There are sins that God detests: All of them! God detests all sins!
When
the government decides that we are going to make these sins acceptable as the law
of the land, as the United States of America has now done, then we are truly headed
for great trouble. This is supposed to be the land of the free, but with true
freedom, there is responsibility. This is not freedom when it goes against God’s
commandments, it’s bondage. I’m here to tell you what God says in His word
because after all, this blog is called “God’s Word for Today,” and I’ve been
called to warn you.
I
could see this coming. It was clearly evident, as state after state began to change
their laws. Christians saw it coming, too. The wise Christian move was to
clearly define marriage as what was created by The Creator, God as: “one man
and one woman,” God’s only equivalent of marriage. Even that was not enough to
this country anymore, a land of many men and women who have strayed so far away
from the truth.
The
United States Supreme Court overruled what was once called “marriage.” The majority
vote became the law of the land in the United States, enacting a new law that changes
the definition of marriage. Now same-sex marriage is allowed and legal in every
state in this country. If you are a Christian, and you have no problem with
this, and maybe you even support it, then you are NOT following God. Not only are you not following God, you really better
think about what you’re saying when you call yourself a Christian! I tell you
the truth!
It
is all here in God’s Word:
“Do not practice homosexuality, having sex
with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin.” (Leviticus
18:22)
Sin
is sin. It’s not just only about same sex marriage, but this is today’s subject
and apparently today’s highly held sin, too.
“Don't you realize that
those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves.
Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or
are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy
people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people — none of these will
inherit the Kingdom of God.”
(1 Corinthians 6:9-10)
This
includes sex outside of marriage, folks! Yep! Sin is sin. But let’s stay on the
main subject for today.
I
thank God that He can help everyone to change, to stop the detestable sins, to repent,
and to receive forgiveness.
For
“Some of you were once like that. But you
were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on
the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” (1
Corinthians 6:11)
We
have no excuse for not knowing God or the truth. God’s Word explains this all
in Romans 1:19-21 (going forward). He tells us how the people who won’t worship
Him or give Him thanks will begin to think up foolish ideas and their minds
will become depraved, dark, and confused.
“Claiming to be wise, they instead became
utter fools. And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they
worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and
reptiles. So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts
desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s
bodies.” (Romans 1:22-24)
“They traded the truth about God for a lie.
So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator
himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.” (Romans 1:25)
“That is why God abandoned them to their
shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and
instead indulged in sex with each other.” (Romans 1:26)
“And the men, instead of having normal sexual
relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things
with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves
the penalty they deserved.” (Romans 1:27)
“Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge
God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that
should never be done.” (Romans 1:28)
“Their lives became full of every kind of
wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious
behavior, and gossip.” (Romans 1:29)
“They are backstabbers, haters of God,
insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they
disobey their parents.” (Romans 1:30)
“They refuse to understand, break their
promises, are heartless, and have no mercy.” (Romans 1:31)
“They know God’s justice requires that those
who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they
encourage others to do them, too.” (Romans 1:32)
A
warning: “And don’t forget Sodom and
Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with immorality and
every kind of sexual perversion. Those cities were destroyed by fire and serve
as a warning of the eternal fire of God’s judgment.” (Jude 1:7)
Do
not twist this scripture. God is clear what true love is and it’s not sexual (such
as homosexuality or any other sexual promiscuity or fornication): “Owe nothing to anyone — except for your
obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the
requirements of God’s law.” (Romans 13:8)
God
explains a true marriage is one man and one woman. “To avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every
woman have her own husband.” (1 Corinthians 7:2)
“From the beginning of creation, God made
them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother
and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. Therefore, what
God has joined together, let no man separate.” (Mark 10:6-9)
We
have allowed the re-creation of the terms “wife” and “husband” to apply to men
with men and women with women, but God NEVER intended acceptance of this sinful
re-creation.
I
hope and pray you will think about all of this and where you stand with God.
For there will come a time when you and I will be judged individually, and our
eternal life is as stake. I pray you won’t come to the eternal end with regret,
but with joy. God is love and he is just.
You
cannot be a friend of God and a friend to the world. Choose this day who you will
serve and your ultimate destination can be decided with peace. I pray you
choose wisely.
Until we
virtually meet again, may God call you to Himself.
God’s Word
for Today: “Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly
affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your
own body. Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit,
who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself,
for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.”
(1 Corinthians 6:18-20)
Copyright © 2015 by Patricia
Shehan
All scripture is quoted from various
translations of the Holy Bible (God’s Word) and is set it italics.
