Homosexuality

Sometimes, I want to just write & write & write. Write about all of the controversial things going on in the world. Same sex marriage, abortion, the 29 year old woman who plans to take her own life on November 1st - stuff. And I know what I have to say will encourage some, sit the wrong way with most, but that doesn't seem to matter. God has given me a voice, & I'm going to use it.

A few days ago, the law was passed making same-sex marriage legal in several states - including Virginia. My Facebook news feed was filled with gay pride & equality posts, subtle sucker punches toward those "selfish", "stupid"  people who believe in the Biblical definition of marriage, & lots and lots of pro same-sex marriage advocates barking out hatred toward pro one man & one woman marriage advocates about how pro one man & one woman marriage advocates need to stop hating on pro same-sex marriage advocates. What?

I am 100% against same-sex marriage. That doesn't mean I don't have a heart. That doesn't mean I hate gay people. But in the Bible, Jesus Christ defined marriage as being a union between one man & one woman. I made a post in 2012 expressing my views on the subject, & nothing has changed. Instead of re-writing, I'm going to post that same thing again.

I was raised in a Godly, Christian home with parents who strive to live their every day for God and God alone. The most important thing to my parents, was to provide a home that would glorify the Lord. My brother’s and I spent most of our school going years at Greenbrier Christian Academy, so we never had the public school experience where the worldly atmosphere is so apparent. Saying that, I was taught that a boy grows up, meets a girl, falls in love, asks her to marry him {after asking her daddy for permission first}, gets married, has kids, and the cycle starts all over again. I was taught that the man should be the spiritual leader of the home and his helpmeet {wife – woman} should be just that; a helpmeet, and should love her husband with all of her heart. Never was I taught that it was okay for a man to marry a man or a woman to marry a woman. So, when I got older and started seeing and hearing of more homosexuals, I knew it wasn’t what God had intended and I never really gave it too much more thought.

We’ve all heard of the creation. If you haven’t, crack open that Bible to page one and read the first chapter. On the sixth day, God created a man – Adam. He made him in His image and he was without sin. In Genesis 2:7, the Bible says that God formed man out of the dust on the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. Then, He said that it was not good for man to be alone and He would make a helpmeet for Adam {Genesis 2:18). God created every “beast of the field and every fowl of the air”, but still, there was no helpmeet for the man. {Genesis 2:19-20}. God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam and He took one of Adam’s ribs and made a woman. Woman. {Genesis 2:22} If God had intended for a man to marry a man, wouldn’t he have made another Adam?  

After God created Eve, He told the two to be fruitful and multiply {Genesis 1:28}. Again, if God had intended for the world to be filled with both heterosexual and homosexual beings, He would have designed our bodies to be able to reproduce through both means. Also, sexual intercourse through homosexuals would have been made healthy and natural. In Romans 1:27, it says that the men stopped “being with” the women and started lusting and wanting each other. They did things together which in turn created punishment within their bodies. Not healthy.

In Matthew, Jesus was asked questions about marriage. Immediately, He went straight to the beginning of time saying, ”Have ye not read that He which made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, for this cause shall a man leave father and mother and cleave to his wife: and they twain shall become one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.”{Matthew 19:4-7} Although He never specifically spoke on gay marriage, He made it known countless times that, from the beginning, marriage was meant for one male and one female.

Over the years, society has become so oblivious to the real meaning of marriage. Marriage was made to be between one man and one woman and was to be life-long. Hollywood has made it okay for pre-marital sex, homosexuality, divorce, adultery, and so much more. Now a day, if you’re celebrating your three year wedding anniversary, you must be a saint. It’s sad how far we’ve gone from God and how little people want to turn around and make changes to make the world what it was intended to be.

Some of the people that I’m closest to believe that people are born gay. Whether it’s their brother, sister, cousin, or friend, it’s hard to see that it’s a sin. Once the man and the woman are ready to reproduce, God forms a baby inside the mother’s womb. He created every part of that child. How many hairs are on their head, what color their eyes are, where the freckles will be placed on their little cheeks, their personality, and on and on. Each human being is made in God’s image. Do you truly, honestly believe that He would shape and mold someone and create them to be a homosexual – something He has taught us not to be? Personally, I don’t.

Like I said, for someone who has a loved one who is gay, accepting Biblical facts behind it can be a hard pill to swallow. I’m not here to judge; I’m here to pray. I was put on this earth to be a light in the darkness. To spread the love of my Father. To show people His grace. You’ve never done anything too bad for forgiveness. The Bible is very clear on the rights and wrongs of life – specifically marriage. Don’t think that just because you’ve had pre-marital sex, been attracted to the same sex, had a divorce, been an adulterer, or anything else, that you’ve gone too far for the Lord to love you. He loves you. He loves you right now. Jesus Christ died for you. Can you imagine being in a perfect place and being sent to a world full of disgust and evil? Can you imagine being spit on, mocked, whipped, bruised, battered, and so much more? Can you imagine dying for a world who hates you? Dying so that that same world may come to know Christ as their Savior and be able to spend eternity in Heaven? Can you imagine that love? Jesus could have stopped those soldiers at any minute. He didn’t have to be nailed to that cross. Why did He do it? For you and me. He loves you more than anyone else could. He’s waiting for the invitation into your heart.  Revelation 3:20 says, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear My voice and open the door, I will come into him and will sup with him and him with me.”

Love has been made into being a stomach full of feelings. If this man feels attracted to that man, who is anyone to stop them from getting married? Society has thrown the whole meaning of marriage out of the window and has said, “If you feel it, go for it!” They’ve made it seem okay to make a life-long promise at the alter then find something better, cheat on your spouse, get a divorce, and make it a cycle. It’s not okay!

2 Chronicles 7:14 says, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

Come on guys, I think it’s time to humble ourselves before the Lord and ask Him to forgive. How awesome would it be to have a world-wide revival? It just takes truly repentant hearts.