The Bible and Homosexuality
- Bishop Keith Butler
- Mar 15, 2023
- 2 min read
For this cause God 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. (Romans 1:26-27)
The natural desire for a woman is for a man and the natural desire for a man is for a woman. That is how God designed human beings to work. It’s normal, it’s natural, and it’s obvious.
The word change in Romans 1:26 is metallasso, and it means to exchange one thing for another. When individuals stray from functioning in their natural design, they engage in behavior that is contrary to nature, and such activity carries with it consequences.
Every sin has consequences. The blood of Jesus covers them when we repent, and we are forgiven, but earthly choices have earthly repercussions. For example, living outside of God’s plan for sex opens people up to specific sicknesses and diseases. Some of them are very serious.
As Christians, we are called to show love and compassion to all, but love warns people of danger. I am not showing love or compassion if I don’t warn people about things that could hurt them.
Many Christians go along with today’s sexual confusion because they think that is how they can love their neighbor, but if they were honest, they’d admit they’re not really trying to love their neighbor. They want to be accepted by their neighbor. So instead of saying, in love, what they need to hear about error, they are silent and simply accept the sinful, damaging lifestyle that is opening their neighbor up to all sorts of damage and pain. That’s not love, it’s accepting a lie.
Practical Application
Don’t act superior or high minded, but tell the truth in love.
