The Great Lie

This past Wednesday night, we finished our series "Jack and Jill" by talking about homosexuality.  I thought it was time to face the issue, especially in light of the Miss USA contest when Miss California answered a question about same sex marriage with a simple but powerful phrase.  "In my home, I was taught that marriage is to be between a man and a woman..."  What used to be accepted across the nation 35 years ago about melted Perez Hilton's toupee off.  He was OFFENDED that she would be so bold as to state her beliefs.  He called her a b______ on his blog.  What an idiot (and I say that in a loving Godly way). Sadly, millions of people agreed with Hilton because they believe the great lie.

Could you stand before millions of people and make the same statement?  It would be tough since our culture has been sucked into homosexual rights and acceptance of gays as an alternative lifestyle.  Our students today, thanks to education, politics and clueless parents believe that if someone wants to be a homosexual, that's okay.  It's their life.  Let them choose.  Part of that is right.  It is their choice.  But there are consequences for that choice.

For some reason, God hates sexual sin more than any other sin.  In the Old Testament law, homosexuals were put to death.  He was serious.  He destroyed an entire city (Sodom).  For gay activists to try and make a case that homosexuality is biblical or that God is okay with it, watch out when it is lightning.  Head for cover.  God is a God of judgment and He will deal with that in his own way.

That's why I think homosexuality is the great lie.  There is no other sin that can cause such destruction and chaos in God's Creation than homosexuality.  It is the great lie for relationships between a man and a woman.  It is the great lie for sanctity of marriage, for families and for relationships.  Almost no other sin does as much damage to God's creation and His heart.  The great lie.  Satan knew what he was doing.  This lie has been tearing apart God's perfect creation since the beginning.  And when we turn the light onto the lie, tense things happen. 

I told the students to think about it in a practical way.  Think about a man and a woman and their sexual body parts.  Any engineer would tell you they work perfectly together.  They match up, they fit and they also work pretty good.  Now think about a man's parts in a sexual relationship with another man.  The parts do not fit.  It does not work.  In fact, anal intercourse is a dangerous and damaging way to have sex.  It does not work.  It does not fit together.  No engineer would ever try to make that relationship work.  God knows what He is doing.

Because God created the man and the woman, there is no gay gene.  If He did, than He has lied to us.  Since God can't lie, then He is telling the truth - Gen. 1:27.  He did not change His mind and create a homosexual mutant man or woman.  God can't change according to Malachi. 

About the only thing the gay community is right on is that it is their choice.  They are choosing a sin that God hates.  But the good news is, gays can change.  The New Testament tells us that when we accept Christ, we become a new creation, we receive the righteousness of Christ and we are forgiven of our sins.  Thanks to the work of Christ, homosexuality can be dealt with like any sin.  In the meantime, we will love, invite and welcome any homosexual who wants to come and be a part of The Mix.  But we will share truth every time because of our love for them.

Comments

[Andy]

Great post! And while some may view this kind of tough truth as narrow-mindedness or even hateful, they have only bought into the lie. Preach on as you continue to share the TRUTH with the world!

[Tre]

I can appreciate you taking this subject on. I travel so much and at times I find that we treat our youth in the church like they are so fragile. These are things that they will face everyday outside the walls of a church, but we do not have a real talk about it in the church. I commend you on that one. Call you blessed and a blessing.

Tre'