Chapter 12.23
LGBTQ,
God & Me
How should a Christian react when someone from
the LGBT community is in need?
The Parable of the Christian and the LGBT Gay
man. Was Jesus an Enabler?
The Story of the LGBT woman and Jesus. Rights of the Pedophile and Child
First Word
Before we begin, I need to set
forth two requirements of a Christian:
1)
Love
one another as Christ loved you. Love, be merciful as God has been Merciful to
you. Jesus was down on Sin, but He was not down on the Sinner.[1]
2)
Defend
what the Bible says. Don’t judge, but inform with LOVE and Stand firm.[2]
As someone who spends a lot of time in the Bible, I can pretty much see
“God’s Will”
on many controversial subjects which when it’s mentioned, I become portrayed as
a NARROW-MINDED BIGOT, an IDIOT and a HYPOCRITE spewing out HATE SPEECH.
I have a number of relatives in my
extended family who have been in the LGBT community for some forty plus years. I have CLOSE gay friends who
are sexually active; and we all know where each other stands, and with that
being said; we are still FRIENDS FOREVER.
When a Gay Co-worker’s apartment burned
down, he lost everything and I gave him some money to buy some clothes so he
could come to work. Word got around and
I was asked why I was ENABLING a GAY man. I told them I was helping with his needs not
enabling or endorsing his lifestyle.
I was led to do the same thing for a young Lesbian co-worker who was about to
be evicted. When God places a burden on
your heart to give to someone; what they do with the money is not your
responsibility. Our responsibility is to
respond to the prompting of the Holy Spirit.
As a Human Resource Manager I was taught
that when a conversation broke out in the break room that began to vilify, insult,
name call and other wise persecute an individual; I was required to SPEAK UP; denounce the behavior and PHYSICALLY LEAVE the room. My actions proved to those present, that I did not condone their behavior and was NOT
PART of it. Oddly enough,
this is right out of the Bible.
If you are
silent on hate speech, bigotry, bulling and sexual innuendos, you become part
of it;
SILENCE
IS APPROVAL
The LGBT Parable
When the people of Israel were exiled to other lands,
the very old, poor and diseased Jews were left in Samaria to till the land; to
that was added foreigners by the conquering king. They intermarried and became a half breed of
Jews and whatever; that were for the most part heretics in religion. They became despised by the “Pure”
Jews who considered them as dirty rotten, low down, scumbag, unclean, despicable sinners; even avoiding passing
through their city.
The Samaritans hated the Jews because the
Jew’s hated the Samaritans and treated them so badly.
So there you have it; nobody liked nobody.
Let’s take a look at the Parable of the Good Republican
and the Democrat or the Good
Presbyterian and the Baptist; or the Good Black man and the White man or perhaps even better; the Christian and the Gay man.
What happens in the Story was not about
their differences, it was about need.
Although Politically
and Spiritually
they were not on the same page, one stopped and helped the other who was in destress
and could have died. This action took of his time and of his
substance and that’s what the story is about.
When someone is hurting, it’s
the Christians responsibility to pour out love and compassion and make an
effort to give resources and relief in the time of need whether it’s convenient
or not.[3] Helping is not
enabling or condoning their lifestyle, it is assisting another
person that is made in the image of God.
It was a given that each
person knew the other’s political and spiritual position which was quite
irrelevant during this time of need. Our
actions are a SERMON to
someone. While we don’t have to preach
at every turn in the road, we should be ready if it presents itself.
Luke 10:29-37 – Parable – The LGBT person
and the Christian
29 But he, desiring to be POLITICALLY CORRECT, said to Jesus, “And who is GOOD PERSON?”
30 Jesus told a story; “A GAY man was going
down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among some MUSLIM REDNECK BIGOTS,
who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.
31 Now by
chance a DEMOCRAT was
going down that road, and when he saw the GAY man he passed by on the other side.
32 So
likewise a REPUBLICAN,
when he came to the place and saw the GAY man, and passed by on the other side.
33 But a CHRISTIAN, as he
journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw the GAY man, he had
compassion.
34 He
went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set
him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care
of him.
35 And the
next day he took out some
money and gave it to the innkeeper, saying,
‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come
back.’
36 Jesus
asked WHICH OF THESE THREE,
do you think, proved to be a GOOD PERSON
to the GAY
MAN who
fell among the BIGOTS?”
37 He said, “THE ONE WHO SHOWED HIM MERCY.”
And Jesus said to him, “GO, and DO LIKEWISE.”
(ESV)
The LGBT Woman
When an adulterous woman was brought
before Jesus, the mob was hoping Jesus would pick up some stones and KILL HER… Everybody knew each other’s political and spiritual positions which
Jesus completely ignored. Jesus showed
COMPASSION; showing compassion
does not condone, endorse nor enable someone’s lifestyle, it’s just that Compassion overcomes EVIL with GOOD. [4]
Note: Before the woman left, Jesus informing her said “Go and SIN no more”.[5]
Please get this; informing her was not
condemning her; we are called to Inform with
Love.
Where does being Politically Correct End?
Our Mandate from God is to multiply
and replenish the earth.[6] Two men or Two women cannot do that. The United States Supreme Court has re-defined
marriage and said that Same Sex Marriage is Lawful in America. The Supreme Court ignored God’s righteous
decree; that those who practice LGBT deserve to die,
as well as those who gave their approval to practice it.[7]
But what about marriage rights of the
pedophile and the child; a Father with his Daughter, a Mother and her Son,
where does this logic end. The US Supreme Court has made marriage to become
meaningless. Marriage is a blood covenant between a Man, a
Woman and GOD.[8]
The Take Away
You ask, why is the LGBT sin any worse than any
other sin? It’s not, but I AM TRYING to NOT walk in sin and YOU ARE NOT and that’s what is heart breaking. When you read God’s Word; it brings sorrow in
your spirit for those who are perishing and they DON’T
EVEN KNOW IT.[9]
Many in the LGBT community claim to be
Christians and profess a love for God, but they are just Make-Believers. You cannot CONTINUE to walk in the
fire of known sin and not get burned.
As I extend my friendship to those who may be confused about their
sexuality, I must at the same time be honest with them about what the Bible
teaches.
Jesus has provided the door, but you MUST CHOOSE to walk through it.
The decisions made on this side of life have eternal consequences; Life
is Choice Driven.
Leviticus 18:22 - Two men having SEX is an
abomination to God
22 You shall not lie with a male as
with a woman; it is an abomination. (ESV)
Leviticus 20:13 – They should be put to
DEATH
13 If a man lies with a male
as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely
be put to death; their blood is upon them.
(ESV)
1 Corinthians
6:9-11 – LGBT will not inherit the Kingdom of God
9 Or do you not know that the
unrighteous will
not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually
immoral, nor idolaters, nor
adulterers,
nor men who
practice homosexuality,
10 nor thieves, nor the greedy,
nor drunkards,
nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
11 AND SUCH WERE SOME OF YOU. But you were washed,
you were sanctified,
you were justified
in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
(ESV)
1 Timothy 1:9-11 – Law laid down for those
who Practice LGBT
9 understanding this, that THE LAW is not laid down for the just but for the lawless
and disobedient,
for the ungodly
and sinners,
for the unholy
and profane,
for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually
immoral,
10 men who practice HOMOSEXUALITY, enslavers,
liars,
perjurers, and whatever else is
contrary to sound doctrine,
11 in accordance with the gospel of
the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.
(ESV)
[1] John 13:34 – Love one another -- Luke 10:27 – Love your neighbor -- Luke 6:35-36 – Love – Be merciful as God is merciful to you
[2] 2 Thessalonians 2:15 – Stand firm in the teachings of the Bible --
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 – Stand firm in
the Faith with Love
[3] 2 Timothy 4:2- DO
the Word whether it’s convenient or not
[4] Romans 12:21 – We are to have
compassion and overcome evil with good
[5] John 8:4-11 – Jesus with compassion did not condemn, but said GO and SIN NO MORE
[6] Genesis 9:7 – COMMAND; Be fruitful and multiply
[7] Romans 1:32 – The Supreme Court approves
of those who practice LGBT
and the Book says they should also die
[8] Malachi
[9] Romans 1:18-32 – God gave LGBT what
they wanted AND IT KILLED THEM
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