ODJ: sinners alike
May 5, 2010
You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are condemning yourself (2:1).
READ: Romans 1:16-2:3
As my husband and I sat with our children at the 4th of July fireworks, two lesbian women sat nearby with their young toddlers. Expressive in their affection for each other, what they perceived as liberty, God’s Word defines as bondage. I remembered a young woman I had sat with a month earlier. Listening, I grieved with her as she shared her struggles. Longing for acceptance, her wounds had led her to homosexuality. Today’s society tells us homosexuality is a normal part of being human, even defending one’s sexual orientation as predesigned by God. On the other extreme, stand those who define homosexuality as a sin more egregious than others.
While Paul teaches that sexual sin affects our bodies differently than other sins (1 Corinthians 6:18), any standard different from God’s brings spiritual death.
Spiritual bondage to sin ensues anytime we choose to follow our flesh instead of what God has commanded in Scripture. If we worship the created over the Creator, we will live contrary to God’s design (Romans 1:21). With blurred vision, we view our sin as acceptable and even normal (vv.22,25).
Paul reminds us, however, “This good news tells us how God makes us right in His sight” (Romans 1:17). The body of Christ must lovingly choose to:
• Respond to homosexuality as we would any sin in our own lives (Galatians 6:1-2).
• Demonstrate how God’s heart of love can change and transform us when we call on His name (1 Corinthians 6:9-11).
We’re surrounded by people who struggle with sexual identity. As living proof of God’s forgiveness, we must remember that only His grace and truth provides the path to righteousness. —Regina Franklin
How has the church at large responded to those struggling with same-sex attraction? How can God use your testimony to reach someone involved in homosexuality?
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I think we should treat homosexuality as a sin bcoz there is no greater sin or smaller one.We all hv sinned nd fallen short of da glory of God bt Christ redeemed us so dat we could b free from bondage.Instead of talking abt it lets pray 4 those going thru it so dat God cn reveal 2 dem their sins.To God be da Glory.
Gossiping,pilfering,just as homosexualism are sins before God,potential of taking one to hell. I think attraction to the same sex is deviation from the normal course of nature& should handled spiritually,instead of psychologically. Such a person needs to understand that feeding his/her mind with wrong info could b contributory,God hates it,its self destructive.