Homosexuality

As believers in the Lord Jesus, we need to know what the scripture has to say about homosexuality. God is very clear on this topic & He is not okay with it. God loves us sinners, but will not tolerate on-going refusal to turn from our own desires that keep us in sin.

Romans 8:6 "So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace."

Romans 1:26-27 “That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.”

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 "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, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. 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."

Proverbs 5:22-23 “An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him. He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness.”

Yet God has a plan for every one of us sinners to get to heaven through the death of His Son, our acceptance of His gift of grace and our repentant hearts to turn from sin. Homosexuality is a choice just like lying, cheating, stealing, and murder. A sin is a sin. God tells us to use self control and live in the Spirit abiding in Him, not by our old sin nature. Continual sin only leads to more sorrow and separation from the peace we can have with the Lord.

John 3:16-17 "For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent His Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him."

Since we all have sinned and fall short of God’s glory, let us extend grace to others struggling with this issue and help people realize their need for Jesus as their Savior too.

Romans 3:22-24 “We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when He freed us from the penalty for our sins.”

May we live a life that is devoted to His Glory.