I have friends that claim to be homosexual, and I love those
friends dearly. And because of that love, I can’t remain silent concerning their
salvation. Just as adultery and fornication are sins, homosexual acts are indeed
sin.
The basic definition for sin is disobedience to God. The
eighteenth chapter of Leviticus details most sexual sins, including homosexual
acts.
The argument that many have used to contradict this biblical
edict is that if God didn’t want me to be a homosexual, why did God create me
this way?
He didn’t. God created Adam perfect, yet man disobeyed God and sin entered
the world. Now, we are all born sinners. We were NOT created sinners.
For all
have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; ~
Every human has a weakness. Every human has a specific area
in which they struggle. For some, it may be gossip, or judgmental attitude, but
others struggle with sexual sins such as an addiction to pornography, desires
for the same sex, or even an insatiable desire for the opposite sex which can
result in fornication and adultery.
The result of sin, whether that sin be a little white lie or
murder, is the same—death. However, the consequences of sin vary. For example:
if you are caught robbing a bank, the consequences is a prison sentence, but if
you are caught telling a lie you may or may not lose a friend. The world judges
and condemns based on the consequences of sin. But to God, without repentance,
one sin is just as deadly as another.
If you battle a sexual desire for the same sex, you are NOT
a freak. You are NOT a threat to society. You are loved by God. We
all battle lust in one form or another. It is only if we dwell on that desire,
and act on that desire that it becomes sin.
The world insists that you must be either a heterosexual or
homosexual. But a child of God doesn’t allow the world to define who they are.
In Matthew chapter nineteen, Jesus talks about sexual sins,
divorce, and adultery. He also mentions eunuchs.
For there are some eunuchs, which were so born
from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs
of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the
kingdom of heaven's sake... ~
I have heard many practicing homosexuals quote this verse to
“prove” that God created them the way they are. But that isn’t what Jesus is
saying. Just as some are born with excessive sexual desires, some are born with
NO sexual desires.
The world says, if a man DOESN’T desire a woman sexually, he
is Gay. WRONG! That is a lie from Satan. Don’t believe it.
If you are one of the few people who doesn’t battle sexual
desires, you are blessed.
You are NOT a homosexual.
In 1 Corinthians chapter 7, Paul talks about marital
relationships. Those who are married and those who are not. In this chapter, he
makes it clear. If you struggle with sexual desires you need to marry. But if
you don’t battle sexual temptations, or if you can abstain from sexual intimacy,
you will be able to DO more for God. You can work for God’s glory without the
distraction of lust.
Even the world acknowledges that lustful desires distract
people from their purpose. Take the movie Star Wars for example. If Anakin
would have obeyed the Jedi law of not having sexual relations with Padmé, he
wouldn’t have been easily deceived by the Emperor. He wouldn’t have slain the
Younglings. He wouldn’t have fathered Luke and Princess Leia. He wouldn’t
have become a dark figure hiding behind a false identity.
Ennouchos in the Greek
or Saris in the Hebrew are both
translated as eunuch in the bible. Besides castrate, both
mean an official or commander. There are different types of eunuchs. Some eunuchs
were fully castrated. Some were not. However, all eunuchs held a
specific job. Throughout the bible eunuchs have been greatly used of God. Search
the bible for eunuchs and you will be amazed at some of their accomplishments, and their high ranking positions.
The book of Isaiah reveals a promise from God especially for
eunuchs.
Neither
let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak,
saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people:
neither let the
eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
For thus
saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths,
and choose the things
that please me,
and take hold of my covenant;
Even unto
them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place
and a name better
than of sons and of daughters:
I will give them an everlasting name, that shall
not be cut off. ~
So, if you were born without sexual desires, or in rare cases
without sexual genitals, don’t listen to the world’s philosophy of being either
heterosexual or homosexual.
Perhaps, God meant for you to be a eunuch? Perhaps,
he has a spouse waiting for you? Search His word and listen for His voice.
Be who God intended you to be. He has a special purpose for your life.