Le 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
1Ki 14:24 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.
Ro 1:26 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:
Ro 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
1Co 6:9 ¶ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
1Ti 1:10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
I can in no manner condone such a vile sin that God calls an abomination. And I fail to understand how any God fearing Christian can in any manner condone such an abomination.
It was sicking to think of many years ago, & its the same now.
There's people that are going to fulfill the lust of the flesh in any manner they wish, & commit such abomination, yet there's no need for God's children to condone it in any manner. We should take a stand against ALL sin, And we should in no way help or encourage any sin. Being for legal marriages of homosexuals is encouraging & helping them enjoy their sins.
Sin is ugly, what ever sin it is is ugly, there is nothing good that comes from sin. Just how ugly is sin? Them picture the sight of our Savior went on that day some 2,0000 years ago when He gave His life, that we might have life.
The price for sin came at a very great expense, the souls of mankind has been the most costly thing that has ever been bought & paid for on this earth.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
2Co 9:15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
Mistreat & harm them no, condone their sin in any manner, no, offer the Gospel to them when possible, yes, mock & ridicule them no.
Reprove them, yes.
Eph 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
2Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
I have begun to have quite a bit of concern about Christmas also. For a long time, I've known that the date was of pagan origin and that it was a Catholic holiday. That bothered me, but not enough. Then, while doing some research, I realized that even the "Christmas spirit" was of pagan origin. I also learned that the practice of celebrating Christmas among born again (non-Catholic) Christians is a relatively new thing. Even C. H. Spurgeon didn't accept it as a proper Christian holiday.
When I thought about it, I remembered that traditional Christian celebrations were often days of fasting and prayer. That seemed far from even my Christian upbringing on that day. There was some prayer, but the tree got more attention. I remember the bright lights and the shows about Santa and snowmen. I always said that I was celebrating Jesus' birth, but in truth, that was how I excused it to myself. We did have church plays, but they were so far from the biblical account that there was very little mention of the Cross. I've started to feel a little cheated. Now, I have to decide on the right way to serve God, but I have an addiction from youth that revels in lights and ornaments.
I know that each person has to decide for themselves. What strikes me as odd, though, is how relatively few believers even question the holiday. Even worse, many Christians see it as anathema to not celebrate Christmas. It makes me wonder how many more practices have crept in without scrutiny over the years. I'm still not fully decided, but I do think that it is a good conversation to have.
