A First Word
A Friend I
loved
I had a childhood friend named Paul who I played
with, did my homework with, double dated with, spent the night with and cried
with when he went into military service.
I loved him so very much, but it never occurred to me to have a physical
relationship with him.
- The Bible shows that
there is a love between two men that is approved by God. It is a love of the spirit of the other
and not a physical sexual love.
1 Sam 18:1-4 - Love of Friends - Jonathan and David
18:1 And it came to pass,
when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was
knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his
own soul.
2 And Saul took him that
day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
3 Then Jonathan and David
made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
4 And Jonathan stripped
himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments,
even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
2 Sam 1:26 - A Love - a Bond, inexpressible
26 I am distressed for
thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to
me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
- Absalom, King Joab’s
son tried to kill him and take his kingdom and was his enemy. But even with that the King loved him deeply and did not want
him killed, mourned over him and it almost divided his kingdom.
2 Sam 19:1-6 Love of King Joab and his (traitor) Son Absalom.
19:1 And it was told Joab,
Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
2 And the victory that day
was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day
how the king was grieved for his son.
3 And the people gat them
by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they
flee in battle.
4 But the king covered his
face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O
Absalom, my son, my son!
5 And Joab came into the
house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy
servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of
thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;
6 In that thou lovest
thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day,
that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that
if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee
well
The
beginning of Homosexuality or Sodom
- The Bible records the
first time a man got drunk and the results. Some commentaries say that this was a
homosexual act by Ham with his father.
Others say it was just the sin of enjoying looking at his father’s
nakedness and wanting others to join in.
Others say Ham had sex with his own mother.
Gen 9:21-24 - Noah
And he (Noah) drank of the wine, and was
drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan , saw the nakedness of
his father, and told his two brethren without.
23 And Shem and Japheth
took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and
covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they
saw not their father's nakedness.
24 And Noah awoke from his
wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
- Now lets check out
Gen 19:5-9 - Lot
5 And they called unto Lot , and said unto him, where
are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we
may know them.
6 And Lot went out at the door unto
them, and shut the door after him,
7 And said, I pray you,
brethren, do not so wickedly.
8 Behold now, I have two
daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto
you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing;
for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
- To tell you how sick
in the spirit people were, they would give up their daughter or concubine
even unto death to prevent homosexuality.
The Bible tells the good
as well as the bad and the ugly, there was so little
esteem given to women and I wish it had been written different.
Judg 19:23-27
23 And the man, the master
of the house, went out unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not
so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this
folly.
24 Behold, here is my
daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble
ye them, and do with them what seemeth
good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.
25 But the men would not
hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them;
and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the
day began to spring, they let her go.
26 Then came the woman in
the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her
lord was, till it was light.
27 And her lord rose up in
the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way:
and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house,
and her hands were upon the threshold. (she was dead)
1 Kings 14:24
24 And there were also sodomites
in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations
which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel
Boy
Prostitutes
- The Bible speaks of boy prostitutes and how God gave
them up to their lusts. Other
scriptures refer to them as “the price of a dog”.
Joel 3:3
3 And they have cast lots
for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for
wine, that they might drink.
Rom 1:24
24 Wherefore God also
gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor
their own bodies between themselves:
Rom 1:26-32
26 For this cause God
gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the
natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the
men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward
another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in
themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did
not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate
mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with
all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness;
full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of
God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to
parents,
31 Without understanding,
covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the
judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death,
not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Bestiality
- What God says about
Homosexuality and Bestiality
Lev 18:22 -23
22 Thou shalt not lie
with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
23 Neither shalt thou
lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman
stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
Lev 20:13 -16
13 If a man also lie
with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an
abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon
them.
14 And if a man take a
wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both
he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
15 And if a man lie
with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
16 And if a woman
approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and
the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon
them.
Your gifts to the Church
- God rejects money or
a tithe that is given from a prostitute or homosexual.
18 Thou shalt not bring
the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the
LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination unto
the LORD thy God.
The
Law of Sin and Death
- The Law was not given
for the righteous, but for the ungodly.
1 Tim 1:8-10
8 But we know that the law
is good, if a man use it lawfully;
9 Knowing this, that the
law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for
the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers
and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
10 For whoremongers, for
them that defile themselves with mankind, for men stealers, for liars, for
perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound
doctrine
The Final Word
- God gives a stern
warning about eternal life.
1 Cor 6:9-10
9 Know ye not that the
unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God
10 Nor thieves, nor
covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God
- While the world
simply calls homosexuality just another alternate life style, God calls it
an abomination and you will spend eternity in the
- He will say, “I never
knew you”.
Matt 7:21-23
22 Many will say to me on that day, `Lord,
Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and
perform many miracles?'
23 Then I will tell them
plainly, `I never knew you. Away
from me, you evildoers!' NIV
The
Way Out – The Way of Escape
- There is a way of
escape – A way to spend eternity with Jesus Christ.
- Making no decision is
a decision to reject Christ.
1 Cor 10:13
13 There hath no
temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful,
who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with
the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins,
he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all
unrighteousness
Rom 10:9-10
9 That if you confess with
your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God
raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For it is with your
heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you
confess and are saved.
John 3:16-18
16 For God so loved the
world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his
Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might
be saved.
18 He that believeth on
him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already,
because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
In the multitude of counselors,
there is wisdom.
Prov 11:14
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Testament – Gunry
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Bible - Herbert Lockyer
Bible Commentary – F. B. Meyer
Compact Bible Dictionary - Zondervan
Complete Bible Handbook – Lawrence
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Halley’s Bible Handbook – H.H. Halley
KJV Bible
Mystery of the Ages – Herbert W. Armstrong
Mysteries of the Bible – Readers Digest
NIV Bible
The Illustrated Bible
Dictionary – Tyndale
The Layman’s Overview of
the Bible – George W. Knight
Vincent’s Word Studies of
the NT - Mac Donald
What the Bible is all
about – Henrietta C. Mears
What in the World is going
on? – David Jeremiah
Wikipedia encyclopedia
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The
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