BIBLE
DIGEST - Number 64
August
1996
HOMOSEXUALITY
MY "POLITICALLY INCORRECT" RELIGION!
By Allon Maxwell
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Of course, I do
have FIRM convictions about this subject, and my opinion is definitely NOT "Politically
Correct"! That DOES NOT
mean I hate Gays. I do not. (Indeed I disapprove strongly of the prevalent
"violent" attitudes expressed by many Christians towards Gays. I
consider those violent "Christian" attitudes to be a sin as
offensive to God as any other sin!) But it
certainly does mean that I DO NOT APPROVE of the Gay lifestyle! And it does
mean that I will continue to exercise my democratic freedom of speech to say
I believe that, unchecked, it will destroy the fabric of our society. Jesus did say
that His second coming would be at a time when (amongst other things) sexual
attitudes in the Earth would be very much like those of ancient Sodom. At that time,
not 10 righteous people could be found to save the city from destruction. The sin of
Sodom is, of course, not the ONLY sin which excludes its practitioners from
the Kingdom of God. There are indeed LOTS of others!!! But Jesus
Himself, chose THIS ONE for special mention, as one which would become
unusually obvious in the "last days", as a sign of God's
approaching judgements. And it is very
apparent that many Churches today, have already begun to align themselves
with the "politically correct" attitudes of our times, towards this
sin. Just try to
imagine what it might be like in a world full of cities, in every one of
which there are no longer 10 Christians to be found, who will declare Sodomy
to be a SIN which GOD hates (AS MUCH AS ANY OTHER). Just try to
imagine a world full of people, so dedicated to the Sin of Sodom, that God
will decide to do again, what He did long ago with Noah's World ..... but
this time by FIRE! One now
regularly hears "Christian" leaders expressing approval for the Gay
lifestyle as a legitimate expression of human sexuality. Many amongst
both leaders and laity, no longer consider the practice of this sin to be a
barrier to church membership, or even to the ordination of ministers. We are being
told that it is time for the Church to "adjust" its values to
conform with the prevailing attitudes of our society. I HAVE EVEN
HEARD IT SAID THAT JESUS WOULD APPROVE! However, one of the great things
about God, is that He does not change! His word and His promises are
unchangeable! You can trust what He says! You can trust
that what He approves of, and disapproves of, will be the same today as it
always has been! And if you do
listen carefully to what God says, ..... you ALWAYS know EXACTLY where you
stand with God! Think about it
for a moment. Can it possibly
be true that on the DAY OF JUDGEMENT there will be TWO standards? One standard
for all those in past centuries, who listened obediently to what the BIBLE
says, and another OPPOSITE standard for those of the 1990s who are more
"enlightened"? Were Moses and
Jesus and Paul, and all the other writers, really so far out of touch with
what God thinks about all sexual sin , INCLUDING HOMOSEXUALITY,
that they got it so completely wrong? Are these 20th
century "prophets" to be regarded as MORE RELIABLE, and having MORE
AUTHORITY, and a better GRASP OF TRUTH than the Son of God? If God's book
and God's Son are WRONG about this, how can I ever trust anything else they
say? (Of course THAT
is the real problem isn't it? These modern "prophets" don't seem to
believe much of the rest of it either, ..... do they?) "Do not be CONFORMED to this world, but be
TRANSFORMED by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the will
of God , what is good and acceptable and perfect".
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