Does being a homosexual           establish one a sinner?

A homosexual is somebody who is sexually attracted to members of his or her own sex.  Same sex marriage is now taking place with impunity in some parts of the world.  Rich and famous homosexuals have been married in much publicized wedding ceremonies that have been sanctioned by certain church and civil authorities.  But the fact that same sex marriage is now being freely consummated elsewhere in the world does not necessarily establish it as a good or moral example that must be followed, especially by the truth-seekers and self-claiming Christians in the world.  

True Biblical Christians must make a stand on the issue.  Does being a homosexual establish one a sinner?  Definitely, it does to a true Biblical Christian. 

It must be underlined that there is an only true Christ of the Bible even as there are so many false Christs in this world.  And one very clear distinction that separates the true from the false is that the only true Christ of the Bible is not of the world even as He is in the world.  Thus the false Christs are so because they are of the world.  The true Biblical Christians must likewise bear the same exact distinction as the true Biblical Christ.

In stating that being a homosexual establishes one a sinner, the true Biblical Christian must have to underline the reason or reasons why he says so.  He or she must have that comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the entire issue that is founded upon the divine revelations of the Bible and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In this manner, the true Biblical Christian will not be interpreting but merely stating exactly what the Biblical instructions meant to convey. 

The first Biblical instruction which should establish the homosexual as a sinner is found in the Apocalypse of the Apostle John.  And it is written:

"And he said to me, 'Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.  He who does wrong, let him do wrong still; and he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he who is just, let him be just still; and he who is holy, let him be hallowed still.  Behold I come quickly!  And my reward is with me, top render to each one according to his works. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end!'  Blessed are they who washed their robes that they may have the right to the tree of life and that by the gates they may enter into the city. Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the fornicators and everyone who loves and practices falsehood." - Apocalypse 22:10-15

True Biblical Christians faithfully believe in an everlasting life in heaven and everlasting punishment in hell.  This, too, distinguishes them different from false Christians and non-Christians.  And to admit that homosexuals are living a sinful life is to admit that they have no chance at all in attaining that reward of everlasting life in heaven.   The reason given by the Bible is that the fornicators and everyone who loves and practices falsehood will not enter into the city. 

Are homosexuals fornicators?   Fornicators are those who have sexual intercourse outside marriage.  Here is the definition given by Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia:

"Fornication typically refers to consensual sexual intercourse between two people not married to each other.  For many people, the term carries a moral or religious association, but the significance of sexual acts to which the term is applied varies between religions, societies and cultures.  The definition is often disputed. In modern usage, the term is often replaced with the more judgment neutral terms premarital sex, sex before marriage or extramarital sex. 

"It is a common belief that the origin of the word derives from Latin.  The word, fornix, means 'an archway' or 'vault' and it became a common euphemism for a brothel as prostitutes could be solicited in the vaults beneath Rome.  More directly, fornicatio means 'done in the archway'; thus it originally referred to prostitution. 

"The first recorded use of the noun in its modern meaning was in 1303 AD, with the verb fornicate first recorded around 250 years later.  

"An alternative etymology is for the term to be derived from the biblical Greek term πορνεία (porneia) found in several contexts in the Greek version of the New Testament, where the term meant 'sexual immorality' or 'sexual perversions'." 

Homosexuals are usually seen as fornicators in that they engage in unusual acts of sexual intercourse outside marriage.  The simple reason is that a man cannot and must not marry another man nor can any woman marry another woman.  The Scriptures reveal that God created the first man out of the dust of the ground and made him a living soul.  And then God saw that it is not good that the man is alone.  This is the very reason why God created the first woman.  The woman was meant to be the wife of the man.  And thereafter, the man and the woman were no longer two.  It is written:

"The Lord God cast the man into a deep sleep and, while he slept, took one of his ribs and close up its flesh with flesh.  And the rib which the Lord God took from the man, he made into a woman and brought her to him. 

"Then the man said, 'She now is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, for from man she was taken.'

"For this cause a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife; and the two become one flesh. 

"Both the man and the woman were naked, but they felt no shame." - Genesis 2:21-25.

But the worldly people who support and favor homosexuality found out a way to avoid being accused of fornication through what they termed, same-sex marriage.  Presently, same sex marriage is slowly but surely being accepted in modern society.  In the meantime, arguments and contentions are still going on between those who approve and those who disapprove same sex marriage. 

Still, homosexuality remains a patent sinful act as far as the Biblical revelations are concerned.  It is also revealed that everyone who loves and practises falsehood will not and cannot enter into the city.  Which city is this?  It is also written:

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth.  For the first heaven and the first earth passed away and the sea is no more.  And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.  And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold the dwelling of God with men, and he will dwell with them.  And they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.  And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.  And death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away.’  

The city which the homosexual cannot enter is the New Jerusalem or the new heaven and the new earth.  It is a holy city, and therefore, no sin or sinner can enter therein.  But the sinful act which disqualifies the homosexual to enter into the holy city is his love and practice of falsehood.  The homosexual is living a life of lies.  He or she does not stand up for the truth but willfully opposes the truth of his or her real being in that as a man he must accept his reality as the man created by God.  In other words, both the man and the woman must act, in their every thought word and deed, in accordance with the divine purpose of their Creator.  But homosexuals act in the exact opposite manner.  Jesus Christ therefore condemn the liars by these His words:

"If God were your Father, you would surely love me.  For from God I came forth and have come; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.  Why do you not understand my speech?  It is because you cannot listen to my word.  The father from whom you are is the devil, and the desires of your father it is your will to do.  He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth because there is no truth in him.  When he tells a lie he speaks from his very nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.  But because I speak the truth you do not believe me. Which of you can convict me of sin?  If I speak the truth, why do you not believe me?  He who is of God hears the words of God.  The reason why you do not hear is that you are not of God.” - John 8:42-47. 

There is no reason that a homosexual can hold on to in order to proclaim his innocence.  He is guilty of lying by refusing to admit that he is a man in the exact manner that a woman refuses to admit that she is a woman.  And to live a life of lies is to be the child of the devil.  No amount of human ratiocination can justify the homosexual person's love and practice of falsehood. 

But can the homosexual forsake his sinful ways?  Is the homosexual capable of accepting the truth of his real being and rejecting the falsehood that he first loved and practiced?  Is it possible for the homosexual to attain the salvation that God promises to everyone who has faith in His only-begotten Son?  The Apostle Paul has this to say:

"Nay, to begin with, it is altogether a defect in you that you have lawsuits one with another.  Why not suffer wrong?  Why not rather be defrauded?  But you yourselves do wrong and defraud; and that to your brethren.  Or do you not know that the unjust will not possess the kingdom of God?  Do not err; neither fornicators, nor idolater, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkenness, nor the evil-tongued, nor the greedy, will possess the kingdom of God.  And such were some of you, but you have been sanctified, you have been justified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God." - 1 Corinthians 6:7-11.

Definitely, the homosexual cannot possibly attain salvation unless he or she allows a very drastic change be made in his or her whole being.  Instead of the falsehood, the homosexual must love and practice the truth.  And in so doing, he no longer admits but denies his homosexuality.  But he is not capable of doing this.  He can only will it or choose to admit his manhood by his own free will.  And God, who always seeks to save every perishing man, will make possible what is impossible.  The words of the Apostle Paul are very clear: . . . you have been sanctified; you have been justified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God." 

The homosexual is only able to forsake his or her sinful ways through faith in Jesus Christ.  And true faith in Jesus Christ means hearing His words and acting upon them.  For the words of Jesus Christ speak and teach the Word of God.  The Word of God is truth - the truth that sanctifies every man who believes.  In sanctification, the homosexual is no longer.  He is changed and refashioned into his or her real being - that human being whom God created and has made in His image and likeness: just, holy and imperishable. 

On the other hand, the homosexual, as he or she is, will never enter into the city because he or she is living a life of falsehood, believing that he or she is what he or she is not.  ###