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Home › Bible Study Discussions > Bible Study Discussions with Gary PanellQuestion: Is homosexuality wrong according to the Bible?Answer: Yes, it is wrong, and here are the verses from the New Testament: God says, in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11: "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God." Notice that in order to be saved these people had to be "washed" from these sins and be saved by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Yes, God loves homosexuals, but He hates their sin. The Bible teaches that a person has to repent of their sin in order to be saved. "Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead." Acts 17:30,31 How does God feel about what homosexuals are doing? The New Testament gives this answer very clearly in Romans 1:26, 27, where it explains: "For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due." Is it any wonder that a person can destroy their own immune system with a life style such as this? Many homosexuals contract AIDS through their life style. There is another person who will contact AIDS every 9 minutes in the United States. Barring a miraculous healing, AIDS is always fatal. But then sin has always had fatal consequences, because the Bible says: "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23. Some people teach that there are those who are born with a bent to homosexuality. This is an attempt to excuse their actions by saying, "I just cannot help myself because God made me this way." During the 2004 presidential election, then, President George Bush was asked this question, "Is homosexuality a choice?" He answered, "I don't know." Well, the Bible does have an answer. Yes, I know that some people teach that a person is born with a genetic disposition toward homosexuality. And I also know that children that are raised by homosexuals are going to be influenced by that life-style, however, the Bible says that they still do have a choice, and that they are without excuse if they choose to be homosexuals. You might say, "The Bible is old fashioned and we don't believe it anyway." You may not believe that the law of gravity is real, but if you test it by jumping off of a cliff, you will find that it is very much a law. It is not what we say or think that is important, but what God says! When we break the laws of God, we will find that they also have consequences. As time goes on there will be more and more people who feel that there is nothing wrong with the homosexual life-style. It will become more acceptable to them. They will even make laws that will try to say that people who disagree with them are breaking "hate laws." We see this happening already in several countries. Christians, who teach what the Bible teaches, that is that homosexuality is wrong, will be made fun of and persecuted. There is this thing among homosexuals, to continue to make conquests, and often it is to get younger and younger ‘blood.' No one can tell me otherwise, you can look at the statistics, but I also know firsthand. A teenage neighbor tried to seduce me even as a child, thank God, his mother found him out, and what he was trying to do, before he was able to commit his act. How many other boys were not as fortunate as I, and are living with this guilt to this day? Listen if this is the case for you personally; God has forgiven you, if you have asked Him to. You only need to look at what has happen in the Roman Catholic Church to see what a problem homosexuality has caused among some of their priests. I am not attacking the church when I say this because I believe we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg. I believe this is happening in many churches, but has not been exposed as yet. “It will all come out in the wash,' as they say. The point is, homosexuality spreads like wild fire when it gets started. Just a few years ago, there was some ‘play kissing' among actors of the same gender, now look at the real thing happening in movies and television sitcoms. I know at the high school in our area, they want to start a homosexual club. In another high school near here, there are young girls openly kissing each other in public, and claiming to be lesbians. A few years ago this would be unthinkable! I am not saying these things to "bash homosexuals," I am just sharing with you what I see happening. I am sure that you have seen this same thing, if you are alert at all. My desire is as Paul had, and that is that they repent and are washed in the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. God loves them as He loves all of us, and we are to love them, but hate their sin. However, if they hold on to their sin unto death, it will take them down to hell. "Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie." (Revelation 22:14-15) As Billy Graham is quoted as saying, "God would have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah if He doesn't judge America for its homosexuality." The Bible predicts that some false religious leaders will also condone the homosexual life-style. We see this in the book of Saint Peter. "But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed." (2 Peter 2:1-2) We are reminded of V. Gene Robinson, bishop of New Hampshire, was the first openly homosexual prelate in the Episcopal Church. When he was "consecrated," he received a standing ovation from a crowd of more than 3,000. When interviewed, he said, "It's not about me; it's about so many other people who find themselves at the margins" (TIME, 11/17/03). There are many other "Christian" leaders like Robinson who are encouraging the homosexual life-style! Saint Jude talks about what is happening during our times. "Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. “For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ…as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire." (Jude 3-7) You know it is not so important what "religious leaders" teach, what you or I think, or what someone with a PhD teaches, what matters most is what God says about homosexuality. One day we will all stand before the Judgment Seat of God, and we will have to give an account of our lives and the choices we made. "Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. “And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books, The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire." (Revelation 20:11-15) Then it goes on to say that those who receive Christ as their God will not suffer this judgment, but will have eternal life. "And He said to me, 'It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.'" (Revelation 21:6-8) Saint Paul says we have a choice of whether or not we will be homosexuals, and that our choice determines our destiny. "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites… will inherit the kingdom of God…” (1 Cor. 6:9) You see the choice is yours, you can choose Christ as your Savior from your sins and go to heaven (as billions have), or you can hold on to your sins and let them drag you down to hell. What is your choice? Will you choose your sin of homosexuality and this life-style or will you repent of your sin and choose Jesus to be your LORD and Savior? God loves us, and He knows we have a genetic disposition to sin, because we were born this way. "Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me." (Psalm 51:5) "…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23) The good news is we do not have to remain in our sins. "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:23) "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." (John 3:16-18) If you want to be saved from your sins and receive Jesus Christ as your LORD and Savior, you can pray a prayer like this: "God I know I am a sinner, I ask your forgiveness for my sin. I believe that Jesus Christ, your one and only Son, died on the cross for my sin, and that He came to life again the third day. Right now I ask You, Jesus Christ, to forgive me of my sin, and I receive you as my LORD and Savior. In Jesus name I pray, Amen." If you prayed that prayer and really meant it, you have become a child of God. Now you will need to find a good Bible believing Church to attend. You will need to read your Bible and pray daily for victory. Thanks for your questions and may God bless you, Gary Panell For More Information: Should Practicing Homosexuals Be Allowed To Become Leaders In The Church? The 'L' Word—Does God Love Lesbians? 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