"We've Got Issues"... Homosexuality // RECAP

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Obviously this is a huge and current issue in our culture… Homosexuality is sexual immorality.  So…What is sexual morality?

-Genesis 1:27 and 2:20-25

·      The bible defines marriage as 1 man, 1 woman.  This is the context for a healthy sexual relationship. 

·      Anything outside of that is sexual immorality.

·      So, homosexuality is sin.

1 Corinthians 6:18-20 says that we are to flee from sexual immorality.  This includes homosexuality.

SO, as Christians, how are we to act towards homosexuality?  We are to treat it as sin, just as any other type of sexual immorality outside of marriage. We are to treat people with the love of Christ.  That does not always mean accepting someone’s sin.  Sometimes it means confronting sin.

We are all born into sin, and each person has their own unique struggle with sin.  For some it may be greed, pride, lust, alcohol or drug dependence, etc.  For some it may be homosexual feelings.  If someone has these attractions and yet does not act upon them, it is not sin. 

If I see a woman and think that she is attractive, that is not sin.  It becomes sin if there is lust in my heart, or if I was to act upon those lustful desires. It is the same with homosexual attraction. 

How should the church treat homosexuality?

If a person who is homosexual walks into Ridgecrest, would they be welcome here?  The answer should be “Yes.”  Does that mean we accept or agree with the lifestyle?  No.  It means we love them as children of God, and that we would seek to lead them to Jesus and away from immorality—whether it is homosexual or heterosexual. 

What if they wanted to join the church?  The answer would be no.  If they joined the church, we would have to go to them and confront their sin.  We do not knowingly allow any kind of open immorality without confronting it. What are your thoughts on this? Share them with us.