“For this cause God gave them over unto vile affections…”  (Romans 1)

 

Reader,
I have heard many, many preachers and other ministers and Christ-ians declare that Homosexuality and the homosexual agenda will bring the judgment of God upon our nation.  I’m certain you have heard this too and maybe even said it. You might even remind yourself of it when you see or hear somethong about the homosexual agenda.

Allow me to say something surprising. That position is absolutely incorrect, and theologically incorrect and unsound.  Reader, The homosexual and their agenda is not the cause of God’s coming judgment upon this nation and the world.  Does this surprise you? Are you thinking, “What’s this guy talking about?”  Are you shaking your head and asking, “Hasn’t this guy ever heard of Sodom and Gomorrah?”

WE have heard about Sodom and Gomorrah an thought the same things you did until I actually read what Scripture has said.  This is a common occurance, persons often believe they know what the Bible states until they actually read it for themselve.

In our quoted text above we read, “For this cause…”  What cause?  The cause of the world turning from God and God’s way.  For the cause of the world, choosing to turn away from God, from remembering and thinking about God, from a proper reverence and love for God.  What God did to them for this rebellion?

“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: 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 into themselves that recompence of theit error which was meet.”  You see the”recompence” is not STD’s or AIDs or VHI but instead, these diseases are the recompence for giving up God. Reader, whatever belief you had before, you must adjust your beliefs to the teaching and plain Words of God.

What about Sodom and Gomorrah? The same truth applies.  God did not destroy these cities because of homosexuality but instead, Homosexuality was His final warning. It is true that Homosexuality was the final warning and the final cause, so to speak, but there were many sins that brought upon these cities the rampant homosexuality. Again, the homosexuality and it’s attack upon that which was holy: Lot and the two (2) angels, was the final action that brought God’s justice and wrath.

Reader, let us agree with God’s Word and look at the homosexual and the homosexual agenda as the final straw.  How should persons, all persons respond to this truth?  Those who are not part of this agenda, such as Christ-ian believers should thank God they weren’t born into this inclination; church understand, this inclination something they were born with and born into.

Those Christ-ians that have this inclination, and there be very many, remain spotless from the actual partaking on this lifestyle and thank God for the grace to do so.  To the lost person that has kept away but yet feels the draw, seek God and His salvation through Christ RIGHT NOW. To the lost person that has given into this inclination and thought they had no choice, turn to God and His salvation in Christ,  for homosexuality IS a sin for which Christ died and rose again having defeated. The Scriptures warn that lost persons involved in a homosexual relation will not inherit the kindgom of Christ but will suffer an eternity in Hell.

Let me say something that is something you may not have heard before. This may draw the ire of many Christ-ian brethren and may please many in the homosexual lifestyle.  To be honest, I would rather not say this, but I must be true to Scripture before pleasing men.

In 1 Corinthians 6:9-12, Paul lists a number of sins that have a rather addictive nature to them.  Two (2) of them are having to do with the addictive sin of homosexuality.  Paul speaks to the female or effeminate side of the duo and he speaks to the male side or the man the abuses himself side.  Paul tells us that none of those that partake in this and other addictive natured sins will inherit the kingdom of God.  However,

However, Paul then goes on to say, “and such were some of you…”  Paul goes on to declare these person “washed…sanctified…justified in the [N]ame of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”  Paul declares these persons saved and under the Lordship of Christ!!!
It is important, at this point, to remember many of the sins listed, fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, [homosexuals], Nor theives, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, are of an addictive nature. Remember this because of what Paul says next…”And such WERE some of you…”  Paul continues surprisingly with, “All things are lawful unto me, but not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.”  If one connects these statements with Roman 7 where Paul cries out about his inability to do good and his inability to cease from doing wrong, we learn a startling truth.

When one is saved, one does NOT cease from sin!!!  Reader if you doubt what I say about many of the sins above being of an addictive nature, you have never committed any of these and if so, praise God from morning to night for this great gift.  However if you have been partaker of any or more of these sins, you will know the addictive nature or atleast how difficult is was to walk away from said sins.

When a young unmarried couple, who have been living together and fornicating, come to know Christ, the sin of fornication is extremely hard to break. I remember being a young Christ-ian and failing in this area. When someone was in an adulterous affair and becomes saved or even gets right with the Lord, this sin is also not easy to walk away from. Homosexuality, if this is all one had known, will have a tough time departing this sin as he or she has learned to Name the Name of Christ. Alcoholism, need I even say more about the addictive nature?

All of the sins names are difficult to simply walk away from on the day of one’s new birth. To be sure, some have walked away right after their new birth and I say to them, what I said to those who have never been partaker of these sins, “Praise God from morning to evening” for this divine kindness.

What exactly am I saying up above?  Let me be clear, there will be some if not many persons born anew, born again, born from above that will continue in sin, especially that of the addictive nature. These are saints, to be sure.  These are true children of God that may return time and again to their old way.

However, there will be a difference, no doubt.  These persons will understand what they do to be sin and not a chosen and acceptable lifestyle. That being said, they may be over-powered by these sins, they may give in and commit sin, being sorry while doing so, and they will repent afterward and promise God that it will never happen again and then it happens again and again.  To be true, they may struggle with this/these sins until they meet Christ in death or in the air.  “But [they] are washed, but [they] sanctified, but [they] are justified in the Name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.”

Does this Biblical truth give you, me, us a license to sin, then?  Of course not, God forbid, In no way, shape or form, Nada, Nope, Never!!! Do you get what I’m saying?  WE are never ever given license to sin. We are only extended grace when we do.  We are only extended mercy when we do and we prove God true when we do (1 John 1). We, as Christ-ians, should fight sin as if we were wrestling an opponent. But as in wrestling, sometimes we will win and sometimes we will lose. We will get better and better as we wrestle more and more often.

Paul states plainly, “all things are lawful for me…but I will not be brought under the power of any.”  What are “all things?”  The sins listed above!!! What else could “all things” refer to?  He adds, however, even though he will not suffer the lawful penalty of sin, he would not be subject or addicted to any of the sins listed or any other sin not listed.

Christ-ian, understand me, clearly.  One never wants to sin. One never takes pleasure in pleasuring in sin, one would gladly give up sin and any, and all sins, if possible; one does not suffer sin gladly.  “My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an [A]dvocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the [R]ighteous…”  (1 John 2).

Reader, let us point out four (4) truths from John’s first (1st) epistle.
*My little children…”  John does not refer to the jews or to us, spiritual jews, as sinners, as wicked, as workers of iniquity or in any negative manner. No, John refers to us as “children.”
*…”sin not.”  John is direct and clear when he tells us to, “sin not.”  That is the will of all born again children of God, none of us WANT to sin and Displease God, no, not one…no, not one.
*”And if any man sin, we…”  John does not say, “you.”  John says, “we.”  Praise God for the little words than mean everything.  John places himself with us.
*”We have an [A]dvocate…”  Christ stands in our place declaring us righteous as we have been given His righteousness!!! Praise God from morning to night, if you have been imputed with Christ’s Righteousness.  Bless God for that great exchange…Christ became sin and we became righteous. Our sin was cast upon Him and His righteousness was imputed, given, or accounted to us, PRAISE GOD TO THE HIGHEST.

Reader, am i saying it’s okay to sin? NEVER.  “Sin not” said John. He then adds, “But.”  That is what I’m saying, Reader, do not sin, but when you do.  The rest of John’s epistle tells us every person does and will sin and if any deny this, they make God a liar.

To the homophile, or one who is attracted to the same sex, but has never given in to the temptation, Do not fall under the great power of the sin of homosexuality, this truth we have written does not give you room to give in.  This article teaches that those that do give in will not lose their place in Christ. Thank God for the grace that has kept you from sin. What I have said in the last three (3) sentences I say, yeah, rather, God says to all of us, who sin.

One last point I would make, “but ye are sanctified, but ye are jusified…”  (compare with Jude 1).  Notice the order of the two (2) graces.  Sanctified comes before justified, yet sanctification comes after justification in order of our salvation (Romans 8).  What should we make of the order of graces?  Methinks, Paul is telling us that God set us apart, or sanctified us in eternity past, prior to our calling and justification in time.  That means, Reader, He knew all about us and our sin and sins prior to justifying us.  Praise God for His mercy and grace and for choosing to love us.

Godspeed.