THE SIN OF SODOMY
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Just recently, I received an e-mail from a good friend of mine in which he chose to “come out of the closet”—an announcement he made not only to me, but to an entire list of friends in his e-mail. We became very close friends when I was in the Navy. He went on in detail about how thrilled he was with his new life. I could not honestly share in my Navy Buddy’s celebration of his new life. I believe, according to scriptural teaching (and despite what’s fashionable), that God condemns homosexuality as sinful. This e-mail made me realize that of all the things we consider as sinful in society, this sin enjoys a unique status. Some sins still carry a stigma; some have been passively accepted. But, in the past decade, homosexuality has shed its stigma and taken on an aggressive nature in public life.
Society has undergone this “queer makeover” in nearly every avenue of thought, and it has gone far beyond mere calls for “equal rights.” Higher education welcomes it, teaches it and, thus, breeds it. And the entertainment industry—with 20 major television shows prominently featuring homosexual themes or characters—would have us believe every circle of friends has its “token gay guy” despite the fact that only 3 percent of the American population is admittedly homosexual. Just a few years ago it was “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Now this lifestyle is being shoved aggressively down our throats.
What other sins enjoy such positive notoriety? There are a few—fornication comes to mind. But still, this sin has more of a general, passive acceptance rather than overt pride and arrogance associated with it. How many pre-marital sex parades do you see in big cities across America? I was appalled when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down anti-sodomy laws. There is a deep spiritual and inspiring meaning behind family and marriage, which God has put at the highest level of morality.
Is homosexuality just like any other sin? According to God’s own Word, the wages of ALL SIN, unrepented of, is death—whether homosexuality, adultery, murder, stealing, lying. But consider the sins still generally frowned upon by society. Imagine my same friend—considering he were heterosexual and married with children—sending an e-mail to all his friends and family celebrating his infidelity to his family. Imagine if someone came out of the closet and announced he was a serial killer, or that he molested children, or he drove drunk.
What makes homosexuality particularly unique among other sins condemned in the Bible is the PRIDE aspect of it. Even in the account of Sodom and Gomorrah, where God destroyed these cities because they were full of all sorts of immorality—homosexuality being most prominent—the sheer BRAZENNESS of these people was most appalling. They even showed no shame when attempting to mob rape two angels there in human form. In the book of Ezekiel when God lists the sins of Sodom, He puts PRIDE first on the list. God said, “they were HAUGHTY, and committed abomination before me.”
God’s word states that America and Britain have become as sinful as Sodom and are to suffer Sodom’s fate. But its similarity to Sodom is not merely in homosexuality. God says the PRIDE of their sins bare witness against them. And that THEY DECLARE THEIR SIN AS SODOM, THEY HIDE IT NOT. They have rewarded evil unto themselves. America and Britain once had a historically unique and close relationship with God. And that is why God is warning us! We have been warned and God will hold us accountable. We must act! Homosexuality is an abomination as is all sin unrepented of. If we continue to flaunt our sins, whatever they be, before God, He will inflict the fate of Sodom on us. But if we repent of our PRIDE and strive to live God’s way then we can be spared the destruction ahead. America must be warned.
Society has undergone this “queer makeover” in nearly every avenue of thought, and it has gone far beyond mere calls for “equal rights.” Higher education welcomes it, teaches it and, thus, breeds it. And the entertainment industry—with 20 major television shows prominently featuring homosexual themes or characters—would have us believe every circle of friends has its “token gay guy” despite the fact that only 3 percent of the American population is admittedly homosexual. Just a few years ago it was “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Now this lifestyle is being shoved aggressively down our throats.
What other sins enjoy such positive notoriety? There are a few—fornication comes to mind. But still, this sin has more of a general, passive acceptance rather than overt pride and arrogance associated with it. How many pre-marital sex parades do you see in big cities across America? I was appalled when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down anti-sodomy laws. There is a deep spiritual and inspiring meaning behind family and marriage, which God has put at the highest level of morality.
Is homosexuality just like any other sin? According to God’s own Word, the wages of ALL SIN, unrepented of, is death—whether homosexuality, adultery, murder, stealing, lying. But consider the sins still generally frowned upon by society. Imagine my same friend—considering he were heterosexual and married with children—sending an e-mail to all his friends and family celebrating his infidelity to his family. Imagine if someone came out of the closet and announced he was a serial killer, or that he molested children, or he drove drunk.
What makes homosexuality particularly unique among other sins condemned in the Bible is the PRIDE aspect of it. Even in the account of Sodom and Gomorrah, where God destroyed these cities because they were full of all sorts of immorality—homosexuality being most prominent—the sheer BRAZENNESS of these people was most appalling. They even showed no shame when attempting to mob rape two angels there in human form. In the book of Ezekiel when God lists the sins of Sodom, He puts PRIDE first on the list. God said, “they were HAUGHTY, and committed abomination before me.”
God’s word states that America and Britain have become as sinful as Sodom and are to suffer Sodom’s fate. But its similarity to Sodom is not merely in homosexuality. God says the PRIDE of their sins bare witness against them. And that THEY DECLARE THEIR SIN AS SODOM, THEY HIDE IT NOT. They have rewarded evil unto themselves. America and Britain once had a historically unique and close relationship with God. And that is why God is warning us! We have been warned and God will hold us accountable. We must act! Homosexuality is an abomination as is all sin unrepented of. If we continue to flaunt our sins, whatever they be, before God, He will inflict the fate of Sodom on us. But if we repent of our PRIDE and strive to live God’s way then we can be spared the destruction ahead. America must be warned.
, hearing about sodomy from an old navy friend... Kind of makes the old, beloved shout "Make a hole!!" all creepy, doesn't it? Don't suppose he was a Rear Admiral, was he?