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THE EVER GROWING SIN OF SODOM
By David C. Bennett, D. Min.
January 27, 2011
Man is unique among all of Gods creation, Genesis 1:26 And God said,
Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion
over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle,
and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the
earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he
him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Then in Genesis 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the
man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19 And out of the
ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the
air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever
Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And Adam gave
names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the
field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 21 ¶ And the
LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one
of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib, which
the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the
man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh:
she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24 Therefore
shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife:
and they shall be one flesh.
According to the Scriptures man was created and then woman, 1Timothy
2:13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. Not man and then man, not woman
and then woman BUT man and then woman! The Lord Jesus believed the account
given in Genesis for He made reference to it in Mark 10:6 - 9 But from the
beginning of the creation God made them male and female. 7 For this cause
shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 And they
twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. 9
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Man has sought to change Gods original plan since he was expelled from
the Garden. Evolution has its theories of how the sexes evolved but Scripture
is doctrinaire that God made them in the beginning male and female. In Genesis
1:28 God tells Adam and Eve to Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the
earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the
fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. The
man and woman were to be fruitful and multiply; reproduce their kind. The word
replenish causes some people a problem but the word is maw-lay' which in
1611 meant to fill. Websters 1828 Dictionary says of replenish Multiply and
replenish the earth. Gen. 1. 2. To finish; to complete. [Not in use.]
To fill the earth is not possible for two men or two women. It takes a
man and woman to fulfill this command. Today as it was in the days of Genesis
this filling only takes place via a man and woman. There MUST be a male and
female involved or there is no reproduction.
The latest example of two sodomite men who want children but
biologically on their own are not capable to reproduce is Elton John and his
sodomite partner, David Furnish. According to mtv online The legendary singer
and songwriter and his husband welcomed a new child into their lives on
Christmas Day. The Benny and the Jets singer and filmmaker David Furnish are
the parents to a 7-pound, 15-ounce boy named Zachary Jackson Levon
Furnish-John. The baby was delivered through an unidentified surrogate
mother.[1]
These two
sodomites of which Furnish is called the husband (if he
is the husband is John the wife?) could not have children unless it was
through adoption or surrogacy. Why is this, because this is the Creators
plan!
Sodomy violates the plan of God. However, in spite of
its violation to Gods plan and nature, the sin of sodomy is being accepted
at an alarming rate. It is being accepted by those in high places and all too
often even by the man on the street. The Australian state government of New South
Wales is attempting to indoctrinate the children that sodomy is natural. This
they hope will be accomplished through public education. We recently read
that; The Minister for Education and Training, Verity Firth, has announced a
$250,000 pilot program aimed at tackling homophobia in schools.[1]
When some classrooms in the New South Wales public schools lack air
conditioning two hundred and fifty thousand dollars is being spent to
indoctrinate the children that sodomy is just another lifestyle!
Naturally, ACON president Mark Orr,
welcomes this sodomite programme saying We welcome this pilot program as an
important initiative not only tackling homophobia and transphobia in schools,
but promoting the mental health and wellbeing of same-sex attracted or gender
questioning young people, providing safe and inclusive learning environments
and helping young people value and celebrate diversity within society.[2]
Well who or what is ACON? ACON is NSW's and Australias largest
community-based gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) health and
HIV/AIDS organisation.[3]
What is it about todays society when young people are questioning their
gender! Are we living in the days of Noah when …God looked upon the earth,
and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the
earth Genesis 6:12?
To help further the sins of the
children the New South Wales state government will hold parent workshops to
explain the aim and goals of the pilot program and to seek their input about
how the pilot program can be tailored to suit the needs of their local
community.[4]
May there be a tribe of parents rise up against this indoctrination of their
children!
The present Labor Party government
believes it MUST identify early in the program how best to assist schools
build their capacity to support same-sex attracted and gender questioning
young people.[5]
Hopefully, if the Coalition wins in the March elections this programme will be
axed.
This is not only taking place in
Australia but in the United States for Jim Hoft at Gateway
Pundit has uncovered a controversial sexual book list for American school
children, which includes topics such as underage sex with adults and
homosexual sex — reportedly endorsed by Obamas Safe School Czar Kevin
Jennings. These are books for students to read or have read to them, with some
as young as kindergarten… sex books for 6-year-olds?[6]
Six years old!!
All the trumpeting of homophobia does
not change the Scriptures. In the beginning God created male and female!
Reproduction of humans is by means of male and female and marriage is the
vehicle through which God desires that goal to be achieved, Hebrews 13:4
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and
adulterers God will judge. Even though the promoters of the sodomite agenda
continue their campaign the Scriptures have spoken and the fact remains that
sodomy is unnatural.
Genesis 19:4 But before they lay
down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round,
both old and young, all the people from every quarter: 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.
A couple of things stand out here
concerning these cities and Lot. Firstly, the place is known as Sodom and
secondly the act of two of the same sex lying together is named after this
city. Thirdly, even carnal Lot had enough spiritual discernment to know sodomy
was sin and he had enough grit to say to the sodomites that what they wanted
to do was wicked. In this day we believers need to be vocal speaking
the truth in love for the Word of God and against the rising sin of sodomy.
This must be done before laws are passed making it illegal for speaking or
writing the truth. After the passage of laws protecting sodomy imprisonment
will follow for those who oppose it.
Peter speaking of the destruction of
these cities writes in 2Peter 2:6 And turning the cities of Sodom and
Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample
unto those that after should live ungodly. Cities often become the fortresses
of sinners. The destruction of these cities was an example showing man that
God judges ungodly living. Sin brings judgement! Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie
with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
In Leviticus 20:13 the punishment for
an act of sodomy is included, 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. Many people discard these
verses due to their being in the Old Testament but this is often a smokescreen
for ones own sin.
Deuteronomy 23:17 There shall be no
whore (Hebrew word for a female sodomite) of the daughters of Israel, nor a
sodomite of the sons of Israel. Gods chosen people were not to allow an
Israelite to live such a life of debauchery.
1 Kings 14:24 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. This sin is
spreading like a disease. There is no nation and so there will be no family
left untouched.
1 Kings 15:12 And he took away the
sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had
made. Sodomy and idolatry walk hand in hand.
1 Kings 22:46 And the remnant of the
sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the
land. 2 Kings 23:7 And he brake down the
houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women
wove hangings for the grove. The sodomite worship centres destroyed by Josiah
have sadly now moved into some of the houses supposedly established for the
worship of the Lord.
In the beginning Gods plan was one
man and one woman! Anything apart from this is in opposition to the plan set
forth by the Creator. A perusal of these Old Testament passages shows the
utter disgust God has for this sin and that Gods people should have the same.
So what does God have to say concerning this sin in the New Testament?
In Matthew 19: 4 6 the Lord said
…he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said,
For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave (to be
glued) to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they
are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let
not man put asunder. No matter how much some seek to twist the Scriptures
neither man with man nor woman with woman is in agreement with this passage.
Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrah,
and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to
fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example,
suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Jude calls it strange flesh. It is
not natural! That is, man with man and woman with woman in a sexual way is not
natural!
The classic New Testament passage
speaking in opposition to the ever growing acceptance of sodomy
is Romans 1:19 32 \ Because that which may be known of God
is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible
things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being
understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so
that they are without excuse: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they
glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their
imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves
to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible
God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted
beasts, and creeping things. 24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness
through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between
themselves: 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and
served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 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, covenantbreakers, 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. This passage is pretty much
self-explanatory. This horrible sin is described as vile (depraved, wicked).
It is a shame for a man to be with a man sexually. It is against nature and
against God! What is it that a professing Christian does not understand about
these verses in Matthew, Romans, Jude and Peter? Shouldnt the sodomite be
warned?!
The acceptance of the sin of sodomy
has even poked its ugly head into the United States military. This affects
fundamental and evangelical chaplains. At their 2010 annual conference the
General Association of Regular Baptists passed a resolution confronting this
matter of homosexuality in the military. The resolution read Recognizing that
there are those who practice homosexuality presently serving in the military,
and that our chaplains are providing compassionate Christ-like care to all
service members and their families, Holding that the Bible is the inerrant
Word of God and our only infallible rule for faith and practice, and affirming
that homosexual activity is prohibited by the Holy Scriptures (Leviticus
18:22; Romans 1:1832), Recognizing that Righteousness exalts
a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people (Prov. 14:34), we Express our position that no further
changes to the current policy be made into law; Call upon the members of our
fellowshipping churches to contact their respective U.S. Representatives and
Senators, asking them to vote to maintain the current policy of Dont Ask,
Dont Tell; We further call upon the churches in
our fellowship to express Christ-like compassion without condoning the
behavior of those who proclaim a homosexual lifestyle, and to pray for our
government and military leaders (I Tim. 2:12).[7]
This resolution is very much needed and appreciated but if the US government
does not listen what will the churches and their chaplains do? How much
liberty will be forfeited in preaching the Word of God when sodomy is openly
accepted in the US military? Time will tell.
The Baptist Bible Fellowship
International says We believe that any form of homosexuality, lesbianism,
bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery and pornography are
sinful perversions of Gods gift of sex. We believe that God rejects any
attempt to alter ones gender by surgery or appearance.[8]
According to those pushing the
sodomite agenda these two organizations, the GARBC and the BBFI, are nothing
but homophobic. Homophobic?! According to the Encarta Dictionary to be
homophobic is showing an irrational hatred, disapproval, or fear of
homosexuality, gay and lesbian people, or their culture. It is not homophobic
to speak against what God is against! There is no hatred for the sodomite but
there is disapproval and hatred for the sin! Nonetheless there are some
professing Christians that are seeking to reverse the bad image of
Christianity…to publicly confess their shortcomings by leaving notes in public
places and reporting them on a website.[9]
The bad image is supposedly speaking out against sin! The man who began this
public confession scheme said My confession is I've been a homophobic
Christian. The gay community deserves love, not discrimination[10]
Whether one can say or write against some lifestyle and it sound like
love or hate probably depends much on where one stands concerning the
issue.
God says in 1Corinthians 6:9 -11 Know
ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not
deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,
nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor
covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the
kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye
are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the
Spirit of our God. Some of these church members had been
sodomite sinners but no longer as they were now washed, sanctified, justified
saints!
1 Timothy 1:8 - 10 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 menstealers, for liars, for
perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound
doctrine. Should not the sodomite be warned?!
Concluding the matter it is
certain there is much more that could be written on this subject but the fact
remains that those who favour sodomy will continue to argue but their argument
is with God not this writer. God says Know ye not the
unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Sodomites are included in
the term the unrighteous. Should they not be warned?! Unfortunately many today do not know
or at least will not accept this as a warning! They see it as hatred or
homophobic. Not content to quietly live their lifestyle the sodomites are
publically seeking to have laws passed that recognize their unnatural
relationships as a marriage. Nevertheless, the Bible declares Marriage is
honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God
will judge Hebrews 13:4. Again it MUST be LOUDLY reiterated marriage
is for one man and one woman no matter what laws the government may pass.
Should not the sodomites be warned?!
Let it be known that sodomites, as do
all sinners, must repent of their sins and turn by faith to Christ and Christ
alone in order to be prepared to inhabit heaven; 1 Corinthians 6: 11.
Otherwise they will not go to heaven but will be in that company of
unrepentant sinners only to be cast into the Lake of Fire which burneth
forever and forever. As Thomas Boston said The Gospel…slighted will make a
hot hell… The sodomite along with all unrepentant Christ rejecting sinners
will spend all of eternity in a place Where their worm dieth not, and the
fire is not quenched Mark 9:44. While there is life and breath it is never
too late For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved
Romans 10:13.
[2] Ibid.
[5] Ibid.
[6]
http://www.frugal-cafe.com/public_html/frugal-blog/frugal-cafe-blogzone/2010/02/12/lenin-and-marx-would-be-proud-school-indoctrination-in-the-ideological-era-of-hopenchange-video/
[9]
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20110126/my-confession-campaign-aims-to-reverse-christianitys-bad-image/
[10] Ibid.
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