Ezekiel 16:49-50 and Jude 1:7 provide a list of Sodom and Gomorrah's sins. The people are described as being: arrogant, overfed, unconcerned, not helping the poor and needy, haughty, performing desestable acts, sexual immorality and perversion.
Included in the "detestable acts" and "sexual immorality" is homosexuality for in Genesis 19:4-5 (NIV) the Bible states: "Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom--both young and old--surrounded the house. They called to Lot, 'Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.'" Clearly, homosexuality was one of the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah, but certainly not the only one. Sin over time multiplies.
Just as clearly, The Bible states that homosexuality is wrong and is one of the many results of our desire to abandon God and forget about Him and His ways. In Romans 1:26-27, homosexuality is described with these adjectives: shameful, unnatural, and indecent.
We cannot escape by claiming ignorance either. God exists and has made that fact known to all of us. Romans 1:19-20 (NIV) states, "since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse."
Those that are gay are sinners just like the rest of us. They are no worse sinners than those that lie, cheat, steal, gossip or anything else. In fact, I am convinced that these "external" sins are lesser than the "internal" sins of the heart (pride and rebellion being among the very worse).
God's desire is not to see sinners "burn in hell" but to "repent" and find forgiveness of their sins through Jesus Christ. But even God's desire gives way to man's freedom of choice. If we choose to live our lives without God here and now, He will respect that choice and allow us to live separated from Him in Hell for all eternity as well. It's my choice. It's your choice. What will we choose?
Ezekiel 16:49-50 and Jude 1:7 provide a list of Sodom and Gomorrah's sins. The people are described as being: arrogant, overfed, unconcerned, not helping the poor and needy, haughty, performing desestable acts, sexual immorality and perversion.
Included in the "detestable acts" and "sexual immorality" is homosexuality for in Genesis 19:4-5 (NIV) the Bible states: "Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom--both young and old--surrounded the house. They called to Lot, 'Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.'" Clearly, homosexuality was one of the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah, but certainly not the only one. Sin over time multiplies.
Just as clearly, The Bible states that homosexuality is wrong and is one of the many results of our desire to abandon God and forget about Him and His ways. In Romans 1:26-27, homosexuality is described with these adjectives: shameful, unnatural, and indecent.
We cannot escape by claiming ignorance either. God exists and has made that fact known to all of us. Romans 1:19-20 (NIV) states, "since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse."
Those that are gay are sinners just like the rest of us. They are no worse sinners than those that lie, cheat, steal, gossip or anything else. In fact, I am convinced that these "external" sins are lesser than the "internal" sins of the heart (pride and rebellion being among the very worse).
God's desire is not to see sinners "burn in hell" but to "repent" and find forgiveness of their sins through Jesus Christ. But even God's desire gives way to man's freedom of choice. If we choose to live our lives without God here and now, He will respect that choice and allow us to live separated from Him in Hell for all eternity as well. It's my choice. It's your choice. What will we choose?
Exactly.
Exactly.