HOMOSE Not Gay and Not Biblical By Rev. Eric Andrae
If we say we have fellowship with [God] while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. . . . [And] Jesus Christ the righteous . . . is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. (1 John 1:6–10; 2:1–2)
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he Holy Word of God is abundantly clear on the sinfulness and destructiveness of homosexuality. For example, in Mark 10:6–9, Christ our Lord affirms the sex distinctions He created (Genesis 1:27; 2:24; cf. John 1:1–5) and thus speaks against homosexuality. Christ Himself, of course, became incarnate, became flesh, became human as a male; the Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord (January 1) leaves us no doubt about this. The importance of Christ’s maleness is highlighted by St. Paul, for Christ is the bridegroom of the church (Ephesians 5:21–33).The New Testament images of the Church and faith are images of marital faithfulness and fruitfulness.
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Homosexuality (sodomy) is sin in thought, word, and deed. Both orientation (lust) and behavior (actual sins) are sinful (Leviticus 18:22, 24; Leviticus 20:13; Romans 1:24–32; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; 1 Timothy 1:9–10). But is homosexuality a matter of nature or nurture? Is a person homosexual by birth or by external circumstances? Scientific study has been inconclusive, but it actually does not matter as far as sinfulness, repentance, and transformation are concerned. We are all born sinful; we all sin and fall short of the glory of God (Psalm 51; Romans 3).The key is that the Holy Spirit transforms hearts and minds, lives and lifestyles, people (Romans 12). He who created you in mind, spirit, and body also redeems you in mind, spirit, and body.You can, of course, come just as you are
