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Before answering the question “What Does The Bible Say About Homosexuality?” we must first understand that a sin is a sin. Noone can judge the actions of anyone else. The fate of a homosexual is no different than an adulterer, murderer, liar, or thief. The point is that we all are sinners because we were born into a world of sin. But through salvation granted by the grace of God The Father and sealed by the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ The Son we are cleansed of our sins and have eternal spiritual life in Heaven. So as you read the scripture below from the Bible, remember that if you are saved, you can be delivered or set free from sin and you can live eternally in Heaven with God The Father.
1 Corinthians 6:9-20
9 Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, 10 or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. 11 Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
12 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything. 13 You say, “Food was made for the stomach, and the stomach for food.” (This is true, though someday God will do away with both of them.) But you can’t say that our bodies were made for sexual immorality. They were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies. 14 And God will raise us from the dead by his power, just as he raised our Lord from the dead.
15 Don’t you realize that your bodies are actually parts of Christ? Should a man take his body, which is part of Christ, and join it to a prostitute? Never! 16 And don’t you realize that if a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the Scriptures say, “The two are united into one.”[d]17 But the person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.
18 Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. 19 Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.
If you or anyone you know needs help with deliverance with homosexuality, go to the “Christian Coalition For Reconciliation” which assists in providing freedom from homosexuality. Or watch this Windows Media Video from the Christian Coalition For Reconciliation site. Lord, we ask that you forgive us of our sins. We are not better than anyone. In fact Lord we are not worthy of your grace, love, and mercy that endures forever. But we thank you for your undying, forgiving love. We thank you Father for accepting us for who we are right where we are. And we thank you for the gift of salvation where we can live with you forever in heaven. We thank you for Jesus Christ who through the covenant of salvation has provided us with direct access to you Father God.
Christian salvation means that a person believes Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God the Father. A saved person believes that Jesus Christ really did exist and that He died on the cross to actually become and take on the burden of all the world’s sin. Then, on the third day of Jesus’s death, He actually rose from death (he was resurrected) to be at the right hand of God the Father at the throne. Believers of Christ know that Jesus intercedes for us to Father God and that Jesus’s Spirit (the Holy Ghost) is in us and around us all the time.
Believers know that once they confess to God that they do believe in Jesus Christ who dies and was resurrected and took on our sins so that we won’t have to pay the price through spiritual death, that they have power over spiritual death. We know our bodies will die. But through salvation we will live eternally spiritually with God the Father and Jesus and all our saved and rightly judged loved ones.
Jesus died for all of our imperfections. There is no man or woman free of sin. We were born into a world of sin. But once we are saved, we have salvation, then our names are written in The Book Of Life. God erases or forgives us of all sin that we committed before becoming saved (also known as becoming born again). This does not mean we will never face trials and tribulations and hardships. Because we will. It means that once we are saved, we are born again. That we become a new man or woman of God (who is a God of love). It means we through accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior have access to God the Father and eternal life. It also means that all the blessings and promises in the Bible are rightly ours to claim as saved Christians and children of God.
The Bible says in John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
It is so important that you believe in Jesus, His purpose and deeds because there is power in your belief. And also because Jesus is the ONLY way to God the Father. The Bible says in John 14:6
“6Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me.”
If you are not saved, do you want to take the risk of not living eternally spiritually? Don’t let pride block you from your blessings. And if Christians are wrong, then you still do not have anything to lose. So I encourage you to become saved if you are not already.
All you have to do is pray something similar to what the TBN (Trinity Broadcast Network) site says (be sure to ask God for forgiveness of your sins when you do this):
“Jesus, I believe in You. I believe You are the Son of God, that You died for my sins, and that You were buried and rose again as written in the Bible. I’m sorry for the things I’ve done that hurt You. Forgive me for all my sins. Come into my heart, take charge of my life and make me the way You want me to be. With Your ever present help, I renounce all my sinful practices of the past. Cleanse my heart with Your precious blood. Write my name in Your Book of Life. I confess You now as my Lord and Savior. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit. Thank You, Jesus! In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
My friend, if you have confessed this with honesty, you are saved
Before hurricane Ike struck the Texas coast and before leaving my home with the kids to stay at my parents’ house, I prayed in a sincerity I can’t put into words. I started praising God and really loving on Him. I complimented Him and Jesus. Then I asked for forgiveness (even for things I’m not aware I may have done that would displease God). Then I felt an urgency in my spirit to rebuke the devil and any other satanic spirits from my house, my body, my children, my loved ones, my friends, and even my enemies. (Yes, even my enemies). I spoke in Jesus name over any weapon that could be used against me, my loved ones, and my home. I BELIEVED with all sincerity everything I prayed. Ironically, I could not find my bible to read Psalm 91. But it was ok because I have prayed Psalm 91 so many times as my strong word and weapon of protection.
My son was asleep as I prayed, but my daughter heard me loud and clear. Well, after the storm passed, I took the kids with me to check on the house and to determine the effects of hurricane Ike. As we drove towards the neighborhood, I saw many disastrous things. We saw trees of all sizes on houses, fences that had been ripped apart on the ground, power lines and poles that had snapped into two pieces and more. My neighborhood looked bad. I have to admit, I felt nervous about what awaited me at my house.
But as I arrived at my house I was happy to find that my house was almost completely spared of any damage unlike some of my surrounding neighbors. All of my trees were fine. My fence and garage were fine. The worst of my damage was a very small patch of shingles from my roof! Praise God for that!
What was also nice was that through the experience, my children were able to see first hand the power of prayer and believing God to deliver on His promises. Hallelujah!
So I encourage you to read out loud Psalm 91. I also have laid hands on my children while they were sleep and read it as is and also read it replacing any pronoun in the scripture with their full names (first, middle, and last). I want to make sure the angels know who God wants them to protect. Let there be no mistake. So I thank God, Jesus, and the Angels of Heaven for watching over everyone I love, our bodies as temples, and even our dwelling places (our homes) which are also temples.
Here is Psalm 91:
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. [a]
2 I will say [b] of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge-
10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”
Being in IT I often hear the term baseline. Which, to me, means capturing the state of something (like a computer system) under “normal” conditions. When you baseline a system, you can then monitor its performance against the baseline and determine how much it has deviated from normal or baseline behavior. At times the computer system is functioning better than the baseline and other times it may deviate from the expected baseline to the point where users are negatively impacted and the result could lead to a loss of money.
Well, I think we should do the same thing to ourselves. That is, we should start with ourselves, come up with a baseline in terms of our character. What do you use as your baseline? What do you use to monitor any deviations from your baseline or normal behavior?
For me, I use Proverbs 31. In particular, I use Proverbs 31:9-31 (since I am a woman) as my baseline. Read below to see the scripture included in the 31st chapter of Proverbs:
Proverbs 31
1 The sayings of King Lemuel—an oracle [a] his mother taught him:
2 “O my son, O son of my womb,
O son of my vows, [b]
3 do not spend your strength on women,
your vigor on those who ruin kings.
4 “It is not for kings, O Lemuel—
not for kings to drink wine,
not for rulers to crave beer,
5 lest they drink and forget what the law decrees,
and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
6 Give beer to those who are perishing,
wine to those who are in anguish;
7 let them drink and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.
8 “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character
10 [c] A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all.”
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
As I start a new job, try to keep up with the upcoming November presidential election and monitor the hurricane season, there is so much on my mind that I do not have a common ground to blog on for this week. It has truly been a challenge. But the one thing we can always do, no matter what season we are in, is to praise the one, true God! So today, I just want to thank God for being the ONE true God. And I want to thank Him for granting us direct access to Him through the slaying and resurrection of His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. Hallelujah!!
And no matter who wins the presidential election, no matter what storms we face, no matter what our financial experience is, He is still God. The God whose love is eternal, the God who watches over us at all times, the God who reigns supreme, the God who is all knowing and who is everywhere. I love Him so much for He just is the Great I AM.
I love Him for waking me up this morning. I love Him for the blessings and the tribulations. And I know that He protected me even before I was saved. I love Him because of who He is. Because like you I have had many storms in my life and I am better for them. What more can I say in this post, other than I praise God and love Him, just because He is God. And I love and thank Jesus Christ for carrying out God’s plan and covenant so that we have access to the Father God.
As God always loves us, even when we do some terrible things, I will always love God. Check out the following video.
Access To God
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