The article that you are about to read isn’t the usual Bible lesson. It is more of a commentary than a lesson based on an article found on the web. The ramifications of the subject need to be explored because it involves how far those who oppose God’s righteousness will go to assuage the feelings of those who practice sin.

Two quotes from the article follow: Restricting marriage to heterosexual couples causes gay men and lesbian women psychological and social harm ... The second: The article does not quantify the impact of not being able to marry, but Herdt and co-author Robert Kertzner write that the denial of marriage causes some gay men and lesbian women -- and their families -- to devalue their relationships, and it can lead people to make to ambiguous commitments, both of which can undermine a relationship. (Click Here or link below for the article.) The relationships can’t be devalued because when compared to any standard of decency set forth by God, they have no value other than two humans who know each other. This is another example of catering to those who are trying to deny that homosexual relationships aren’t sinful.

Our nation of people stands at the crossroad and must determine whether they will continue to condone and wink at the sin of homosexual conduct or allow it and continue down the road of depravity against God’s teaching. The Book of Leviticus 20:10-21 speaks to the types of relationships God forbids. Verse 13 says: [Lev 20:13] 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. Further in Leviticus 18:22: [Lev 18:22] Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Verses 13 and 22 both use the word abomination which means sin in all of its ugliness (Hebrew: ba’ash, to smell bad, to be offensive morally,  (make to) be abhorred loathsome, odious, stink). When people forget sin, then sin enters in and it is seen in all forms of ungodly conduct.

If the nation’s people accept homosexual sin (male to male and woman to woman in ways that God teaches us are wrong) so that the practitioners won’t feel they are outcasts, what other types of perverted conduct will be looked upon at some point as normal? As it is, groups such as NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association) are advocates of sexual relationships with children. They deny that being true but their history speaks differently. Other groups promote incest and bestiality. Should not those activities be sanctioned too, so that the practitioners won’t experience condemnation and shame?

Much effort is put forth to dim the sin of perverted conduct. It is said that Jesus didn’t condemn homosexual activity (See Such Were Some of You), but they do make error in not knowing the scriptures. The Old Testament is the history of God’s work with mankind and the historical work of the Jews bringing Jesus into the world. God told the ones he chose for that important work the limits of their behavior. It is folly to think that Jesus in fulfilling the law and abolishing it opened the door for homosexual conduct. The Gentiles weren’t under the law until Peter preached the gospel to the household of Cornelius, Acts Chapter 10. It is perverted thinking to suggest that the gospel opened the door for God’s approval of the Gentiles to practice perversion.

Paul said of the Gentiles regarding the law: [Rom 2:14] For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: [Rom 2:15] Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) [Rom 2:16] In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.  Paul wrote of right versus wrong and this verse shows that the Gentiles knew the difference between right and wrong, sin, and God’s natural way for mankind.

When will the headlong dive into political correctness and the feel good of depravity end? It will end when people who love God will stand up and tell the depraved enough is enough. Until it is done the question remains, Where Will It End?

© 03-02-2006 DEC

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