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GAY AGENDA
For six years I (Karen) have worked for a peer education
abstinence organization that teaches teens in public and private schools
the benefits of abstaining from drugs, alcohol, and sexual activity. I
am often heartbroken to hear the personal stories of some of our peer
educators who had engaged in sex while young teens. Young girls were
often trying to hang onto a boyfriend, while young boys were trying to
get their first experiences 'out of the way' so they could have
something to brag about to their male friends. Both groups learned the
hard way that sexual intimacy is complex and that sex changes a
relationship in a profound way. As one of my peer educators told me,
'When I had sex for the first time I was surprised that it wasn't at all
like what I had seen on TV.'
She went on to share that she and her boyfriend had been best friends
for years. Once they started having sex, the stress of wondering each
month if she was pregnant began to wear on both of them. She also began
to get jealous when her boyfriend talked to other girls. When they
finally broke up, they discovered that they were uncomfortable talking
to each other and couldn't even muster a 'hello' when they passed in the
school hallways. This young lady, a Christian, was only fifteen at the
time.
Yes, sex changes relationships. God's gift of sexual intimacy was
intended to be the bonding 'glue' between a married man and woman. With
the help of the media, our culture portrays sexual activity outside of
marriage as the norm, and our children are inundated with thousands of
sexual images on billboards, the Internet, movies, and television. Our
enemy, Satan, has a vested interest in denigrating sexual intimacy.
Think about curse words most commonly used in our culture. Most are
sexual references that degrade the holiness and blessing our heavenly
Father intended sexual intimacy to bring to a marriage. Sex becomes
forbidden and 'dirty,' a curse rather than a blessing.
In the past few years, we have watched the 'gay agenda' impact our
public schools and the Christian church at large. At the same time we
have become aware that there is a great deal of misinformation being
disseminated on the topic of homosexuality. As a member of my public
school's 'Health Advisory Board,' I fought the myth that ten percent of
our population is gay. Census information and numerous other studies
reveal only one to three percent of our population identify themselves
as homosexual in orientation. Gay activists want homosexuality to be
viewed and taught as normal, and to be a part of every public school sex
education curriculum. McWhirter and Mattison, noted gay researchers,
published a study in 1984 that looked at 165 'good' gay relationships.
None were able to maintain sexual monogamy for more than five years.
How do we as Christians positively impact what the Church and
public educational institutions teach regarding same-sex attractions
while also reaching out with Christ's love to the homosexual and
lesbian? Scripture teaches that homosexuality is a deviation from God's
creation plan and design. The Word also teaches that God loves those who
struggle in sin, and that He is able to deliver all who come to Him
through Jesus Christ. It is wise to be mindful that our Jesus showed
great compassion for people caught in sexual immorality; it was the
religious hypocrites that he dealt with most harshly. Our own experience
in working with those who struggle with issues of homosexuality or
lesbianism is that they have suffered deep woundings that led to their
embracement of a same-sex attraction. It is estimated that approximately
one-third of those who struggle with same sex attractions have been
sexually abused as children. Unresolved emotional and physical woundings
can lead to homosexual orientation. We are mindful of Proverbs 27:7: 'He
who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes
sweet.'
As Christians, we are called to be salt and light to a dying
world. The sin of homosexuality causes enslavement and ultimately
loneliness, but our God is certainly able to deliver. Many have left the
gay lifestyle after recommitting themselves to Jesus Christ. Too often,
however, Christians are quick to condemn the sin of homosexuality
without reaching out to the hurting individual enslaved in this false
lifestyle. God exhorts us in Jeremiah 15:19: '... if you extract the
precious from the worthless, you will become my spokesman' (NASB).
>Homosexuality
Homosexual and lesbian behavior is sin, and is forbidden in the
Bible. The graphic word arsenokoites (from arsen, 'male,' and koite,
bed) describes a man who 'beds' another man. Although arsenokoites is
sometimes used in a wide sense referring to all homosexuality, it also
had a narrower sense, referring to the one who took the active or 'male'
role in the homosexual relation. The one who took the passive or
'female' role was called the malachos. The word malachos literally means
'soft' or 'soft to the touch.' Although it had other uses such as 'soft
clothing,' it was the standard word in the Greek language for the
'passive' one in the homosexual relation.
With these terms in mind, as well as others we have encountered
above, we see that the vocabulary in 1 Corinthians 6:9 and 10 is very
specific: 'Neither the sexually immoral (pornos) nor idolaters nor
adulterers (moichos) nor male prostitutes (malachos) nor homosexual
offenders (arsenokoites) nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor
slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.' Homosexual
behavior is also addressed by descriptive phrases, idioms, and
euphemisms rather than just through the words that refer directly to it.
For example, Romans 1 contains some very descriptive language.
Romans 1:24-27
(24) Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts
to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.
(25) They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and
served created things rather than the Creator-who is forever praised.
Amen.
(26) Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their
women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
(27) In the same way, the men also abandoned natural relations with
women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed
indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty
for their perversion.
It is hard to read these verses and conclude anything other than
that homsexual and lesbian relationships are wrong in God's sight. The
'natural relation' is a man and a woman. Homosexuality is also mentioned
idiomatically in Jude 7: '...Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around
them, indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are
exhibited as an example, in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire'
(NASB). 'Gross immorality' is a good translation of the verb, ekporneuo,
which is simply porneuo, the verb meaning, 'to commit sexual
immorality,' with the prefix ek, which intensifies the verb. Thus, the
NASB translation of 'gross immorality' is a very good one. Later in the
verse, the phrase, 'to go after strange flesh' is defined by Louw and
Nida in their lexicon as 'an idiom, literally 'to go after strange
flesh,' to engage in unnatural sexual intercourse-'to have homosexual
intercourse.'' 1 In the Old Testament, the Law forbids homosexuality
just as it forbids adultery and bestiality. 'Do not lie with a man as
one lies with a woman; that is detestable' (Lev. 18:22). 'If a man lies
with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is
detestable' (Lev. 20:13).
Lesbianism is not specifically mentioned by name in the Bible for
a good reason: the name is a late invention. Both the terms 'homosexual'
and 'lesbian' were coined in the 19th century by theorists who were
describing people's emotional and sexual interest for others of the same
sex. 'Lesbian' was chosen because of Sappho, perhaps the greatest female
Greek lyric poet (c. 630-570 BC) who was interested in other women and
lived on the island of Lesbos, and from the island of Lesbos itself,
because it was known as a center of Greek culture, pleasure and
licentiousness. As we saw in the verses just quoted above in Romans,
however, the sexual attraction of a woman for another woman instead of a
man is not natural and not godly.
It is often said that homosexuals cannot be sinning because their
sexual orientation is genetic. However, there is no solid proof of that.
Furthermore, God would not define something as sin and hold people
accountable for it if it were not their choice. Every human has a sin
nature, and most people have a genetic predisposition to sin in one way
or another. Some people tend to addictive behavior, some have a
heightened sex drive, others are overly possessive and on and on. God
never excuses sin because a predisposition to sin exists. God does not
say it is fine if an alcoholic gets drunk if he has a predisposition to
addiction, or it is fine if a person steals if he is overly possessive.
The fact that there are ministries that specialize in helping
homosexuals and lesbians change their behavior, and have success doing
so, is confirmation of the fact that God will help deliver people from
sin if they really seek that deliverance.
Part of the gay agenda is to promote the idea that there is
scientific evidence that proves sexual orientation is genetically
predetermined. Why would this be important? If your genes determine
homosexuality, then your sexual orientation is determined when you are
born. This removes personal accountability but, more importantly, makes
God's Word a mockery. After all, how could homosexuality be a sin if you
are born that way? If God said that having freckles were a sin, how
could you repent and change your skin type? You couldn't. As history
has shown, true science proves God's Word. Clearly the 'science' that
promotes the lies of the Adversary is 'junk science.' For instance,
Simon LaVay, who describes himself as homosexual in orientation, was the
author of one of these studies that purportedly established that sexual
orientation is biological. What is not commonly known is that his study
has not been able to be duplicated with the same results. M. Bailey, one
of the most prominent researchers in the area of genetically determined
sexual orientation, also admits that his studies result in inconsistent
results. Homosexuality is not genetically predetermined, or God could
not call it sin and ask people to stop it.
Great strides in helping people who have same-sex attractions have
been made in psychotherapy and counseling. Joseph Nicolosi, Ph.D., a
clinical psychologist, is the president of the National Association for
Research and Therapy of Homosexuality. His practice is dedicated to the
treatment of homosexuals who desire to change their orientation. He is
the author of several books including Healing Homosexuality: Case
Stories of Reparative Therapy. Dr. Nicolosi notes that, at its root,
homosexuality is not a sexual problem - it is a gender-identity problem.
Normal stages of emotional development have been interrupted, and this
can lead to same sex bonding in order to attain affirmation. These
relationships tend to implode, leaving the homosexual hurt and confused.
Furthermore, Nicolosi states that there is no such thing as a
homosexual, but only heterosexuals that have a homosexual problem. This
may sound like splitting hairs, but it actually opens the door for the
dissatisfied homosexual oriented person to change, because such people
can begin viewing themselves as fundamentally heterosexual. This
approach has had a great deal of success. If one understands that the
problem is one of gender-identity, then treatment is possible. And yes,
even prevention. If you would like more information about Dr. Nicolosi's
work, check his website at www.narth.com. He is also one of the featured
speakers at the Focus on the Family workshops on homosexuality called
'Love Won Out,' which are about addressing, understanding, and
preventing homosexuality. The workshop is filled with personal
testimonies by those who successfully left the homosexual lifestyle, as
well as helpful information on countering the gay agenda in your
communities and schools. We highly recommend this conference for every
pastor and youth director. For more information, see www.lovewonout.com.
CES published the following item in the July/August 2002
Contender, and we thought it was worth reprinting.
A recent study now provides scientific evidence that "some gays
can go straight if they really want to." The Associated Press reported
that Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, a psychiatry professor at Columbia
University, released study results indicating that "a percentage of
highly motivated gay people can change their sexual orientation."
"The research shows some people can change from gay to straight,
and we ought to acknowledge that,'' said Spitzer May 9 in New Orleans at
a meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). He also plans
to submit his work to a psychiatric journal for publication.
It was Spitzer who spearheaded the APA's 1973 decision to remove
homosexuality from its list of mental disorders. At the time, he said
homosexuality does not meet the criteria for a mental disorder, and he
called for more research to determine whether some people can change
their sexuality.
We wonder, now that he has evidence that gays can go straight, if
they are motivated to do so, will he recommend relisting homosexuality
as a mental 'disorder'?
>These teachings are from:
http://truthortradition.com/modules.php?name=News&new_topic=11
2 Timothy 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.
May you, and all those you love,
be so blessed and fortunate
as to stand approved before God,
unashamed of your workmanship.
May God Always Bless You and Yours As
You Stand Steadfast on His Word Of Truth!
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