I am afraid of homosexuals and their lifestyle choices. But as
anyone can plainly see, the fear is rational.
Turning the homosexual use of the word upside down (back to right
side up), any decent person with a shred of sanity would be afraid of
them and their destructive lifestyle. This is not the only time in
history when homosexual proclivities have been so prominent, and in
every case destruction of the culture and the state followed. The
destruction of ours is in progress even as I write. One cannot flaunt
godless behavior in God’s face without incurring justified wrath. But
they also do it to themselves. Their own pride in the flesh and high
handed sex behavior carries the seeds of their own destruction without
God having to lift a finger. Pretty soon I think God will be telling His
kids to get out and away, because the winepress of His wrath will
overflow as it did with the residents of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Homosexuals will point to the fact that professional associations
(like psychiatric organizations) no longer consider that homosexuals
suffer from a disorder. This was based on a flawed study of only 30
homosexuals by Dr. Evelyn Hooker in 1956. But a fresh look at the study
shows that The American Psychiatric Association colluded with Hooker to
“grossly misrepresent her findings.”
http://www.familyresearchinst.org/2012/10/apa-fraud-hooker-study-did-not-prove-homosexuals-are-normal/or
saved website page.
Homosexuals say that Dr. Cameron’s study of 10,000 obituaries in
homosexual publications was statistically flawed, but apparently using
only 30 subjects in a study is okay, as long as it supports what you
want it to show. The medical and psychiatric establishments are no
strangers to falsified studies and lying because they are full of people
who have money, agendas and reputations at stake. They are also
susceptible to pressure and homosexual terrorism as you can see from any
impartial study of things like the contamination of the San Francisco
blood supply and death of thousands of hemophiliacs. The medical people
and all who knuckle under to the homosexual agenda are really and truly
the homophobes. Those who claim to be our leaders are making human
sacrifices on the altar of money, political power, and irrational fear.
Affirming a Deadly Lifestyle is Not Love
I’m tired of hearing “love the sinner, hate the sin” too. The sinner
and the sin are the same thing. Until they repent, they are headed for
hell. It's true that God's love and forgiveness are available for
anyone. But it only flows after repentance. People who say they are
believers and are “accepting” and defending homosexuals either want the
destruction of our society too (going along with what the homosexuals
want) in which case they are believers in name only, or they are
cowardly, or just stupid. Maybe all three. There is hope for
homosexuals, but only in confession and repentance. Jesus can cleanse
them, but they have to give up their lifestyle. They have to choose to
do what God says. It’s not outside of their reach. To say we “love the
sinner” where they are is to condemn them to death. To tell them it is
okay to stay in disobedience and continue to hate God is to consign them
to the lake of fire. This is not love. It’s hate. It’s telling
homosexuals that we don’t care whether they live or die, and that God
doesn’t care whether they live or die. It is simply being afraid to
stand up for God’s Word. They’re more concerned about their own comfort
than they are about lost and dying people.
The Bible tells us to “purge the evil person from among you”
(Deuteronomy 17:7; 1 Corinthians 5:13). We do not have the power for
capital punishment anymore (which is one of the reasons this type of sin
has become so prevalent) so we cannot stone someone. But we can put them
out of our assemblies, or cut off family and friend relationships until
that person repents. This is an act of love, and it is much harder to do
than “accepting” them. Accepting is the chicken way out. The goal
through isolation is for the person to realize what is wrong and come to
their senses. Our desire is that they repent before it is too late.
Some will want to criticize me because they have a son dying of
AIDS and they refuse to let him die alone. Or they’ll be upset because a
family member has come out of the closet and they don’t want to cut them
off. They’ll think I’m being unkind or unloving, sharing the truth like
this, though the Bible says that “love rejoices with the truth” (1
Corinthians 13:6). I understand. It is a tragic thing for someone you
know and love to embrace the hatefulness of homosexuality or experience
the slow, agonizing death that is AIDS. Fine. Do what you want. We’ve
been doing that since the Garden and look where it has gotten us!
They’ll rationalize that if they stay in contact (and “love” the person)
they’ll be able to help. The best thing you can do for that person,
however, is to tell them the truth. Lead them to God, if you know the
way yourself. Maybe you can still reach them. Or maybe you don’t know
Him, and you are a big reason for your family member turning to
homosexuality in the first place. Maybe you haven’t followed God very
well, and through lack of caring you are reaping what you’ve sown. There
is a high incidence of dysfunctional family relationships in choices
leading to homosexuality. In that case you will have to repent yourself.
It’s not too late. Maybe your repentance will save your son.
Believers are to love God more than family and follow Him no matter what
(Matthew 10:37). Isolation will help more than anything, if there is any
hope at all. If they love homosexuality more than family (or God), then
perhaps they are too far gone to help anyway.
Put no trust in a neighbor; have no
confidence in a friend; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies
in your arms; for the son treats the father with contempt, the daughter
rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house. But as for
me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my
God will hear me. (Micah 7:5–7, ESV)
This information only scratches the surface. There is much more to be
found but you’ll have to do some digging. Try a few word searches online
and you’ll get the big picture. Or print out free brochures from places
such as The Family
Research Council. One booklet in particular that is great is
The
Top Ten Myths About Homosexuality. You can see for yourself that
there is a war going on. There is a concerted effort by the homosexual
community to suppress information, disparage studies, and hide their
true nature especially in the last 15 or 20 years. Homosexuals will
dispute much of the published statistics, and then try to paint people
such as Dr. Cameron as “controversial,” as if that somehow diminishes
the facts presented. Remember, liars are sinners, and sinners lie. If
only a small part of the material cited here is true it is still enough
to cause fear in reasonable people.
The American Psychiatric Association defines a “disorder” as
“associated with…a significantly increased risk of suffering, death,
pain [or] disability.” It seems apparent then that perhaps my
“homophobia” is not the disorder at all. In our crazy, mixed up world of
wrong being right and right being wrong my homophobia is in fact the
only right and sane position. Homosexuality (with its supporters) is the
insane, hate-filled position. It is a phobia of God on their part.
Regardless of the capitulation of medical and political leaders,
homosexual behavior is definitely associated with increased suffering,
death and pain.
Shalom
Bruce Scott Bertram