In Leviticus 18:22 we read, “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.” The verse that follows it says, “Nor shall you mate with any beast, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before a beast to mate with it. It is perversion” (Leviticus 18:23). This verse deals with the sin of bestiality (sexual intercourse with animals).
Sometimes you will hear homosexuality called a sickness. Some claim “God made me this way.” Is homosexuality a learned life-style? The Bible never presents homosexuality as a sickness. It always refers to it as a sin. The good news is Christ our Lord died for sin. In Romans 5:8,9, Paul shows us that “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.”
Many homosexuals and sodomites in Corinth found mercy from the Lord. First, they had to repent of their sins and be washed in the blood of Christ. Paul speaks of homosexuals and sodomites, then says, “And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God” (1 Corinthians 6:11).
Our response to the sin of homosexuality should not be a violent one. The cause of Christ is neither promoted nor defended by violence. The only weapon of our warfare is the sword of the Spirit, the word of God (Ephesians 6:17). The gospel has not lost any of its power, but it has to be preached without compromise.
Anyone struggling (young or old) with homosexuality is welcome to attend and search the scriptures with us. It is our desire (and God’s) that all come to a knowledge of the truth.
Once you find out, the gospel demands you to repent of all your sins, including the sin of their homosexual life-style, then you can render obedience unto the Son of God.
If you continue to walk in the light of God’s word, heaven can be your home.
For part 1 of this epistle, check out Homosexuality: What Does the Bible Say