Popular issues in recent years have included “don’t ask,
don’t tell,” and gay marriage and adoption. Where are Christians supposed to
stand when it comes to giving more rights to homosexuals, especially in light
of the command to love our neighbor as ourselves?
What Christians have to realize about giving rights to
homosexuals is that this is a direct assault on the family, which is something
that God created and Satan loathes. Satan would have nothing more than to
destroy the family unit, and he tries to negatively influence it through shows
like Family Guy and Modern Family (click the show titles to read
articles I have written on them).
Giving homosexuals rights is far different than the civil
rights movement, for it is not a sin to be a woman or black, but the Bible is
very clear that homosexuality is an abomination to God (Leviticus 18:22, 20:13;
Romans 1:26-32; I Corinthians 6:9). Why should we give more rights to help them
sin more?
This is like saying you want to show love to your unsaved
friend by paying for their abortion or marijuana; you cannot show them love
while doing something that God hates.
I realize that their salvation does not come as a result of
keeping them unable to marry, but it certainly doesn’t come by allowing them to
marry either.
I also know the criticism here that Christians are the new
“party of no.” I am familiar with, and disagree with, the lyric from the
Casting Crowns song that says, “Nobody knows what we’re for, only what we’re
against when we judge the wounded (Jesus,
Friend of Sinners).” The idea is that people only know that we are against
these things, but doesn’t that mean that we are for the opposite of them? I don’t mind people knowing I am for
morality and for actually believing that God’s Word still applies to us today.
As I have stated here before, we don’t show love to
homosexuals by giving them the right to marry, we do it by showing them the
consequences of living their life apart from God. The way I came to Christ was
through the preaching of His Word; the message of my sin and separation from
God convicted me and exposed my desperate need for a Savior, and I chose to
repent and give my life to God. That same message can lead a homosexual to
repentance, and you don’t even need to mention the specific sin of
homosexuality to do it.
I was sharing the gospel with a man recently, and I was
using the Way of the Master method which uses the 10 Commandments to debunk the
idea that we are good enough to go to heaven. Here is a sample from our
conversation:
Me: Jesus said that if you look at someone with lust it is
the same as adultery. Have you ever looked at a woman with lust?
Him: No.
Me: Never?
Him: Never.
Me: What, are you gay?
Him: Yes sir.
Me: Well have you ever looked at a man with lust?
Him: Yes.
Me: Now we’re getting somewhere.
I then continued sharing the gospel with him and I never
made it about his homosexuality, just the fact that he was a sinner and needed
a Savior. He has admittedly lusted, stolen, and lied; those sins, I pointed
out, were enough to separate him from God.
But that doesn’t mean that I support his right to marry a
man though.
I can show him love and share Christ with him without
endorsing the legalization of something sinful.
You wouldn’t push for showing love to a child rapist by
granting his request to open a daycare in his house, would you? But people will only know that we are
against raping, not what we are for! We can’t legislate our anti-raping
morality on them! Outlawing his daycare won’t save him!
No, it’s just a little common sense to oppose something you
oppose. To quote Dr. James Kennedy in How
Would Jesus Vote?, we should not “lose all moral discernment and proclaim
that what [homosexuals] do is acceptable (p.167).”
So if you still think that the Bible is true and
homosexuality is a sin, then cast your vote for a candidate that will protect
the sanctity of marriage.
(Read Should Christians Vote here and Part 2 here)
(Read Should Christians Vote for: Abortion or Stem Cell Research, War and Capital Punishment)
(Read Should Christians Vote here and Part 2 here)
(Read Should Christians Vote for: Abortion or Stem Cell Research, War and Capital Punishment)
Comments
I’m not sure what you are trying to say. You said that our society doesn’t follow the Bible because they are ridiculous. Who is they? Society? Or do you mean that the teachings of the Bible are ridiculous?
If you mean society, I agree that it is a shame that people don’t adhere to biblical doctrine like they should.
If you mean that the Bible is ridiculous, then I’m afraid that is a ridiculous statement. #1, Your anonymous comment allows you to hide behind your attack, and your comment is baseless, which makes it difficult to counter point. #2, The Bible is full of incredible teachings, like loving others, service before self, and forgiveness. If you think something is ridiculous, I would love to know a specific so we could talk about it.
Yes, all sin is equal in that it separates man from God. Homosexuality is a problem, but no bigger than any other sin. As I say in the post, all sin must be repented of. This blog was not meant to pick on one sin and ignore all others; it was part of a series on voting issues. I have been consistently fair in calling out both homosexual and heterosexual sin.
Glad you found my blog, and hope to hear from you again!