"And do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."
Roman 12:2. NKJV
Yesterday, we looked at the contentious subject of abortion and the Christian view. We also looked at how, if we take the first three letters of the word conformed, we are left with the word 'Con,' which can describe how the world may con us into believing that something is right in the world, when God says different.
Today let us look at perhaps a more contentious subject - homosexuality and same- sex relationships and marriage.
The bible tells us very clearly that:
'You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination."
Leviticus 18:22. NKJV
This includes both gay and lesbian relationships and how God feels about them. In a nutshell, He loves the person who practices this lifestyle but finds the act, an abomination. We are told in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10: 'Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolators, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.' Quite clearly the bible tells us that no one who lives such a life will not enter Heaven. This is quite serious.
There has been an upward trend in gay rites and, from a legal point of view, a gay person cannot be discriminated against. Pride rallies are taking place all over the world; even many churches are now willing to conduct same-sex marriages. Also gay priests are being accepted into the ministry. Schools can no longer teach the full subject of Christianity and yet teaching and advice on gay sex is taught that it is an acceptable alternative to what we have always accepted as normal. The thing is, God's Word is the final authority. He hasn't changed His mind on this subject. 'Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever,' (Hebrews 13:8).
Many people feel that the bible is outdated. God is definitely not outdated and therefore, neither is His Word. It stands as it was written. We cannot take what is now accepted as an alternative lifestyle and fit it into what God has ordained. The bible - God's Word, cannot be updated. It is fact and actually, set in stone. What God said, He means and always will mean. This is how the world is trying to con people into believing what is not God's will.
This doesn't mean, that as Christians we can judge people who choose to live this way. We have no right. We do have a right however, to challenge what they say about God's Word. God finds it unacceptable and an abomination and that is final.
Does this mean that if we as Christians, have a family member who tells us they're gay, we should disown them? Certainly not! We should love them just the same and continue to allow them to see Jesus in our lives, leaving this with God himself. The same if we have gay friends. As long as they don't try to force their lifestyle on us, they have a right that we don't force our lifestyle on them. Jesus is in charge and he is very skilled in showing us the way forwards.
However, we need to be mindful that, because we're a Christian, we need to establish righteousness wherever we are and never allow compromise to take us over. What God says - stands and we should uphold that Word and never bow to any other way of life.
Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard
dailylifewithjesus@protonmail.com
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