Mark Osgatharp
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Another thread on the subject of "homosexuality" is now in it's 168th post with the usual "tit for tat" of "uh-huh" and "uh-uh" going back and forth.
All sincere believers in Jesus Christ believe that sodomy is a sin; it is useless to argue with those who deny it for they are wicked men who have no intention whatsoever of bowing to the dictates of God on this subject.
I would like to address some aspects of this subject that might actually have some value to those who are involved in this sin or who have loved ones who are involved in this sin.
According to I Corinthians chapter 6, some of the saints at Corinth had previously been involved in sodomy. And yet they, along with all the other saints, had been washed, cleansed, and justified by the Spirit of God.
That tells me that a man or woman who has fallen into homosexuality can be redeemed from that sin. Not only can they be saved but they can be welcomed as members of the church
I say this because I have personally known people who didn't think that repentent sodomites should be allowed to join the church. To reject a repentent sodomite is just as much contrary to the word of God as to justify the sin of sodomy.
As a matter of fact, when a sodomite repents he is no longer a sodomite, any more than an adulterer is still and adulterer if he repents of his adultery.
The second thing I would like to address about this subject is the misconception that if a person is saved they will not commit the sin of sodomy. To say such a thing is just as wrong as saying if a man is saved he won't lie.
All of us sin every day and there is nothing in the Bible that says that a child of God is not capable of committing the sin of sodomy.
This is important to understand because there are doubtless children of God who have committed this sin and they don't need to be made to doubt their salvation. Rather, they need to be made to understand that their sin is an abomination to God and a blotch on their life so they will flee from it.
I knew a couple whose son, who professed to be saved, became involved in sodomy and died in that condition. This couple had a pastor who taught that it was impossible for a saved person to commit this sin.
I can only imagine the grief of having a child die in this awful condition; but to have a pastor tell you that it was not possible that your child was saved would be more than a person could bare.
So let these four things be settled once for all:
1. Sodomy is a horrible sin against God.
2. God is willing to save a sodomite as surely as anyone else.
3. Repentant sodomites should be welcomed into the full fellowship of the church.
4. Committing sodomy is no more a sign that a person is not saved than committing any other sin.
Mark Osgatharp
All sincere believers in Jesus Christ believe that sodomy is a sin; it is useless to argue with those who deny it for they are wicked men who have no intention whatsoever of bowing to the dictates of God on this subject.
I would like to address some aspects of this subject that might actually have some value to those who are involved in this sin or who have loved ones who are involved in this sin.
According to I Corinthians chapter 6, some of the saints at Corinth had previously been involved in sodomy. And yet they, along with all the other saints, had been washed, cleansed, and justified by the Spirit of God.
That tells me that a man or woman who has fallen into homosexuality can be redeemed from that sin. Not only can they be saved but they can be welcomed as members of the church
I say this because I have personally known people who didn't think that repentent sodomites should be allowed to join the church. To reject a repentent sodomite is just as much contrary to the word of God as to justify the sin of sodomy.
As a matter of fact, when a sodomite repents he is no longer a sodomite, any more than an adulterer is still and adulterer if he repents of his adultery.
The second thing I would like to address about this subject is the misconception that if a person is saved they will not commit the sin of sodomy. To say such a thing is just as wrong as saying if a man is saved he won't lie.
All of us sin every day and there is nothing in the Bible that says that a child of God is not capable of committing the sin of sodomy.
This is important to understand because there are doubtless children of God who have committed this sin and they don't need to be made to doubt their salvation. Rather, they need to be made to understand that their sin is an abomination to God and a blotch on their life so they will flee from it.
I knew a couple whose son, who professed to be saved, became involved in sodomy and died in that condition. This couple had a pastor who taught that it was impossible for a saved person to commit this sin.
I can only imagine the grief of having a child die in this awful condition; but to have a pastor tell you that it was not possible that your child was saved would be more than a person could bare.
So let these four things be settled once for all:
1. Sodomy is a horrible sin against God.
2. God is willing to save a sodomite as surely as anyone else.
3. Repentant sodomites should be welcomed into the full fellowship of the church.
4. Committing sodomy is no more a sign that a person is not saved than committing any other sin.
Mark Osgatharp
