Sexual Identity
We are bombarded from all sides with an aggressive pro-homosexuality agenda. It is in Hollywood, the media, education, and Washington, D. C. Practicing homosexuals make up a very, very small (minuscule) proportion of our society but their voice is far stronger than their numbers should support.
The sexual relationship is certainly a major part of our nature as human beings. It unites us with our spouse in a way that other aspects of our relationship do not. It is for procreation and for recreation. While the Bible says a lot about illicit sexual relationships, the Song of Solomon helps us understand the beauty of a godly sexual relationship.
From the homosexual society, we hear that they are born that way and they can’t help it. I can categorically affirm that homosexuality is not a genetic trait. There is no scientific studies that have shown there to exist a “homosexual gene.” But it also seems to be equally true that many people have a propensity to being attracted to the same gender, even from very early stages.
Before we go further, we should point out and emphasize that the Bible says the one practicing homosexuality cannot be saved in that situation. There is no doubt about that. The practicing homosexual was condemned to death under the Law of Moses (Lev. 20:13). He/she was put into the same death-penalty category as the one who engages in sexual relationships with animals (20:15). The New Testament affirms the same thing (Romans 1:26-27; 1 Timothy 1:10).
So what do we tell our homosexual friends who feel their attraction to the same sex but know God does not approve of that behavior? If you had a friend who frequently and regularly hit people with whom he had a disagreement, what would you tell him? He was a pugnacious child, turned into a brawler as a teen, and may even have become an abusive husband.
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Was he born that way? Can he control his behavior? Certainly there is no gene that makes one violent but, for some inexplicable reason, he has a propensity to lose his temper and hit people. What should he do if he wants to honor Christ? He has to control himself. The same thing is true with the homosexual who has those urges.
World magazine has an interview with a Jew who left the homosexual lifestyle (Feb. 21, 2015; pg. 30-31) – David Benkof. In particular, I quote a statement Benkof made: “Some straight Jews want to be sympathetic, kind, and understanding, but there’s some condescension in this idea that the gays can’t control themselves. And it’s inconsistent: We expect our young people to be celibate before they get married. We expect a 21-year-old not to have any expression of sexuality, but we drop that expectation when someone is 44 because he’s gay? ‘Oh, yeah, go ahead!’ Other categories of people have similar challenges within Judaism and we feel sympathetic, but we don’t say, ‘Go ahead and violate the law, I’d hate to be you.’ It’s condescending, patronizing, and false.”
Mr. Benkof is right. We each have spiritual challenges we face due to sin that Satan brought into the world. To the homosexual, God would say, “Stop practicing homosexuality.” Should they become heterosexual? No, not necessarily. God does not require one to be married to go to heaven and one does not necessarily have to be married to be happy.
Love the one who struggles with homosexual desires just as you would anyone else. Bring them to Jesus and let Him fulfill their needs.
–Paul Holland
