if they would have taken a detour and turned back? I question you today. Why do you start the walk and then turn back? Why do you begin a wonderful journey to get upset because of various reasons and turn back? Why? Life is hard and no one around us can deny that. However, just think of the blessings we have when we live for Christ. Life in heaven is surely worth the walk. Just don't turn around. If you desire to see what faith is, read the life of Perpetua. She never turned around when the hope of losing her father and child came into play. I am reading in one of my College classes the life of Perpetua. I am reading this from the book "Getting To Know Our Church Fathers: An Evangelical Introduction" This book is located at http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Know-Church-Fathers-Introduction/dp/1587431963 If you just want to know about Perpetua, then go to this website: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/131christians/martyrs/perpetua.html ( I would recommend purchasing the book to read about all the Church Fathers).