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Homosexuality
Conclusions
As we
look at scriptures in the Old and New Testaments, the following
statements can be concluded:
Proponents of homosexuality use rhetoric to distort the
well-defined writings in the Old Testament causing so called
“scholars” to weaken in their perception of Yahweh’s truth. We
see this happening all around us, especially in the Christian
churches.
Proponents of homosexuality have stated the New Testament
is without direction on this issue. Their clarification comes
from the absence of Yahshua directly stating its abomination.
Yahshua kept the “Law” perfectly, his example for us is clear.
Those without an alternative agenda realize this after careful
study.
In the
Beginning
Notice
the command in the following verses:
“So Elohim created
man in his own image, in the image of Elohim created he him;
male and female created he them. And Elohim blessed them, and
Elohim said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish
the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the
sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing
that moveth upon the earth.” (Genesis 1:27-28 AV)
Yahweh tells them to be fruitful, and multiply, and
replenish (replenish=Strong’s 4390, to fill) the earth. The next
command pertaining to this issue comes from Gen. 2:24:
Therefore shall a man
leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife:
and they shall be one flesh. (AV)
Author John F Harvey offers this: “Sex is life-giving by
its very nature” Sexual activity he says, “has a life-uniting
meaning: it joins two persons in a special kind of love… [which]
‘has an exclusive and enduring
quality about it, precisely because it has reference to the
life-giving end of [sexual activity], However, “...this sort of
love is incapable of being expressed in homosexual activity.”
(Excerpt from The Bible and
Homosexuality by Ben Irwin)
We can gather from the above excerpt that homosexuality
is an unnatural act both physically and emotionally. The essence
of life is obtained from the physical act of love and therefore
“same-sex” fornication does not allow for the life-giving nature
of this type of love.
Yahweh
sent two angels to the depraved cities to investigate the
possibility of finding righteous men. While at Lot’s home the
men of
“And they called
unto
Proponents of homosexuality have used the above verses to
say it was the sin of wanting to rape the two men that caused
The
Law
The
Law given to Moses has very specific commands; we are told:
“Thou shalt not
lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Neither
shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith:
neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down
thereto: it is confusion. Defile not ye
yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations
are defiled which I cast out before you: And the land is
defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and
the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. (Leviticus
18:22-25 AV)
If a
man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of
them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to
death; their blood shall be upon them.” (Leviticus 20:13 AV)
Once again, the advocates of sexual immorality claim
these scriptures to be null and void. They state, and some of
their heterosexual colleagues say as well, the “Law” has been
done away with and no longer applies. Going on to claim the
Messiah’s fulfillment of the Law means casting it (the Law)
aside. They claim these commands reside with the commands not to
eat rare steak, wear only clothes of one fiber, and having
marital intercourse when a woman is “with issue.” We as true
believers know the law still applies. The big difference between
the Old and New Covenant’s being we
no longer offer burnt sacrifices for our sins, we ask Yahweh,
through Yahshua our Savior and Redeemer, for the cleansing of
our iniquity.
In a Christian publication that denounces homosexuality
we find a most interesting error concerning Yahweh’s Law:
“While it is true that
the word abomination
is applied to both homosexuality and to dietary violations in
the King James Version of the Bible, it must be noted that the
KJV uses abomination
for several distinct Hebrew words in the Old Testament. The
Hebrew term used with respect to forbidden foods in Leviticus 11
(shaqats) is not conceptually similar to the term used to
condemn homosexuality (to ebah) in Leviticus 18:22. Even in the
listing of sexual sins, no category except homosexuality is
followed immediately by the warning that it is an “abomination”
(NKJ) or “detestable,” (NIV )
(Excerpt from “The Bible and Homosexuality” by Ben Irwin)
They try hard to reach a conclusion that promotes the eating of unclean foods, even when it’s attached to the same scriptures condemning homosexuality.
David
and Jonathon
The
following verses are used, quite often, to substantiate a
same-sex sexual relationship between two men. Once again, having
Yahweh’s spirit within us, it may not even occur to us there may
be a questionable relationship between David and Jonathon. We
ascertain a loving brotherly friendship as we read:
Then Jonathan and
David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. (1
Samuel 18:1 AV)
The NIV reads:
After David
finished talking with Saul, Jonathon became one in Spirit with
David. (1 Samuel 18:1 NIV)
After reading these two versions of the same scripture we
find the devotion of two spiritual brothers. The Hebrew word
used for both soul and spirit is “nephesh” (nephesh=soul,
spirit Strong’s 5315). The word nephesh has several
different meanings including lust and desire. Neither usages of
lust and desire (Strong’s 5315) are of a sexual meaning. Two
examples being Exodus 15:9, lust here means “lust to kill,” and
Ecc. 6:9, desire here means “the soul.” We have further account
of David and Jonathon’s relationship:
“And as soon as
the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south,
and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three
times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another,
until David exceeded.” (1 Samuel 20:41 AV)
It is customary in Middle Eastern countries, even today,
to kiss as a greeting or as departing, normally on the cheek.
The Gill Commentary has this on verse 20:41:
and
they kissed one another;
as friends about to part:
and
wept one with another:
as not knowing whether they should ever see each other's face
any more:
until David exceeded;
in weeping more than Jonathan; he having more to part with, not
only him his dear friend, but his wife and family, and other
dear friends and people of [Yahweh], and especially the
sanctuary and service of [Yahweh], which of all things lay
nearest his heart, and most distressed him; see #1Sa 26:19; and
many of his psalms on this occasion. Ben Gersom suggests that he
wept more than was meet, through too much fear of Saul; but that
seems not to be the case. {z}
Cyropaedia, l. 8. c. 23.
The most convincing argument for the homosexual Christian
may be 2 Samuel 1:26 but again, Yahweh’s Spirit leads us to a
righteous conclusion:
“I am distressed
for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto
me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.” (2
Samuel 1:26 AV)
We refer to John
Gill’s Commentary:
I
am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan,
&c.] So he
was, not only by nation and religion, but by affinity, having
married the sister of Jonathan; and still more so by affection
and friendship, he being a friend of David's, that stuck closer
to him than a brother, and who loved him as his own soul; he was
distressed for him, not on account of his spiritual and eternal
state, which he doubted not was happy, but for the manner of his
death, his loss of him, and want of his pleasant conversation,
of his counsel and advice, and assistance in his present
circumstances:
very pleasant hast thou
been unto me; in
their friendly visits of, and conversation with, one another;
many a pleasant hour had they spent together, but now must see
each other's faces no more in this world:
thy love to me was
wonderful; as
indeed he might well say, being towards one of a mean extract in
comparison of his, to one who was not his own brother, but a
brother-in-law; and to one that was a rival to the crown he was
heir to, and would take it before him: and who ran the risk of
losing his father's affection, and even his life, for espousing
his cause: see #1Sa 18:1,3,4 19:2,4 20:30,33;
passing
the love of women;
either that which they are loved with by men, or that with which
they love their husbands and children; which is generally the
strongest and most affectionate. The Targum is,
”more
than the love of two women,''
than his two
wives, Ahinoam and Abigail; so Kimchi; meaning that he was more
strongly and affectionately loved by Jonathan than by them, who
yet might love him very well too.
(Side Note: Of the three commentaries referred to, John
Gill’s Commentary had the only in-depth study on these
controversial verses)
Romans
1:24-32
As we
look for scriptural references pertaining to sexual misconduct
we read this in Romans 1:
Wherefore Elohim
also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own
hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves: Who
changed the truth of Yahweh into a lie, and worshipped and
served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for
ever. Amen. For this cause Yahweh gave them up unto vile
affections: for even their women did change the natural use into
that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving
the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward
another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and
receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was
meet. And even as they did not like to retain Elohim in their
knowledge, Elohim gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do
those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all
unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness,
maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity;
whisperers, Backbiters, haters of Elohim, despiteful, proud,
boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural
affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of
Yahweh, that they which commit such things are worthy of death,
not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
(Romans 1:24-32 AV)
The above verses are a very clear, New Testament attitude
toward homosexuality. It’s important to note these verses also
condemn lesbianism as the same atrocity. Remember, Paul’s
hometown was
THERE
IS HOPE!
Is
there a reprieve for such abhorrent lifestyles? Please read on:
Know ye not that
the unrighteous shall not inherit the
Focus on the statement Paul makes, “...and
such were some of you:
but ye are washed (immersed),
but ye are sanctified,
but ye are justified in the name of the Sovereign Yahshua, and
the Spirit of our Elohim.” Yahweh’s grace is truly
merciful, those whom have committed
abominable sins may be cleansed by baptism. Their sins pardoned
as they choose to leave behind their past, iniquity-filled,
lives. These scriptures
give hope to those who have believed being gay is a
predisposition from birth.
The American & European Educational Systems have misled
their children into believing there is no hope. Without hope
there is no incentive to change. Society has empowered the gay
lifestyle by allowing gay parades to take place at major theme
parks and in our downtown streets.
Those of us who study Yahweh’s Truth can pray for those
who have been misled to come to repentance. And for those who
come to sincere repentance may they find solace in Yahweh’s
forgiveness.