In Leviticus 18:22, the Lord speaks to the Israelites (through Moses), saying, “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman it is an abomination.”Īnd, in the New Testament, Paul states in Romans, “Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonouring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie … For this reason God gave them up to dishonourable passions. But from the beginning ( Genesis 2:24), marriage has been clearly set out as something between a man and a woman, and a sexual union is to be enjoyed within those bounds.įurther to laying out God’s intended plan and purpose for marriage and sexuality, the Bible also lays out what God did not intend for marriage and sexuality. Homosexual practice is not unique to our generation it existed long before Jesus was on earth. Jesus could have allowed for a wider interpretation of marriage, allowing that of homosexual partnerships, but he didn’t. However, if we take the above passages, we can see that this is not true. Many Christian supporters of LGBT issues claim that Jesus never spoke about homosexuality and is therefore neutral on the topic. See also Matthew 19:3-12)Īs the Son of God, it stands to reason that Jesus would know God’s intended purpose for marriage and sexuality. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate’.” ( Mark 10:6-9. When asked about marriage and divorce, Jesus answered, “But from the beginning of creation, “God made them male and female.” “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” So they are no longer two but one flesh. ‘Gay pride’ conflicts with God’s view of marriage and sexualityĬelebrating the practice of different sexualities and encouraging same-sex attractions and unions are in direct conflict with God’s intended purpose for marriage and sexuality as revealed in the Bible. It is our hope and prayer that the Church would stand clear in the truth so that it is better equipped to love and help those struggling with homosexuality. But it is not out of judgmentalism, bigotry, hatred or homophobia that we write this rather, it is out of love – love for God and for his word, love for the Church, love for the nation, and most especially out of love for those who are struggling with homosexual attractions.
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No doubt some will have stopped reading already, calling the article hateful, homophobic, or anti-Christian. Amid all the confusion, the Church must stand clear on these issues. Here, we present six reasons that clarify why ‘pride’ and an LGBT lifestyle are unbiblical. So why do so many Christians seem to oppose it?
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But all of these stories have created a mixed response from Christians confusion still reigns around how Christians should respond to ‘gay rights’ and ‘gay pride’.Īnd when people such as Vicky Beeching proclaim that God ‘accepts you as you are’, the Church of England appears to affirm transgender ideologies, and the gospel to simply ‘love your neighbour as they are’ is being preached, it’s understandable that people assume the Bible must support the cause of LGBT. The issues of ‘gay pride’ and the LGBT ‘agenda’ have featured a lot in the news recently, whether through ITV ‘exposés’ on ‘conversion therapy’, the silencing of an ex-gay X Factor contestant, or news of parents fighting against schools promoting LGBT.