Homosexuality

[MadParrotWoman]

I can't help but feel that since gay marriage has become legal here in the UK that it has become a worrying trend to be gay and to be accepting of all things gay. Today an ex work colleague of mine who is also among my facebook friends announced she was "in a relationship" and proudly posted a picture of herself and new girlfriend. The post was accompanied by untold posts of congratulations from others - there wasn't a single negative reply - not one even questioned it. Am I the only Brit left who cannot accept that this is normal? "Why isn't it normal, animals do it" is the usual reply. Well God had very good reason to call this act an abomination. If the trend were to continue as it appears to be going then the human race will eventually die out.

Why does homosexuality seem to be on the increase? I believe that the more it is seen as normal and the more we dismiss God and His teachings the more we experiment because when we become God of our own lives quite frankly anything goes. There are no limitations when we have no higher authority and no rules to adhere to. Another possible cause of increasing homosexuality is the high volume of pollutants in our rivers and seas, high levels of plastic has already been proven to change the sex of fish (yes really!) and also affect the ability of men to father children.

I don't know why but I feel beaten down by all this - like I'm a lone voice. The human race cannot see where it is heading. We live in a crazy mixed-up world where there are no borderlines, no boundaries...
..Will the last straight human being please close the door and switch the lights out?

 

[dcontroversal]

Because sexual perversion such as homosexuality is the final straw before the impending judgment of God as in wrath....Romans teaches this....Men with men and women with women doing those things which are contrary to the truth...sets forth a few principles...

1. A mind void of judgment given by God to those who choose such lifestyles
2. The last straw and or sign before impending judgment from God
3. Nothing left but wrath from God

Just another sign to the closeness of the end of the age.......!

Same here in the U.S.....judge after judge striking down laws against it as UNCONSTITUTIONAL...........

 

[IAm3rd]

Well, there is no need for a negative post on there facebook page about it. No need to be negative at all. Just share the truth in love when you get a chance... or in a private message.

However, keep in mind that homosexual acts are a sin like every other sin. Do you feel the same when you see straight peoples post that clearly indicate sin in their lives ? Like, a straight couple living together etc ? It's important to not single out one persons sin over anothers.

I live in Dallas, and the Dallas Cowboys recently hired a homosexual defensive player. The next day their was a protest outside the stadium by 'christians' standing up for 'family values'... The problem is, every time there has been a Cowboy player that has been in the spotlight for very sinful behavior, such as domestic abuse, or drugs, etc etc, where were these christians then ?
Lets not highlight homosexuality when the world, ( and facebook ) is filled with equally sinful behaviors.

 

[sacraig67]

I was at a Presbyterian Church general assembly meeting last night (I am not presby). One of the main issues that will most likely pass is Presbyterian pastors will now be aloud to perform gay marriages (yep they use the word marriage). They are also going to reword their "Book of Order" to define marriage to say "a unique commitment between two people, traditionally a man and woman, to love and to support each other for the rest of their lives". Since when or where does the Bible say this is ok?

 

[MadParrotWoman]

I was at a Presbyterian Church general assembly meeting last night (I am not presby). One of the main issues that will most likely pass is Presbyterian pastors will now be aloud to perform gay marriages (yep they use the word marriage). They are also going to reword their "Book of Order" to define marriage to say "a unique commitment between two people, traditionally a man and woman, to love and to support each other for the rest of their lives". Since when or where does the Bible say this is ok?

I don't believe that any "church" conducting gay "weddings" is in fact a church of God. You cannot pick and choose parts of the Bible you like and dismiss the ones you don't. Marriage is between one man and one woman because the bible says so. God invented marriage and what He says goes whether we like it or not.

The secular world we now live it is fast eliminating God from society but we all have to face Him one day for judgement whatever we choose to do during our lives here on earth.

 

[just-me]

I was at a Presbyterian Church general assembly meeting last night (I am not presby). One of the main issues that will most likely pass is Presbyterian pastors will now be aloud to perform gay marriages (yep they use the word marriage). They are also going to reword their "Book of Order" to define marriage to say "a unique commitment between two people, traditionally a man and woman, to love and to support each other for the rest of their lives". Since when or where does the Bible say this is ok?

That's pretty sick. The Bible calls that thought process "reprobate mines." That mindset likes perversion, and rejoices in it.

 

[JesusIsAll]

All just more evidence of the slide into disobedience and apostasy of the times many of us are more and more seeing as the times of Noah, when governments are flaunting it in God's face.

 

[just-me]

All just more evidence of the slide into disobedience and apostasy of the times many of us are more and more seeing as the times of Noah, when governments are flaunting it in God's face.

It is so sad that the religious sect that speaks of Gods grace condones such, then calls it "the love of God."

 

[sacraig67]

The main problem is this...During the meeting the guy from the presby speaking said "the church is called to be in the world not of the world" (of course I had to say something about that). Second is this...With Presby USA allowing this not only are they saying being gay is fine but they are encouraging people to stay in sin.

 

[JesusIsAll]

It is so sad that the religious sect that speaks of Gods grace condones such, then calls it "the love of God."

We've now created a God that winks at sin. Don't dare point out what's in the word of God, lest you offend somebody's delicate ego, so that, in our pretense of love, we may altogether sing kumbaya, straight into hell fire, and until then live in a pot of universalist, ecumenical slop.

 

[sacraig67]

It is so sad that the religious sect that speaks of Gods grace condones such, then calls it "the love of God."

That is almost exactly one of the things he said. So apparently Presby USA feels to show "love" we have to encourage people to stay in sin.

 

[Blain]

Because sexual perversion such as homosexuality is the final straw before the impending judgment of God as in wrath....Romans teaches this....Men with men and women with women doing those things which are contrary to the truth...sets forth a few principles...

1. A mind void of judgment given by God to those who choose such lifestyles
2. The last straw and or sign before impending judgment from God
3. Nothing left but wrath from God

Just another sign to the closeness of the end of the age.......!

Same here in the U.S.....judge after judge striking down laws against it as UNCONSTITUTIONAL...........

Could you please post the scripture that says that? I dont doubt you but I would like to see it for myself

 

[sacraig67]

We've now created a God that winks at sin. Don't dare point out what's in the word of God, lest you offend somebody's delicate ego, so that, in our pretense of love, we may altogether sing kumbaya, straight into hell fire, and until then live in a pot of universalist, ecumenical slop.

Funny you said this...One of the things I said during the meeting was "now we have to get rid of or ignore much of Pauls writting about sin."

 

[Blain]

I dont encourage or agree with homosexuality, and I certainly cannot accept gay marriage as that is a sacred bonding with man and woman but I will not condemn them or talk bad about them. I would try to help them yes, I would show them that to follow God they have to give that up yes but to many Christians condemn and jduge them as it is, I will not partake

 

[sacraig67]

I dont encourage or agree with homosexuality, and I certainly cannot accept gay marriage as that is a sacred bonding with man and woman but I will not condemn them or talk bad about them. I would try to help them yes, I would show them that to follow God they have to give that up yes but to many Christians condemn and jduge them as it is, I will not partake

It's not the condemning that's the issue. I agree because I cannot condemn anyone. The issue is that Presby USA has made living in sin perfectly fine and dandy. God makes the rules we obey. Well unless you decide to change them then I guess that's ok. WAIT!! It's not ok! Who is in control? Us or God?

 

[just-me]

This is what we get when the churches preach that the law (part of God's word) is void and abolished.

Leviticus18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

Leviticus 20:13 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.

Romans 1:22-32
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools ,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator , who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another ; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet .
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient ;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable,( hard hearted) unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

 

[sacraig67]

I have sinned I am not sinless. I repented before my Lord and He has changed me. We are to invite them into our church and teach them the Gospel show them the love of Christ. We are not called to teach them the Gospel then say it's ok be married and live in sin. Oh just keep sinning keep doing what your doing we have a "loving" God he will overlook that. God has no gray area between sin and not sin. It's either sin or not sin.
Now it's fine if anyone on here wants to try and beat me up on this but I will stand on the Word of God on this issue.

 

[MadParrotWoman]

There is no one who is without sin - not one. I don't and wouldn't condemn anyone. My OP was about the acceptance of homosexuality in society today, where things are heading and where that leaves the average Christian isolated.

God doesn't have a list of big sins and little sins, to Him they all equal the same. It is us that categorise - and I'm one of the worst for doing it.

God bless you Craig and everyone else (that is all of us) struggling with sin.

 

[JesusChica1991]

actually there are some called abominations...but every sin is forgivable minus blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.

 

[MadParrotWoman]

actually there are some called abominations...but every sin is forgivable minus blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.

Even that one is open to interpretation and maybe for another thread