God’s View On Homosexuality

Our generally conservative society is today coming under increasing pressure from the "gay rights movement". They seek to have homosexuality legitimized as a normal, acceptable sexual orientation. They claim it is a state in which one is born with, and hence it ought to be accepted. What is more worrying are the comments made by Christian leaders who condone homosexuality as acceptable behaviour.

Changing societies do not dictate God’s standards. God is the ultimate and sovereign Judge of sin. Homosexuality is sin according to His word – it is not decided by public opinion or any particular government’s stand on it. Sin is defined by God for us in the Bible. The Bible condemns homosexuality as a sin.

Lev. 18:22, "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is
abomination."

Lev. 20:13, "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."

1 Cor. 6:9-10," Know ye not that the
unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither
fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of
themselves with mankind (homosexuals), Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards,
nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God."

Rom. 1:26-27, "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 in
themselves that recompence of their error which was meet."

Homosexuality goes against the created order of God. God’s design for natural sexual relationships is part of His plan. Homosexuality falsifies what God designed. God created Adam and then Eve, a woman, not Steve, another man! This is what God has ordained and it is what is right. Homosexuality is clearly condemned by the Bible and is evidenced by God destroying the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah which indulged in homosexuality.

As we take a stand to condemn homosexuality in all its forms, let’s not forget that God loves a sinner but hates the sin. Just because someone is a homosexual does not mean that we cannot love him or pray for him. Homosexuality is a sin and like any other sin, it needs to be dealt with. They need Jesus too and their sins must be laid at the cross, repented of, and never done again.

There is hope for homosexuals. God can cleanse and purify all persons from sin. He is able to give deliverance to any who sincerely desire freedom and salvation. As demonstrated in 1 Corinthians 6:11 "And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God."

In spite of the growing secular humanist trend to think "it’s ok to be gay," let us stand firm and earnestly contend for the faith without wavering. For God has not changed his view of homosexuality as a moral abomination. Yes, He loves the sinner but He hates the sin. Amidst this fight let us also not be homophobic, but do our best to share Christ’s love for all who are lost in sin and save some from eternal condemnation.

In Christ,
Pr. Mathews Abraham