God's Love & Homosexuality

God’s Love & Homosexuality

I don’t normally watch many of the award shows on television. They tend to be boring and I really don’t care which movies wins which awards. However, while channel hopping I saw a few minutes of the Oscars. I saw where the movie “Milk” won an award for original screenplay. This movie is about the first homosexual in San Francisco to win a public office. Dustin Lance Black in accepting the award spoke of equal rights for homosexuals and how God loves everyone. Later on I read where the actor Sean Penn won for Best Actor in the movie. He commented on those that had supported the ban on homosexual marriages in California and their hatred for homosexuals.

Let me say that the leftist in Hollywood are always talking about tolerance until it comes to them and their tolerance for other viewpoints. They are quick to blast Christians for their beliefs, but slow to condemn Muslins for theirs. They are quick to label good as bad and bad as good.

My opposition to homosexuality is not based on hatred, but on love. I want everyone to go to heaven and any one in sin is lost. “For the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6.23a). This includes the drunkard, the idolater, the liar, and anyone else in sin. I certainly hope to be loving and not hateful to those that disagree with me. On the other hand, I have to realize that sin must be labeled sin and not an “alternative lifestyle.” The reason I am opposed to homosexuality is because God is opposed to it. There are numerous passages in both the Old and New Testament to condemn homosexuality. Romans 1.27 speak of men lusting after other men and doing what is shameful. Paul in the letter to the church at Corinth tells us that homosexuals will not inherit the kingdom of God , 1 Corinthians 6.9ff. Even if I and everyone Christian accepted homosexuality as natural, it would still be wrong in the sight of God.

As far as God loving the homosexual, I wonder how far this logic will go. How about God loving the adulterer, or the pedophile, or the murderer? I am afraid by “love” they mean accept, and those are two different things. I may love my children but I may not accept their behavior. It is true God loves everyone. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten So, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3.16). There you have it, God loves the world. That does not mean God will accept the homosexual, the murderer, the pedophile, or any one else in sin.

On the other hand what about their love for God? It is interesting that God is not mentioned until they want to talk about His love and our hatred. Then we hear about how we need to be loving as our Father in heaven is loving. What about their love for Him? “You are my friends if you do whatever I command you” (John 15.14). “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14.15). “For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments” (1 John 5.3a). Love is not a one way street. Those that talk about God’s love need to think about their love for Him.

As far as equal rights are concerned, we are all protected by the laws of this country. Homosexuals are not talking about equal rights but special rights. They want to be recognized as a minority in our country and receive minority protection. They want homosexual marriages to become the law in every state, spousal benefit, adoption privileges, and other benefits. They are not talking about tolerance, but acceptance. We should never accept such as normal for it is not. – Dennis Tucker

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