As I have made my contributions to the RWC blog, I have been attempting to tackle issues that may be political hot potatoes, but issues that are necessary for the church to confront. As our society moves towards normalizing gay marriage, we must understand the spiritual implications of such a move. I believe that many in the church are bothered by homosexuality because someone else told them it is a sin or they simply find such a lifestyle “unpleasant” to think about. However, in the study of scripture, we can find that the problem with homosexuality is that it is an attempt to replace the divine nature of God with the carnal nature of man. It is the penultimate form of rebellion against God. Romans 1:20 “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made so that they are without excuse.” This scripture, speaking of unrighteous and ungodly people, continues in verse 27 to say that those who engage in homosexual behavior will be handed over to a depraved mind. Verse 20 gives us more insight. Homosexuality is the rejection of God’s invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature. How do I know this? Romans 1:25 “For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the creator, who is blessed forever, Amen.” Homosexuality is not just an “unpleasantry.” It is a rejection of the divine, in favor of that which has been created.
Romans continues to say in verses 26-27 “For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.” If you know someone who lives the homosexual lifestyle, pray for them. It is a deadly trap that is hard to escape, impossible without Christ.
But what is the ultimate reason for marriage to be between a man and a woman? How does Biblical marriage embrace the divine? Paul gives us the answer. Ephesians 5:31-32 “For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh. This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.” A godly marriage is not simply about the man and the wife. It is not about our happiness or only the love we have for one another. It is about the divine. Marriage is to primarily be an example of how Christ loves the church and church loves Christ. Homosexuality is a perversion in the physical that is a statement on the spiritual. Homosexual is a physical statement that the marriage of Christ and His church is perverse. This should never be. Christ sacrificed Himself for all of mankind and that is truly divine.
-Pastor Jason Greene
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