WRONG AND SINFUL PRACTICES- HOMOSEXUALITY: WHAT DOES GOD SAY ABOUT THIS?

The scripture is inerrant and the word of God transmitted to humans through divine inspiration. It is not transmitted through a mechanical dictation but divine inspiration. From Genesis to Revelation, they are the canons inspired by God without error.

God is omnipotent! Meaning that he is all powerful with infinite power. Infinite power here is not an absolute quantum, but an exhaustless potency of power. God is omnipotent because He does what ever He wills to do and suffers nothing that He does not will to suffer. Note that God cannot lie, die, sin, change, nor DENY himself. This we can see in Numbers 23:19, 1 Samuel 15:29, II Timothy 2:13, Hebrews 6:18 and James 1:13,17. These are some of the things God cannot do because He can only do things that are logically possible. God can not change as we see from scriptures but we humans can change. If God makes his plan, he will fulfil it because he does not change nor fail. If he promises punishment, he will fulfil it!

God has defined the things which are good for us and those that are bad and abominable to him in scriptures; and He expects us humans to respect his rules concerning these forbidden things. He says if anyone eats meat with blood He(God) will turn against the person because the life of every living thing is in the blood. This was a command given by our unchangeable Lord to Moses (Leviticus 17:10,11). Most importantly God has defined forbidden sexual practices in Leviticus 18. He has clearly shown to us what is considered as incest and is unacceptable while telling us the acceptable practices in the RIGHT-MAN RIGHT-WOMAN relationship. I insist on the RIGHT-MAN RIGHT-WOMAN relationship which is that which is experienced in a divine union i.e. marriage. A relationship out of this is fornication or adultery which is sin and is not acceptable at all.

Looking at Leviticus 18:22, the Bible says “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination”. This is also seen in Lev. 20:13 where the punishment is levied. The Lie used in this text is Shaw Kab in Hebrew which means to lie down for sexual connection. So homosexuality whether between man and man or woman and woman is forbidden by God. God hates homosexuality to its roots as we see from scriptures. Further in Lev.18:5 God told the people that they will save their life by obeying these commands. You’ll lose your life if you live in or practice homosexuality. Note that God does not change and his promises for any sin must come to pass because He never misses. No man or woman should even have sexual relations with an animal Lev. 18:23, Exodus 22:19.

God is faithful to His promises. There’s no turning back because God does not regret his decisions. When the sons of Eli sinned against God by cheating on God’s offering and even sleeping with the women who worked at the entrance to the Tent of the Lord’s presence, God vowed to kill them; because they treated his offerings with disrespect and sinned more with the women. 1 Samuel 2:22-26. In 1Samuel 2:25b the scriptures say they would not listen to their father, for the Lord had decided to kill them. So they were hardened to their father’s advice because God had to fulfil his vow for those who sin against Him.

The same thing happened to Sodom and Gomorrah where fornication, adultery, incest, homosexuality, sodomy (unnatural sex relation; whether anal or with animal) and all forms of sin had consumed the city hence causing God to destroy the City but for Lot’s family. Why should anyone chose to drag the name of God to the mud? We carry God’s image; God who made us in his image for his Glory. If we get involved in sin, in homosexuality then we are not concern about God’s glory.

Our purpose on earth is not to safe souls but for God’s glory. That is the ultimate purpose. Yes, we have to safe souls from perishing because this is a step to this ultimate purpose. The value of human souls is based on God’s glory which is so associated with human souls. This is like a bank note (say the CFA). The bank note is a paper. The paper has no value but it is the CFA that is so associated to the bank note that gives it the value. Without the CFA, the paper has little or no value but just an ordinary paper. In like manner it is the association of God’s glory to human souls that gives value to the saving of human souls because the ultimate goal is God’s glory.

The book of Genesis tells us how God dealt with homosexuality in Sodom:
And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, where are the men that came in to thee this night? Bring them out unto us, that we may know them. And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him. And he said, I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly. Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing, forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof (Genesis 19:5-8). When we look at this text it is clear that Sodom was destroyed for the sin of homosexuality. These people were given to what is called now Gay practices and HATED God, so God planned to destroy them (seen in the bartering of Abraham) which He did. The people asked Lot to bring out the Angels so that they may know ( Yaw dah in Hebrew) them. Yaw dah here imply sexual activity among unmarried persons. Lot wanted to give his daughters while preserving the angels but the people refused and insisted on knowing the visitors. So the Sodomites wanted to gang rape the angels; have homosexual activity with them, as Lot immediately knew what their intentions were. God Destroyed Sodom because of homosexuality which was confirmed by their intentions of having the angels.

Isaiah 3:9 says they have done evil unto themselves by sinning as Sodom: “The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have done evil unto themselves”. The apostle Peter says what happened to Sodom is an example of what might happen to sinners even these days. “and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, having made them an example unto those that should live ungodly; and delivered righteous Lot, sore distressed by the lascivious life of the wicked (for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed [his] righteous soul from day to day with [their] lawless deeds): the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment;”; 2Peter 2:6-9.


So if you sin say through the abominable act of homosexuality, you are putting God’s glory at stake, deviating His divine aim hence will face the wrath of God if you don’t repent from this. What we were saved from is less important than what we are saved for. We were saved from condemnation because of our sins for God’s GLORY. So our salvation from condemnation is less important than the Glory of God. Yes we were saved, then what next? God’s glory; what are we doing for his glory? Are you one of them who are blocking His glory through homosexuality, fornication, incest, adultery, and occultism? God says He HATES THAT!



Agape!