Homosexuality is defined as a “sexual behavior and sexual attraction between people of the same gender or a sexual orientation.?It is now becoming more and more acceptable as an alternate lifestyle to the heterosexual lifestyle (between a man and a woman). In some parts of the world it has been adopted into the legal system to marry two men or women including legally adopting a child into their home. This open acceptability is becoming more and more dominant due largely in part to medical science which says that it is a genetic disposition in a homosexual or lesbian to behave in such a manner. It is like a person who is born right handed or left handed. As such, these people must not be condemned but be lovingly embraced and accepted. Science is their god now for it dictates and defines laws in ways not known to man before. Movie stars and movies have promoted homosexuality as normal and in some cases even beautiful and very respectable.
The final authority in every believer’s life is the perfect Word of God. It is not mathematics, science, archaeology, or any of the other kind of wisdom from sinful men. The kind of man-centered wisdom is subjective and fluctuates from right to wrong to right, again and again. Was it not science that told us the world was flat when the Bible said clearly that it is round and hangs on nothing? Science can never be used as an absolute especially when it comes to morality. Therefore the Christian must never use it as the basis for his faith or his conduct.
But the worse part in this entire sordid new trend is not found in the world but in the church. Some churches have gay pastors and have openly married their congregational members who have openly professed that they are gays or lesbians. This confusion originates with new interpretations to the Bible including new versions of the Bible such as the New International Version. It has removed all references to the word “sodomite/s?from the entire Bible. The common replacement used is “shrine prostitute/s?(see Deu 23:17 ; 1Kings 14:24 ; 15:12 ; 22:46 ; 2Kings 23:7 .)
It is foolish for professing Christians to think that by the distortion of the Bible and false translation of the Bible they can change the clear teachings and eternal standard of God! God’s Word will forever stand regardless of how man may think and believe, sincerely or otherwise.
That homosexuality is a sin is clearly taught in both the Old and the New Testaments. This sin is first described in the book of Genesis. The sin was committed from the youngest to the oldest, poorest to the richest. The Bible says in Genesis 19:4-7 , “But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.?From this passage the Bible reveals that the sin of homosexuality is no respecter of age, wealth or status. People from all walks of life can fall into this sin. Yes it is a sin and not a small sin at that. It is a grievous sin. Homosexuality is a very severe and heinous sin in the eyes of God. God said in Genesis 18:20 , “And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous…”. It was for this very reason including the sin of fornication that God sent fire and brimstone to destroy the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. The certainty of this judgement from God is taught in Jude 1:7 which says, “Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.?And also in 2 Peter 2:6 , “And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;?/I>
This became the evidence for definite and irrefutable judgment that will come upon the false teachers and prophets who teach wrong doctrines in the last days, says the Apostle Peter through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Homosexuals who commit this sin must repent of it. The words of man deceive but the perfect Word of God gives life. As long as the homosexual does not regard what he does as a great sin, he will not repent. He will live in sin with a seared conscience. He has been lulled into a life of grievous sin by the world which is what the Bible describes as the deception of the last days.
Are we shocked that the world is becoming like a global Sodom and Gomorrah? No, because the Bible has already warned us that before the Lord returns in power and glory, the world will turn into a global city like Sodom and Gomorrah! The Bible says in Luke 17:28-30 , “Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.?What we pray for and continue to teach and preach is not to prevent the world from turning into a gigantic Sodom, but to save as many of our friends and loved ones as possible from this deadly sin and deception! May God help us to be convicted and turn from sin back to our God, even the Lord Jesus Christ! AMEN. [Next article: Can a Homosexual Be Saved??