Monday, June 23, 2014

The Next Time . . . . - Genesis 1:26

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness . . . . - Genesis 1:26

    The next time someone who doesn’t have a command of holy scripture says, “Jesus never said anything about homosexuality,” delicately suggest that they may be guilty of Arianism. They probably won’t have any idea what you’re talking about but that would come as no surprise; they obviously don’t grasp the concept of the Holy Trinity and the deeper understanding that every word of the bible is inspired by God. And who is Jesus?
    Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us . . . - Genesis 3:22. Who does God keep speaking to in these verses? Who is “Us”? “Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” - Genesis 11:7. It is clear from the first words of Genesis that the word used for God (“Elohim”) is a plural noun thus indicating that the Godhead is a plurality which includes God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit - the Holy Trinity!
    We know the bible speaks directly to the sinful behavior of homosexuality in Genesis, Leviticus, Romans, and 1 Corinthians. With that in mind we might also retrace the words of Jeremiah 1:9 - Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. Based on 2 Timothy 3:16 we would have to come to the logical conclusion that God put His words into the mouths of all the writers of the bible - All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, . . . .
    If all scripture is given by inspiration of God and God has put his words into the mouths of all his prophets and writers and Jesus Christ is a member of the Triune God it’s reasonable
( and logical) to say that Jesus has indeed said much about the sin of homosexuality.
    I only posted this because with all the current news regarding same-sex marriage and homosexual advocacy we hear from those with a less than a studied opinion about what is said and not said in the bible regarding such sins. The bible is the inspired word of God. Jesus is God, ergo Jesus speaks to us about all the issues contained within the bible. And He reminds us of the danger of redacting or embellishing His words - For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. - Revelation 22:18-19.
    May we always remember Paul’s words that “all scripture” is profitable for reproof, correction, and righteousness. May we also remember to be gentle in our admonishment of those who don’t understand.

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