Throwing No Stones!

[jaras_moon]

I certainly agree that a government that defends and promotes homosexuality is usurping the authority vested in it by the Creator. What I would add is that to isolate the issue of homosexuality in debate is somewhat futile. In the same way that I don't consider late-term abortions any less morally wrong than the seemingly benign "morning after" abortion pill. Therefore I would hesitate before ascribing a unique status to homosexuality as a sin. In other words, abortion is murder of a human being no matter how it is accomplished, and sexual sin is just that no matter what context is found (premarital, porn, lust, etc). In my opinion the issue isn't whether or not homosexuality is sin, it is whether the Creator is God and the Scriptures express His judgment. If He is God the Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, the ultimate judge of all men, then homosexual activity as well as everything sexual outside of marriage (including thoughts), are sin. Refusal to acknowledge this and receive the grace of God bought by Christ's blood is the lie that yields what God the Father hates the most - the loss of people's souls. I would also point out that the promotion of this basic delusion in all contexts (there are many) is spiritually rooted, as in lying spirits. All the rationalized arguments that attempt to justify sin are fruits, not roots, of people's refusal to acknowledge that God is God and His Word is true. My point is that there is an often unseen danger in highlighting particular sins of others, not that this necessarily reflects on your post (J.P.). The danger is that doing so diminishes our own perception of equally damning sin in ourselves, as the Pharisees did. So, I agree that homosexuality is sinful, unreasonable, and unnatural, but I also think it important to qualify that observation with the fact that my own sin is just as bad. We all are sinners!

I believe in one God, His Word is Truth, and His Son is the Messiah and Savior of man, all of whom have fallen short of His glory.

Love and Prayers to All!!