1) Genesis 19: Lot went from pitching his tent toward Sodom, to dwelling there, then to sitting in the gate of Sodom as one who is in leadership 2) Romans 1 3) 1 Cor 6:9 - These shall not inherit the Kingdom of God. - You cannot be a Christian homosexual. You are one or the other, but you cannot be both. - God is in the business of changing lives. 4) Leviticus 18 - Lists sodomy as an abomination and capital offense - We live in an age of grace, so we would not put a sodomite to death, but God does not approve. 5) How does a sodomite respond to the clear word of God? - Say the Bible condemns gang rape, and that is all. - Say that the Bible is out of date. - Say that sexuality of this type is wrong for heterosexuals but Ok for homosexuals - Say that the sin of sodomy is no different than gossip. 6) Where are we today? - Redefine marriage? Jesus has defined marriage for us in Matt 4 & 5 & 19: One man and one woman only. - The hippie culture began the destruction of marriage. - We are being asked to accept that which God has condemned, and we can't do that. - What are we to do? = Be clear about what God said and call it what God does. = Witness and win them to Christ. = Be proactive. Phone your legislator. = No hatred in our hearts for the individual. = Pastor's experience with the Polynesian society that purposefully develop homosexual boys, a cultural lifestyle of sin. Brought on by conditioning and choice.
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Pastor Larry E. Clouse is the Senior Pastor at Merrimack Valley Baptist Church (MVBC) in Merrimack, NH, a ministry he was led to start in 1982 which God has blessed through the years. Before coming to New England, he served as a missionary and church planter in Hawaii and a...