The Abomination Of "Homosexual" Clergy And Churches

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***EDITORIAL COMMENT: In light of the consecration of a practicing homosexual bishop on November 2nd, the Episcopal Church is declared ANATHEMA! This is the church in Pergamum spoken of in Revelation 2:12. I can only advise anyone in that church to LEAVE. God will not be mocked by a church more worried about offending sinful men than God Himself. God cannot and will not bless sin. The Episcopal Church is no better than the abominable Metropolitan Community Churches that promote, glorify, and take pride in the sin of homosexuality.

DAILY DEVOTIONAL FRIDAY MAY 17, 2002
(Leviticus 18:22, 20:13, Romans 1:18-32, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11)

Homosexuality is absolutely forbidden, for it is an enormous sin.

Then penalty for homosexual acts is death to both parties. They have brought it upon themselves.

But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, evil men who push away the truth from them. For the truth about God is known to them instinctively; God has put this knowledge in their hearts. Since earliest times men have seen the earth and sky and all God made, and have known of his existence and great eternal power. So they will have no excuse [when they stand before God at Judgment Day].

Yes, they knew about him all right, but they wouldn't admit it or worship him or even thank him for all his daily care. And after awhile they began to think up silly ideas of what God was like and what he wanted them to do. The result was that their foolish minds became dark and confused. Claiming themselves to be wise without God, they became utter fools instead. And then, instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they took wood and stone and made idols for themselves, carving them to look like mere birds and animals and snakes and puny men.

So God let them go ahead into every sort of sex sin, and do whatever they wanted to--yes, vile and sinful things with each other's bodies. Instead of believing what they knew was the truth about God, they deliberately chose to believe lies. So they prayed to the things God made, but wouldn't obey the blessed God who made these things.

That is why God let go of them and let them do all these evil things, so that even their women turned against God's natural plan for them and indulged in sex sin with each other. And the men, instead of having a normal sex relationship with women, burned with lust for each other, men doing shameful things with other men and, as a result, getting pain within their own souls with the penalty they so richly deserved.

So it was that when they gave God up and would not even acknowledge him, God gave them up to doing everything their evil minds could think of. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness and sin, of greed and hate, envy, murder, fighting, lying, bitterness, and gossip. They were backbiters, haters of God, insolent, proud braggarts, always thinking of new ways of sinning and continually being disobedient to their parents. They tried to misunderstand, broke their promises, and were heartless--without pity.

They were fully aware of God's death penalty for these crimes, yet they went right ahead and did them anyway, and encouraged others to do them, too.

Don't you know that those doing such things have no share in the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who live immoral lives, who are idol worshipers, adulterers or homosexuals--will have no share in his kingdom. Neither will thieves or greedy people, drunkards, slanderers, or robbers. There was a time when some of you were just like that but now your sins are washed away, and you are set apart for God, and he has accepted you because of what the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of our God have done for you.

The ABOMINATION of "homosexual" clergy and churches. Over the past 33 months of Liveprayer, I have refused to fall into the traps that so many national ministries have fallen into, and that is simply bashing those who have CHOSEN homosexuality as their sexual preference to incite the faithful and generate dollars. I have clearly stated in many past Devotionals that homosexuality is a sin that is not even debatable. But today I MUST speak out on "churches" that support this sexual choice, and ANY denomination or ministerial organization that would even consider having someone who has chosen this as their sexual preference to be ordained into their fellowship.

Let me say right up front, the Bible clearly teaches that there is NO division of sin. Sin is sin in God's eyes. My Catholic brother and sisters have a "tradition of the church" that tries to separate sin between "mortal" and "venial". THAT IS A MAN-MADE DISTINCTION. THE BIBLE CLEARLY TEACHES THAT TO GOD, ALL SIN IS EQUAL. THERE IS NO DISTINCTION!!! Those who commit the sin of homosexuality commit a sin no greater, and no less then someone who chooses to commit the sin of gossiping. Sin is a choice! The two greatest lies the pro-homosexual community has put out are that 1) homosexuality is something that you are "born with", 2) 10% or more in our society are homosexual.

First, modern science has CLEARLY rejected and been unable to prove that ANYONE is "born gay". IT IS A CHOICE!!!! PEOPLE CHOOSE TO ENGAGE IN HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR!!!! LIKE ALL SIN, ONCE YOU DO IT LONG ENOUGH, IT MAY SEEM 'NATURAL', BUT IT IS STILL A CHOICE THAT YOU MAKE. Also, the REAL studies done by the non-homosexual community clearly show that less then 1% EVER engage in this type of sexual choice.

To have a "church" that accepts this sinful choice, to have a ministerial body that accepts people as clergy who make this choice, you MUST reject the inspiration and inerrancy of God's Word. There is no difference in having a "church" that accepts those who make the choice to engage in homosexual behavior as a "church" that would accept those who make the choice to commit adultery. How popular would THAT church be!!!!!!

To have an institution represent God, to have people represent God, who have clearly REJECTED God is an ABOMINATION!!! It makes me sick every time that I hear of a "church" that accepts homosexuality as an acceptable sexual choice, and even more sick when I hear of a denomination or ministerial organizations that accepts people who choose to engage in this type of sinful sexual behavior to be in spiritual leadership. IT IS NO DIFFERENT THEN IF YOU HAVE YOUR CHILDREN GOING TO A SCHOOL WHERE PEDOPHILES ARE THE TEACHERS AND ACCEPTING THE SEXUAL INTERACTION WITH CHILDREN AS AN ACCEPTABLE CHOICE!!!!

Sadly, the voice of sin in our culture has almost an unlimited national platform in which to try and get people to think their view is correct. The Bible is our ultimate authority in ALL matters. The Bible clearly says that God condemns the choice of homosexual behavior as sin, and an abomination. You either believe God, or reject God. The choice is that simple.

Can those who choose to engage in this behavior go to Heaven? Of course!!! Just like those who chose to commit murder, those who choose to commit adultery, those who choose to engage in ANY sin can go to Heaven. It is your faith in Jesus Christ that saves you. But IF you chose Jesus as your Savior, it is hard to believe that you can engage in continual sinful activity. It is hard to believe that you can blatantly sin against the God that you proclaim to love. While your faith in Christ may save you eternally, your rebellion against God will make you an instrument that God can NEVER use to reach others for the Kingdom, and you will go through this life without knowing the true joy, the true peace, the real abundance that this life can offer when you are living in accordance with God's word.

I love you and care about you very much. To have churches that tell people who engage in habitual sinful activity like homosexuality are an abomination to God. To have any denomination or ministerial organization accept those into the ministry who are living a life of blatant rebellion to God makes a mockery of the ministry. You can't cut out the parts of the Bible that you don't like. Once you start down that ready, you have made yourself God.

However, we live in a free society. If people who have chosen to engage in homosexual activity want to have their own church, they have every right to. Just like those who worship satan can have their own church. As those who follow Christ, we have a responsibility to pray for them, for God to open their hearts to the truth of His Word and turn from their sin. Only God can change hearts, and for those who are in bondage to the sin of homosexuality we must pray for them to open their hearts and turn from their sin.

Until Jesus returns, we will always have those who have chosen a perverted form of sex with those of their own gender, just like we will always have those who choose to pervert sex by having it out of the bonds of marriage. While we can never accept their choice since it is clearly against God's Word, we must pray for them, just like we must pray for everyone who is battling any sin in their life.

For those reading this who are currently fighting homosexuality, let me tell you that God has never stopped loving you, and is simply waiting for you to turn from your sin and come back to Him. We serve a God of deliverance from sin, a God of forgiveness, and a God of restoration. Millions have turned form the sin of homosexuality and found complete restoration and fulfillment in living a life according to God's plan. What He did for someone else, He can do for you! I pray today that you hear these words, and choose to find freedom from your sin today. That freedom is only a prayer away!

In His love and service,
Your friend and brother in Christ,
Bill Keller

If I can help you in any way you can contact me through my personal email at bkeller@liveprayer.com.

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