The local news was reporting that there were protesters in downtown Denver rallying against the passage of Proposition 8 in California. Proposition 8 is a statewide ballot measure that bans same-sex marriage. A similar measure was passed in Colorado a couple of years ago. As I told a friend of mine today, when the proponents of same-sex marriage, or other liberal issues, lose in an election, they protest and demand the outcome be overturned. In my opinion, when homosexuals, and their supporters, who believe their sin to be a normal, god-given, behavior, don't get their way, anybody who rejects it is deemed "abnormal." It is why they will call opponents of same-sex marriage bigots and other vile names. As an example of some of the stuff that is said about those of us who are against same-sex marriage, I refer you to an article written in the Denver Post, today, that talks about some of the signs that were being displayed at the rally.
"The Mormon church has a right to their beliefs but they don't have a right to make public policy," said Cathryn Hazouri, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado. Many protesters held signs that read, "Stop the H8, Separate church/state," "Constitutional Democracy=No Tyranny of the Majority" and "Oppression is a Sin.""
The Mormon church aside, I laugh when I hear proponents of same-sex marriage say that a religious body doesn't have a right to make public policy. Well, who does have the right to make public policy? It is the public! And the public decided against Proposition 8. I find it also interesting that they will call those in favor of Prop 8, or any legislation against same-sex marriage, as promoting hate. But it is the homosexuals who storm churches, have gay-pride parades and use activist judges to shove their beliefs down the throat of the majority of the population. As for separating church and state, there is nothing in the founding documents of this country that even hints at the idea. Besides, you can't separate your beliefs from your politics. What are politicians? They are lawmakers. And the laws they put in place and support are those that line up with their beliefs! Now, they may not assign their belief system to any recognized religion, but they adhere to those beliefs religiously. And there is no "Tyranny of the Majority." It is called voting. Same sex marriage was voted down by the majority of the people in California. If anybody is guilty of tyranny, it is the homosexuals who use activist judges to overturn the will of the people, as was the case in California. And, oppression may be sin, but so is condoning sin by saying you have a "right" to have it made legitimate by the state. So, who is right when it comes to the issue of homosexuality and same-sex marriage?
""Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."" Matthew 19:4-6
"Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion." Romans 1:26-27
"...realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching..." 1 Timothy 1:9-10
"'Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable." Leviticus 18:22
God is right, when it comes to the issue of homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Jesus, God in the flesh, affirmed that God created male and female as the proper marriage union. If it were not He could not have told them to be fruitful and multiply. This is a command that no homosexual can obey, ever! Jesus, the Creator of all things, is the Word. And the Bible is the written Word of God. Therefore, it is God who determines what is the definition of marriage. There are plenty of secular arguments against same-sex marriage, but even those are not the standard of truth by which to judge these things. We must always go back to the Word of God to determine what is best in these circumstances. Besides the affirmation of marriage as between a man and woman, the Bible clearly has an opinion about homosexuality. We see in Romans where homosexual behavior is the result of "shameful lusts." This shameful lust leads to unnatural behavior between men and women. And, unfortunately, those taking part in such behavior are at risk of receiving a penalty for their perversion. In 1 Timothy, the Apostle Paul compares homosexual behavior to that of murderers, perjurers and kidnappers. Some versions have it compared to slave trading. Will the same-sex proponents protest against laws banning murder, perjury, kidnapping and slavery? I doubt it. I believe the reason so many of these homosexuals want marriage between a man and a woman to be redefined to include same-sex relationships is because, deep down, as the Bible says, they know that what they do is immoral and detestable and they want to relieve themselves of the guilt they feel.
"Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Many homosexuals, falsely, believe that God made them homosexual. No, when God created mankind, He made Adam and Eve. He did so for a purpose. He wanted Adam and Eve to populate His creation with godly offspring that He could love and enjoy on a planet, and in a universe, made for them. The sexual desires we all have, are indeed, natural and God-given. However, because of sin entering the world, how we choose to engage in that activity has been perverted. Instead of the natural order God desired of a married man and women using the gift of God to produce godly offspring, we have the sexual immorality and debauchery you see before us today. Regardless of what sexual activity one is engaged in, homosexuality, fornication or some other perversion, anything done outside of the marriage between a man and woman, is sin. But, God provided a way in which to rescue all mankind, including those trapped in the homosexual lifestyle. He did this through His Son Jesus Christ who died for the sins of the world, including homosexuality, and rose from the dead to indwell all those who come to Him by faith. When we engage in sexual sin, of any kind, we are trying to fulfill a need within ourselves that can only be filled by the life of God. And that life is only available as a free gift, made available, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. If we are honest, if engaging in sexual sin, or sin of any kind, were fulfilling that desire we crave in the depths of our being, we would not have to continue to engage in it. Normally, the more we engage in that sin, the more depraved we become. It is a never ending trap. But, as scripture says, those activities are descriptions of what defined a person before they come to faith in Christ. As a Christian, we are now washed, sanctified and justified in Christ. If you are a homosexual, you don't need to change the definition of marriage to justify who you are. You need to realize that what you seek to find in your sin; love, peace, acceptance, meaning and purpose, can only be found in Christ. My prayer is that you turn to Him before it is too late.
"The Mormon church has a right to their beliefs but they don't have a right to make public policy," said Cathryn Hazouri, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado. Many protesters held signs that read, "Stop the H8, Separate church/state," "Constitutional Democracy=No Tyranny of the Majority" and "Oppression is a Sin.""
The Mormon church aside, I laugh when I hear proponents of same-sex marriage say that a religious body doesn't have a right to make public policy. Well, who does have the right to make public policy? It is the public! And the public decided against Proposition 8. I find it also interesting that they will call those in favor of Prop 8, or any legislation against same-sex marriage, as promoting hate. But it is the homosexuals who storm churches, have gay-pride parades and use activist judges to shove their beliefs down the throat of the majority of the population. As for separating church and state, there is nothing in the founding documents of this country that even hints at the idea. Besides, you can't separate your beliefs from your politics. What are politicians? They are lawmakers. And the laws they put in place and support are those that line up with their beliefs! Now, they may not assign their belief system to any recognized religion, but they adhere to those beliefs religiously. And there is no "Tyranny of the Majority." It is called voting. Same sex marriage was voted down by the majority of the people in California. If anybody is guilty of tyranny, it is the homosexuals who use activist judges to overturn the will of the people, as was the case in California. And, oppression may be sin, but so is condoning sin by saying you have a "right" to have it made legitimate by the state. So, who is right when it comes to the issue of homosexuality and same-sex marriage?
""Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."" Matthew 19:4-6
"Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion." Romans 1:26-27
"...realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching..." 1 Timothy 1:9-10
"'Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable." Leviticus 18:22
God is right, when it comes to the issue of homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Jesus, God in the flesh, affirmed that God created male and female as the proper marriage union. If it were not He could not have told them to be fruitful and multiply. This is a command that no homosexual can obey, ever! Jesus, the Creator of all things, is the Word. And the Bible is the written Word of God. Therefore, it is God who determines what is the definition of marriage. There are plenty of secular arguments against same-sex marriage, but even those are not the standard of truth by which to judge these things. We must always go back to the Word of God to determine what is best in these circumstances. Besides the affirmation of marriage as between a man and woman, the Bible clearly has an opinion about homosexuality. We see in Romans where homosexual behavior is the result of "shameful lusts." This shameful lust leads to unnatural behavior between men and women. And, unfortunately, those taking part in such behavior are at risk of receiving a penalty for their perversion. In 1 Timothy, the Apostle Paul compares homosexual behavior to that of murderers, perjurers and kidnappers. Some versions have it compared to slave trading. Will the same-sex proponents protest against laws banning murder, perjury, kidnapping and slavery? I doubt it. I believe the reason so many of these homosexuals want marriage between a man and a woman to be redefined to include same-sex relationships is because, deep down, as the Bible says, they know that what they do is immoral and detestable and they want to relieve themselves of the guilt they feel.
"Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Many homosexuals, falsely, believe that God made them homosexual. No, when God created mankind, He made Adam and Eve. He did so for a purpose. He wanted Adam and Eve to populate His creation with godly offspring that He could love and enjoy on a planet, and in a universe, made for them. The sexual desires we all have, are indeed, natural and God-given. However, because of sin entering the world, how we choose to engage in that activity has been perverted. Instead of the natural order God desired of a married man and women using the gift of God to produce godly offspring, we have the sexual immorality and debauchery you see before us today. Regardless of what sexual activity one is engaged in, homosexuality, fornication or some other perversion, anything done outside of the marriage between a man and woman, is sin. But, God provided a way in which to rescue all mankind, including those trapped in the homosexual lifestyle. He did this through His Son Jesus Christ who died for the sins of the world, including homosexuality, and rose from the dead to indwell all those who come to Him by faith. When we engage in sexual sin, of any kind, we are trying to fulfill a need within ourselves that can only be filled by the life of God. And that life is only available as a free gift, made available, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. If we are honest, if engaging in sexual sin, or sin of any kind, were fulfilling that desire we crave in the depths of our being, we would not have to continue to engage in it. Normally, the more we engage in that sin, the more depraved we become. It is a never ending trap. But, as scripture says, those activities are descriptions of what defined a person before they come to faith in Christ. As a Christian, we are now washed, sanctified and justified in Christ. If you are a homosexual, you don't need to change the definition of marriage to justify who you are. You need to realize that what you seek to find in your sin; love, peace, acceptance, meaning and purpose, can only be found in Christ. My prayer is that you turn to Him before it is too late.
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