I want to be very careful how I write this article as I wish to avoid any misunderstanding.  I certainly do not want to be labeled a bigot.  My hope is that you, the readers, will read this prayerfully and especially look up the Bible references in your own copy of the Holy Scriptures.  In recent weeks we have been bombarded with news articles and TV reports on a professional athelete who "came out of the closet" declaring that he is a homosexual. Many have praised him. Some have decried him. Others are baffled by the entire matter.  Now read on for what the Bible says.

Romans, chapter one reveals a most unfortunate state of affairs among the population which Paul, the Apostle, confronted.  In verse 24, Paul says "God gave them over to the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another."  Then in verses 26 and 27 he says "God gave them over to shameful lusts.  Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.  In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another.  Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion."  Paul is even more specific in his letter of 1 Corinthians 6:9, "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God?  Do not be deceived:  Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy, nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God."  He repeats this warning in 1 Corinthians 6:18, "Flee from sexual immorality."

      As Christians we want to do what is right in God's sight and teaching in His Word.  May it be our resolve to turn from evil and follow the good in the days ahead that the Lord gives us to live on this earth.  Of course we are going to be confronted with many temptations.  Let us seek God's help and strength to obey Him in all the attempts of Satan to draw us away from ways of right, purity, and gracious Godly living.  One wrong path is to look down on others with disdain and harsh criticism who are going down the wrong pathway away fron God's will.  So when we become aware of someone practicing homosexuality let us not label them with some unchristian term such as queer.  Shame on you and me if we do that.  Rather let us with caring and concerned hearts urge upon them the Godly choices they have to live their days ahead for Him who loved you and me when we were lost in sin.  With His help we can be victorious over the strongest of temptations.  The bottom line for you and me is to Speak Where The Bible Speaks.  Let us do that with love fo God and our fellow man.