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Introduction
A famous preacher of many years ago had a clock in his church that was well known for its inability to keep the time accurately.
Sometimes too fast, sometimes too slow, it resisted all attempts to solve the problem.
Finally, after its dubious fame became widespread, the preacher put a sign over the clock, reading, “Don’t blame the hands—the trouble lies deeper.”
The same is true of people: the real trouble lies deeper than what shows on the surface.1246
Who are homosexuals?
of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward another of the same sex
The Homosexual landscape has developed and changed within the past couple of years.
The movement is part of a larger one called L.B.G.T.Q.I.A.
* Lesbian
* Bisexual
* Gay
* Transgender
* Queer
* Intersex
* Asexual
We cannot begin to help if we do not seek first to understand.
The word Homosexual was not a widely used until the 20th century.
The earliest we see of actions that look like homosexual acts were from Greco-Roman period.
The elite (rich) men and intellectuals would engage in same sex actions but there were usually never geared towards relationships.
Their preference consisted of little boys who were usually discarded once puberty hit.
Within the same culture you do not historically see lesbianism recorded as it would have been seen as demeaning for the men.
So socially in the ancient world it was never really widely accepted, only for the rich and powerful men and intellectuals.
The OT portrays homosexuality...
Man being with a man as he would be with a woman.
The NT portrays homosexuality...
μαλακός
effeminate homosexual n. — a male who was the passive partner in a homosexual relationship; often of more feminine looking men or young boys.
ἀρσενοκοίτης
male homosexual n. — a male who commits sodomy with another male; sometimes of the active participant exclusively (as opposed to the passive).
What?
What Does The World Think About It?
The world sees it as LOVE.
The world does not see it as a choice.
The world sees it as genetic (“born that way”).
We see it in the news, on TV shows, commercials, school, etc. Ignoring it will not help anyone.
What Does God Think About It?
lev 18
Abomination- extreme disgust and hatred
Most “devout” Christians will point out this scripture as showing how God views homosexuality and their reasons for feeling so strongly about it as well.
Let us take a look in context.
extreme disgust and hatred
lev 19
There are a lot more sins that are being committed by the folks in the land that the children of Israel are going to take over.
God is telling them not to repeat their mistakes because they then will lose the land like they are.
But then he says something to wrap it up.
Check out V30.
Could it be that all sin is an abomination to God?
I believe the answer is YES!
What Type of Sin Is It?
Sin against your own body.
“No matter what you think of of people who commit this sin it is just as deplorable as the sin you try to hide that God sees clearly.
Sin is SIN!”
When?
When Do We First See It In The Bible?
Lot in Sodom...
The man who mistreated his concubine...
Where?
Where Does It Come From?
πάθος
Passion- to experience strong physical desires, particularly of a sexual nature—‘passion, lust, lustful desire, to have lust.’
This was born from man not from God
* This was not planted by God, but God allowed them to believe a lie having a malfunctioning mind/heart V28.
It comes from the mind of man.
How?
How Does It Affect The Individual?
If you stay in this state chasing after passions/desires God will allow you to stay there and think that you are what you seek.
mind n. — that which is responsible for one’s thoughts and feelings; especially the seat of the faculty of reason.
δοκιμάζωc: to regard something as genuine or worthy on the basis of testing—‘to judge to be genuine, to judge as good, to approve.’
The word debased in the Greek work that would be akin to what we as a compound word.
It begins with the Greek letter alpha, which points to the meaning that you are without what is about to follow.
This is the root word.
So basically God will allow you to have a MIND that cannot test or judge what is good!
IF YOU CHOOSE TO KEEP CHASING.
“When we choose to willingly live in sin God will allow us to keep the hearts that will betray us and allow US to have OUR way.”
Conclusion
“And such were some of you.”
For two years the hydraulic earthquake stabilizers in the thirteen-story “Nuevo Leon” apartment building in Mexico City were left out of service.
Then, unexpectedly, at 7:30 A.M. on September 19, 1985, a devastating earthquake shook Mexico City.
The thirteen-story building began to sway.
Without hydraulic stabilizers to cushion the shocks, the building continued to sway until finally a third of it broke loose at the foundation and fell over sideways.
Another third came crumbling down, floor on floor, crushed like a tin can.
Only one third was left standing.
For fifteen days rescuers dug through the rubble to search for survivors.
Unfortunately, for most, the results of neglecting the inner defects were tragic.
So it is with our inner spiritual life and sin.
To neglect the one is to open ourselves to the tragic results of the other.1289
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