The LGBT Movement Part 2: A Biblical View of Human Sexuality

A Biblical ,Medical ,Scientific and Historical View
-Antonio Bernard

THE LGBT MOVEMENT
Part 2

"All heaven took a deep and joyful interest in the creation of the world and of
man. Human beings were a new and distinct order. They were made “in the
image of God,” and it was the Creator's design that they should populate the
earth. They were to live in close communion with heaven, receiving power from
the Source of all power. Upheld by God, they were to live sinless lives. "
-Ellen G. White,
RH February 11, 1902, Art. A, par. 1

Human sexuality, along with a pleasing sexual imperative, is introduced at the
very beginning of the Bible story. Mankind was created with two genders. These
Genders were created for purpose. Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply,
and replenish the earth, and subdue it:

“ What therefore God hath joined
together, let not man put asunder.”
(Mark 10:9)

Then marriage and the Sabbath had their origin, twin institutions for the glory of God in
the benefit of humanity. Then, as the Creator joined the hands of the holy pair in wedlock,
saying, A man shall “leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and
they shall be one,” He enunciated the law of marriage for all the children of Adam to the
close of time. That which the eternal Father Himself had pronounced good was
the law of highest blessing and development for man. ”
Adventist Home, page 340.4

How did homosexual practice come into existence?
The Bible teaches that it rose as part of a judgment on those that invented idolatry. As
they abandoned the true worship of Jehovah, their willful ignorance was judged by
God by a two-step process. First, God let them slide into same-sex practice. Then He
permitted a “due penalty” (sexually transmitted diseases?) to take its toll.

?The Origin of Sexuality and of Homosexuality
?HOMOSEXUALITY

Genesis 6
1. And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters
were born unto them,
2. That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them
wives of all which they chose.
4. There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God
came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty
men which were of old, men of renown.

What was the result of this union ?
Genesis 6:5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in
the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart
was only evil continually.

Who are the Sons of God and The
Daughters of men?

There seem to be two views on this matter
1. Many commentators and Bible teaches that sons of Gods are the angels
, however this is a theological opinion and not what the bible teaches.
2. The sons of Gods were the descent of Seth those who were following the
commands of God.

Who are the Sons of God and The
Daughters of men?
Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present
themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
Job 2:1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present
themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present
himself before the LORD.
Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God
shouted for joy?

It is true that the bible calls angels and being from other worlds are called sons
of God but these could be the sons of God that Genesis chapter 6 is talking
about for the bible clearly teachers that angels do not reproduce. Context is
also important sometimes one word can have more than one meaning.
Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor
are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

If The Sons Of God Are Not The Angels Who Are They Then ?
The Genealogy of Can- The Daughters of MEN
Genesis 4 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a
man from the Lord.
2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the
ground.
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto
the Lord.
4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had
respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance
fell.
6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

If The Sons Of God Are Not The Angels Who Are They Then ?
Genesis 4
7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And
unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain
rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9 And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's
keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the
ground.
11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's
blood from thy hand;
12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a
vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

Genesis 4
13 And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and
from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the
earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance
shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any
finding him should kill him.
16 And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of
Nod, on the east of Eden.
17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded
a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

Genesis 4
18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat
Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the
name of the other Zillah.
20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such
as have cattle.
21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the
harp and organ.
22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and
iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.

Genesis 4
23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye
wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my
wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name
Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel,
whom Cain slew.
26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name
Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.

Sons of God = Those that are faithful are to God
Genesis 4
26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his
name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.
Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to
become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Rom 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the
sons of God.

Sons of God = Those that are faithful are to God
Gal 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying,
Abba, Father.
Php 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of
a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
1Jn 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called
the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1Jn 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we
know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

The Genealogy of Cain- The Daughters of MEN
Genesis5
1.This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the
likeness of God made he him;
2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in
the day when they were created.
3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and
after his image; and called his name Seth:
4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he
begat sons and daughters:
5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

Genesis5
6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat
sons and daughters:
8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and
begat sons and daughters:
11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
12 And Cainan lived seventy years and begat Mahalaleel:

Genesis5
13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons
and daughters:
14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons
and daughters:
17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis5
20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years,
and begat sons and daughters:
23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech.
26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two
years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis5
27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work
and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.
30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat
sons and daughters:
31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6
1. And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth,
and daughters were born unto them,
2. That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they
took them wives of all which they chose.
Sons of God = descendant of Seth
Daughters of men = descendant of Cain

Why were Sons of God
attracted to The
Daughters of men ?

Gen 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men
that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which
they chose.
Gen 4:19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the
name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other
Zillah.
H5711 (Strong)
‫ָָדה‬‫ע‬
‛âdâh
aw-daw'
From H5710; ornament; Adah, the name of two women: - Adah.
Name = Character In The Bible
1Samuel 25:25 Let not my lord, I
pray thee, regard this man of
Belial, even Nabal: for as his name
is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and
folly is with him: but I thine
handmaid saw not the young men
of my lord, whom thou didst send.

“Flee, therefore, fornication, my children, and command your wives and your
daughters, that they adorn not their heads and faces to deceive the mind: because
every woman who uses these wiles hath been reserved for eternal punishment. For
thus they allured the Watchers who were before the flood; for as these continually
beheld them, they lusted after them, and they conceived the act in their mind .”
-Testament of Reuben (from the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, from Ruether, p. 93

“And it came to pass when the sons of men began to multiply on the face of
the ground, and beautiful daughters were born to them, that the sons of the
great ones saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, with eyes painted
and hair curled, walking in nakedness of flesh, and they conceived lustful
thoughts; and they took them wives of all they chose.”
--Targum Pseudo-Jonathan , chaper 6 verses 1-2

“For some time the two classes remained separate. The race of Cain,
spreading from the place of their first settlement, dispersed over the plains
and valleys where the children of Seth had dwelt; and the latter, in order to
escape from their contaminating influence, withdrew to the mountains, and
there made their home. So long as this separation continued, they
maintained the worship of God in its purity. But in the lapse of time they
ventured, little by little, to mingle with the inhabitants of the valleys. This
association was productive of the worst results.”
-Patriarchs and Prophets, page 81.2

“…"The sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair." The
children of Seth, attracted by the beauty of the daughters of Cain's
descendants, displeased the Lord by intermarrying with them. Many of the
worshipers of God were beguiled into sin by the allurements that were now
constantly before them, and they lost their peculiar, holy character. Mingling
with the depraved, they became like them in spirit and in deeds; the
restrictions of the seventh commandment were disregarded, "and they took
them wives of all which they chose."

“The children of Seth went "in the way of Cain" (Jude 11); they fixed
their minds upon worldly prosperity and enjoyment and neglected the
commandments of the Lord. Men "did not like to retain God in their
knowledge;" they "became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish
heart was darkened." Romans 1:21. Therefore "God gave them over to
a mind void of judgment." Verse 28, margin. Sin spread abroad
in the earth like a deadly leprosy.”

“The descendants of Seth had separated
themselves from the wicked descendants
of Cain. They cherished the knowledge of
God's will, while the ungodly race of Cain
had no respect for God and his sacred
commandments. But when men multiplied
upon the earth, the descendants of Seth
saw that the daughters of the
descendants of Cain were very beautiful,
and they departed from God and
displeased him by taking wives as they
chose of the idolatrous race of Cain....”
-– Spirit of Prophecy, Volume 1, 1870, pgs. 66-68, 78

“The descendants of Seth were called the sons of God-- the descendants
of Cain, the sons of men. As the sons of God mingled with the sons of
men, they became corrupt, and by intermarriage with them, lost, through
the influence of their wives, their peculiar, holy character, and united with
the sons of Cain in their idolatry. Many cast aside the fear of God, and
trampled upon his commandments. But there were a few that did
righteousness, who feared and honored their Creator.”
- Spirit of Prophecy, Volume 1, 1870, pgs. 66-68, 78

“Noah and his family were among the righteous few. The wickedness
of man was so great, and increased to such a fearful extent, that God
repented that he had made man upon the earth; for he saw that the
wickedness of man was great, and that every imagination of the
thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
- Spirit of Prophecy, Volume 1, 1870, pgs. 66-68, 78

– Spirit of Prophecy, Volume 1, 1870, pgs. 66-68, 78
“….They formed images to worship, and
taught their children to regard these
pieces of workmanship made with their
own hands, as gods, and to worship
them. They did not choose to think of
God, the creator of the heavens and the
earth, and rendered no grateful thanks to
him who had provided them all the things
which they possessed. They even denied
the existence of the God of Heaven, and
gloried in, and worshiped, the works of
their own hands.”

“They corrupted themselves with
those things which God had placed
upon the earth for man's benefit.
They prepared for themselves
beautiful walks, overhung with fruit
trees of every description. Under
these majestic and lovely trees, with
their wide-spread branches, which
were green from the commencement
of the year to its close, they placed
their idols of worship. ….”

“…. Whole groves, because of the
shelter of their branches, were
dedicated to their idol gods, and
made attractive for the people to
resort to for their idolatrous worship.
Instead of doing justice to their
neighbors, they carried out their own
unlawful wishes. They had a plurality
of wives, which was contrary to
God's wise arrangement.”

“In the beginning, God gave to Adam
one wife-- showing to all who should
live upon the earth, his order and law
in that respect. The transgression
and fall of Adam and Eve brought sin
and wretchedness upon the human
race, and man followed his own
carnal desires, and changed God's
order. The more men multiplied
wives to themselves, the more they
increased in wickedness and
unhappiness. …..”

“These are the thirty commandments which the sons of Noah
took upon themselves but they observe three of them, namely, (i)
they do not draw up a kethubah [marriage contract] document for
males couples, (ii) they do not weigh flesh of the [human] dead
in the market, and (iii) they respect the Torah.”
-Babylonian Talmud, Chullin 92a-b

“The generation of the Flood was not blotted
out of the world until they had begun writing
nuptial hymns for marriages between males
(male couples) or between man and beast.”
Genesis Rabbah 26:5:4

"The Strange Abandonment of Principle—Is there not enough transpiring about us to show
us the dangers that beset our path? Everywhere are seen wrecks of humanity, broken-
down family altars, broken-up families. There is a strange abandonment of principle, the
standard of morality is lowered, and the earth is fast becoming a Sodom. ”
—The Review and Herald, November 10, 1885. TSB 120.3

" The Sodomitish practices which brought the judgment of God upon the world,
and caused it to be deluged with water, and which caused Sodom to be destroyed
by ﬁre, are fast increasing. We are nearing the end. God has borne long with the
perversity of mankind, but their punishment is no less certain. Let those who
profess to be the light of the world, depart from all iniquity.”
—The Review and Herald, November 10, 1885. TSB 120.3

“Impurity is today widespread, even among the professed followers of Christ. Passion is
unrestrained; the animal propensities are gaining strength by indulgence, while the moral powers
are constantly becoming weaker.... The sins that destroyed the antediluvians and the cities of the
plain exist today—not merely in heathen lands, not only among popular professors of Christianity,
but with some who profess to be looking for the coming of the Son of man. If God should present
these sins before you as they appear in His sight, you would be ﬁlled with shame and terror.”

—Testimonies for the Church 5:218. TSB 121.1

Jude 1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily
after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
Jude 1:12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding
themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees
whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
Jude 1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to
whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

For although they knew God, they … exchanged the glory of the immortal God for
images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. 24 Therefore God
gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies
among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and
worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions.
Romans 1:20-28, ESV.

For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to
nature; 27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and
were consumed with passion for one another[4], men committing shameless
acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. 28
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them
up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.
Romans 1:20-28, ESV.

THE FLOOD
Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet,
moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house

THE FLOOD
Genesis 7:7
And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’
wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

THE FLOOD
It is certain that only heterosexuals were on the Ark.
So How did Homosexuality arose again ?

Same-sex Attraction and Sodom

The origin of same-sex attractions significantly predated its rise to the epic
proportions apparent in Sodom four centuries after the flood. However rare gay
practice must have been at its beginning, we find men and boys (na’ar) from
“every quarter” of Sodom involved in the assault on Lot’s home.

As we have already mentioned, four centuries was long enough to lead to a
wholesale adoption of unnatural sexual experiences. Sodom and Gomorrah and
the cities of the same plain, were particularly guilty of immorality. And more
particularly, they were pursuing satisfaction of “unnatural” sexual desires,
Jude’s word for gay desires.

Jude 1:7 just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise
indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an
example by undergoing a punishment of eternal ﬁre. ESV

Some persons have denied that gay lifestyles ought to be ﬁngered as the leading evil of
Sodom. They quote Ezekiel as pointing to a diﬀerent collection of sins. “They were proud,
obese, and lazy”, say they, “and unconcerned with social justice.” To this I would reply
that Ezekiel is not arguing with Jude and Moses. Rather, Ezekiel exposes another path to
homosexuality. It was a sinful self-indulging environment, something akin to our
western idea of prosperity, that led to the rise of Sodom’s violent gay mobs.

Ezekiel 16:49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread,
and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen
the hand of the poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty, and committed
abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.

The ﬂames that consumed the cities of the plain shed their warning light down
even to our time. We are taught the fearful and solemn lesson that while God's
mercy bears long with the transgressor, there is a limit beyond which men may
not go on in sin. When that limit is reached, then the oﬀers of mercy are
withdrawn, and the ministration of judgment begins. PP 162.3

The A sin-hating God calls upon those who profess to keep His law to depart
from all iniquity. Neglect to repent and obey His word will bring as serious
consequences upon God's people today as did the same sin upon ancient Israel.
There is a limit beyond which He will no longer delay His judgments. 4T 166.4

Someone says, “How do you divine sexual orientation from the word
‘abomination’”? That is a good question. The convergence of all three lines of
evidence points to this conclusion. Those evidences are the story (below), Jude’s
phrase “unnatural desire,” and the use of the same Hebrew word in the
catalogue of sexual abominations (Leviticus 18.)

In the story Lot entertains angels unawares. We pick up the story after their meal:
Genesis 19:4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom,
compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
Ge 19:5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which
came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

Their evil serves to demonstrate the moral character of the urban center. Moses,
who authored the story of Sodom, also very directly connects Ezekiel’s word for
“abomination” with homosexual practice in the catalogue of sexual perversions,
Leviticus 18. There to’ebhah (abomination) is ﬁrst used for what God abhors.
(Earlier references are to what Egyptians abhor).

There God’s abhorrence of perverse sexual sin is oﬀered as a leading reason why
God expelled the Canaanites from their land. Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with
mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 23 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.

There God’s abhorrence of perverse sexual sin is offered as a leading reason why
God expelled the Canaanites from their land. Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with
mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 23 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. 24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things:
for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: 25 And the land

Leviticus 18:24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these
the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: 25 And the land is defiled:
therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out
her inhabitants. 26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments,
and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own
nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:

Leviticus 18: 27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which
were before you, and the land is defiled;) 28 That the land spue not you out also,
when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you. 29 For
whosoever shall commit any of these abominations , even the souls that commit
them shall be cut off from among their people.

Leviticus 18: 30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any
one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye
deﬁle not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 20:13 If a man lies with a male as with a woman,
both of them have committed an abomination; they shall
surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

When you considering these passages, when you think of Jude’s statement that the
Sodom dwellers were pursuing “strange ﬂesh,” when you read the Genesis story
itself, it is not hard to identify Sodom’s notable sin. In view of these things there can
be no reasonable doubt regarding the meaning of the “abomination” of Sodom
mentioned in Ezekiel 16:50 as the immediate cause of their destruction.

Gender Confusion and Egyptian Habits

Deuteronomy identifies other abominations: idolatry (and such associated
practices as burning infants in the fire), eating of unclean meats, profits from
prostitution, experimental divorce[5] and defective offerings. Additionally,
Deuteronomy forbids prostitutes and “sodomites.” The ESV renders the word
as “male cult prostitutes.” Regardless of the version, the word denotes
homosexual ritual sex. And it is forbidden.

Deuteronomy 23:17 There shall be no whore {margin: sodomitess} of the
daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. 18 Thou shalt not bring
the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog [male prostitute], into the house of the
LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD
thy God. One other gender-oriented “abomination” is mentioned by Moses. That
is the act of cross-dressing. De 22:5 “A woman shall not wear a man’s garment,
nor shall a man put on a woman’s cloak, for whoever does these things is an
abomination to the LORD your God.”

For women to be married with one another is forbidden, as this is the
practice of Egypt, which we were warned against: “Like the practice of the
land of Egypt … you shall not do” (Leviticus 18:3). The Sages said [in the
midrash of Sifra Aharei Mot 8:8–9], “What did they do? A man married a
man, and a woman married a woman, and a woman married two men.”
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_behavior_and_Judaism; accessed 6/26/14

Sodom II and Homosexuality In The Time Of The Kings

Seven centuries after fire destroyed Sodom, history largely repeated itself
in an Israeli town of Benjamin. Again travelers are hosted. Again the host
is assaulted by would-be gain rapists with a same-sex preference. But no
angels are there, so a victim dies at the hands of the mob. The narrative
ends with the near extinction of the entire tribe of Benjamin.

God authorized and empowered this massacre of those who protected the wrong-doers.
See Judges 19-20. Only a few hundred Benjamite males survived the war. The genocidal
solution to the Benjamite abomination assured that the particular perversion would come
to a dead end. Nevertheless, less than two centuries later, homosexual activity appears
again. The Bible again reminds us that it had been homosexual religious rituals that
warranted the expulsion of the original inhabitants of Canaan.

1 Kings 14:22 And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy
with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done. 23 For they
also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every
green tree. 24 And there were also sodomites <qadesh> in the land: and they did according
to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

Two of the next three generations sought to remove the homosexual prostitutes from the land. Asa
“took away the sodomites <qadesh> out of the land,” and his son removed “the remnant of the
sodomites <qadesh> which remained in the days of his father Asa.” 1 Kings 15:12; 22:46. Much later,
the last good king of Judah again took up this work of removing abominations that threatened national
stability. Josiah removed the “houses of the sodomites” that were in the vicinity of the temple. But it
appears he was unable to uproot the gay practitioners from the nation generally.

2Kings 23:7 “And he brake down the houses of the sodomites <qadesh> that were by
the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove. 24 And there
were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of
the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.”

Josiah’s children witnessed Babylon’s complete victory over the forces of Judah and the
scattering of the people. The heathen had been cast out of the land for abominations earlier.
Now Judah was cast out for its abominations. The two that are mentioned repeatedly
throughout their history were idolatry and ritual homosexuality.

THE APOSTLE PAUL ON
HOMOSEXUALITY

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all
ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth
in unrighteousness, 19 because that which is known about God is
evident within them; for God made it evident to them.

20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal
power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood
through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

Romans 1:21-23

21 For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give
thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart
was darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged
the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible
man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.

24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so
that their bodies would be dishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged
the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather
than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

1. Sodomite practices

disregard natural Anatomical and
Physiological functions .
“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…” “For the vile person will speak villany,
and his heart will work iniquity, to practise
hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD,
to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he
will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.”
-Romans 1:26,Isa 32:6

26 For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their
women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, 27
and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the
woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men
committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due
penalty of their error. (Romans 1:18-27)

“The broader context of Paul’s rejection of homosexuality is
clear: homosexuality is a dramatic sign of rebellion against God’s
sovereign intention in creation and a gross perversion of God’s
good and perfect plan for His created order.” 
 
– Albert Mohler, Desire and Deceit, p. 69

“Paul first refers to the
degradation of females among the
heathen, because they are always
the last to be affected in the decay
of morals, and their corruption is
therefore proof that all virtue is
lost.” 
 
– Charles Hodge, Romans, p. 42

ORALSEX
Paglia, PhD, University Professor of Humanities &
Media Studies at the University of the Arts, stated
in her 1994 book titled Vamps and Tramps: New
Essays: “[I]n nature, procreation is the single,
relentless rule. That is the norm. Our sexual
bodies were designed for reproduction. Penis
ﬁts vagina: no fancy linguistic game-playing
can change that biologic fact…”
UNNATURAL
is
-Antonio Bernard

1994 - Camille Paglia, PhD

“…and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who
practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the
same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice
them.” (Romans 1:32)

SEX AND DISEASE
“ and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function
of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men
with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own
persons the due penalty of their error.” --(Romans 1:27)

Same-sex marriage should be opposed because
homosexuality so inverts God’s design it leads to physical,
mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual ruin.
WHY OPPOSE SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS

2. Sodomite practices are
unsanitary, spreading
terrible disease.

“Wherefore God also gave them up to
uncleanness through the lusts of their own
hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between
themselves: 27...men with men working that
which is unseemly (Gr: indecent), and
receiving in themselves (in their bodies) that
recompence (consequence) of their error
which was meet (Gr: inevitable).”
-Romans 1:24,27
-Antonio Bernard

Anal Sex General health risks :

  •Unlike the vagina, the tissues of the anus are not
stretchy. This means that the anus can easily tear,
which puts the receiving partner in danger of anal
abscesses, hemorrhoids, or fissures (a very large tear).
•Anal sex can weaken your muscles down there,
which makes it hard to hold feces.
•The anus is full of bacteria. Consequently,
the giving partner is especially prone to infections.
 
(The Medical Institute for Sexual Health 2012).
-Antonio Bernard

Anal Sex General health risks :

 
The risk of infection from unprotected
anal sex may be more than 20 times that
of unprotected vaginal sex.

http://greensecret.com.ph/article-categories/disease-
prevention/322-part-xx-prevention-is-the-best-cure
• The anus is the exit door of our
body’s waste and therefore home to a
tremendous amount of bacteria and
other pathogens.
• The fragile nature of the anal tissue
makes it easier for STDs to enter into
the bloodstream.
-Antonio Bernard

“Lesbians can get the same sexually transmitted infections (STDs) as heterosexual
women. Lesbians can give each other STDs by skin-to-skin contact, mucus membrane
contact, vaginal ﬂuids, and menstrual blood. It is important for sexually active
lesbians to be screened for STDs by a health care provider.”

Author: Katherine A. O'Hanlan, MD, Former President, GLMA, Co-Founder, Lesbian Health Fund, Gynecologist, Portola Valley, CA
Author: Tonia Poteat, MMSc, PA-C, MPH, PhD. Revised May 2012.

“Women can catch STIs such as herpes, genital warts and chlamydia when
exchanging bodily ﬂuids," says Hunt. "Any one-on-one contact, such as oral sex or
using the same hand when touching yourself and then your partner, can put you at
risk. Two women that are both menstruating are at a higher risk, too.”

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sexual-health/sexual-health-for-lesbian-and-bisexual-women/

Citing a 1999 report released by the Institute of Medicine, an
arm of the National Academy of Sciences, the homosexual
newspaper The Washington Blade notes:
that “various studies on Lesbian health suggest that certain cancer risk factors occur with
greater frequency in this population. These factors include higher rates of smoking,
alcohol use, poor diet, and being overweight.” Elsewhere the Blade also reports: “Some
experts believe Lesbians might be more likely than women in general to develop breast or
cervical cancer because a disproportionate number of them fall into high-risk categories.”
-Rhonda Smith, “Childbirth Linked with Smaller Breast Tumor Size,” The Washington Blade (December 17, 1999).

Monogamous heterosexual activity was created in Eden as God’s plan
for mankind. The couple’s joint worship of their Creator fulfilled the
second of two of the purposes God had for the human body. The first
was to be a physical complement to a spouse. The second was to be a
spiritual complement to the indwelling Spirit of God.

But from Eden things went downhill fast. God’s plan for marriage gave
way to bigamy (Genesis 4:19), and then to widespread disregard of God’s
wishes even by the descendants of Seth (Genesis 6:1-7.) Then came the
flood. Jewish sources mention same-sex marriage as existing both before
the flood (and also in Moses’ time in Egypt.)
“SAME-SEX MARRIAGE” before The Flood

Whether or not these are reliable, we know that by the time of Lot, same-sex
lust was highly prevalent in Sodom. Jude styles homosexual desires as
“going after strange flesh.” Jude 1:7. Men did not want to retain thoughts of a
holy God. So they escaped feelings of conviction by honoring images. God
punished this unnatural worship attraction by an equally unnatural sexual
orientation. Men and women were abandoned to same-sex attraction.

What God illustrated by the destruction of Sodom, Moses spelled out in Leviticus
18 and 20: God condemns homosexual activity and classes it with the deadly
abominations. Soon after the days of Moses, homosexual practice reared its
head in the tribe of Benjamin. The tribe harbored the violent sexual offenders to
their shame and nearly to their tribal extinction. Thus was rewarded their bravado
in facing the wrath of the whole church over their protection of the sinners.

. The gospel adds to Moses’ prohibition a promise of pardon to those who will
turn away from their sin. Joh 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace
and truth came by Jesus Christ. While the gospel offers pardon, it does not
condone the sin. Sexual evils are pointed out and condemned in the epistles.
Among those described are homosexual activities.

THE BIBLICAL PROMISES
The gospel adds to Moses’ prohibition a promise of pardon to those who
will turn away from their sin. Joh 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but
grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. While the gospel offers pardon, it
does not condone the sin. Sexual evils are pointed out and condemned in
the epistles. Among those described are homosexual activities. In our day,
those who take the Bible as their rule of life have no reason to be confused
regarding God’s view of same-sex attraction.

THE BIBLICAL PROMISES
It is unnatural. And they have no reason to doubt how God regards
homosexual fantasizing and practice. It is evil. And they have no reason to
hate or despise those who sin sexually. The whole world sins sexually. But
Christians that sin sexually and openly are not to be fellowshipped lest the
moral values of the church be misrepresented. (Disfellowshipped persons
should be loved and cared for. As part of the world, they may be treated with
the same grace extended to other worldly persons. See 2 Corinthians 2.)

COMPLETE VICTORY OVER
EVERY SIN IS ASSURED TO US
“Or 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 [a]effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor
drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Such
were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but
you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the
Spirit of our God.” - I Corinthians 6:9-11 (NASB)

Mt 5:28 But I say unto you, That
whosoever looketh on a woman to lust
after her hath committed adultery with
her already in his heart.

Contending for the
mind on mankind

The sin of evil speaking begins with the cherishing of evil thoughts. Guile
includes impurity in all its forms. An impure thought tolerated, an unholy
desire cherished, and the soul is contaminated, its integrity compromised.
"Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is
finished, bringeth forth death." If we would not commit sin, we must shun its
very beginnings. Every emotion and desire must be held in subjection to
reason and conscience. Every unholy thought must be instantly repelled.
Testimonies for the Church Volume Five Chap 17 Brotherly Love

"All are free moral agents, and as such they must bring their thoughts to run
in the right channel. Here is a wide field in which the mind can safely range.
If Satan seeks to divert the mind to low and sensual things, bring it back
again and place it on eternal things; and when the Lord sees the determined
effort made to retain only pure thoughts, He will attract the mind, like the
magnet, purify the thoughts, and enable them to cleanse themselves from
every secret sin. “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that
exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity
every thought to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5).”
Mind ,Character and Personality, Volume 2, page 595.2

If there is any way by which Satan can gain access to the mind, he will
sow his tares and cause them to grow until they will yield an abundant
harvest. In no case can Satan obtain dominion over the thoughts, words,
and actions, unless we voluntarily open the door and invite him to enter.
He will then come in and, by catching away the good seed sown in the
heart, make of none effect the truth.
{Adventist Home 402.2}

There are thoughts and feelings suggested and aroused by Satan
that annoy even the best of men; but if they are not cherished, if
they are repulsed as hateful, the soul is not contaminated with
guilt, and no other is defiled by their influence.
Mind Character and personality Vol. 2 chap 46 Human Relations

If we would not commit sin, we must shun its very beginnings.
Every emotion, every desire, must be held in subjection to reason
and conscience. Every unholy thought must be instantly repelled.
By faith and prayer all may meet the requirements of the gospel.
None can be forced to transgress. Temptation, however strong, is
never an excuse for sin. “The eyes of the Lord are over the
righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers.”
SW February 19, 1907, par. 11

“Cry unto the Lord, tempted soul. Cast yourself, helpless,
unworthy, upon Jesus, and claim this very promise. The Lord will
hear. He knows how strong are the inclinations of the natural heart,
and he will help in every time of temptation. Those who hunger and
thirst for righteousness will be filled.”
SW February 19, 1907, par. 11

The will is the governing power in the nature of man, bringing all
the other faculties under its sway. The will is not the taste or the
inclination, but it is the deciding power which works in the
children of men unto obedience to God or unto disobedience.
{Testimonies for the Church Vol. 5 1882-1889 pg 513}

“It is not in the power of Satan to force anyone to sin.
Sin is the sinner's individual act. Before sin exists in
the heart, the consent of the will must be given, and as
soon as it is given, sin is triumphant, and hell rejoices.”
{Signs of the Times, December 18, 1893 par. 10}

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