[TheRealVille]

Not wanting to offend anybody who has commented about the matter of what makes somebody homosexual on here. But, consider this. There was only one people that God chose to destroy utterly. The place in which their city once stood is barren to this day, not even grass will grow there. Sodom is mentioned 49 times in the Bible, quite a lot for a single city. Each time Sodom is mentioned it carries grim consequences for those to whom it is directed. The sin of Sodom was so sickening to the Lord that He destroyed that people completely and, as is mentioned in 2 Peter 2:6 (KJV)
6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

In other words, God wanted to convey in the strongest terms possible that the homosexual life style will bring the strongest possible judgment on those who choose to go down that path. Sodom was intended therefore to be the ultimate object lesson. It's only fair to assume, and logic dictates that He is not going to doom folks to hell for behaving in a way that He designed them to want to do before they were even formed in their mother's womb. " Psalm 139:15-16 (KJV)
15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them."

When God says a certain behavior is an abomination unto Him, He's not word playing. There is no ambiguity in God's Word, and He knows how to say something in a way so that His meaning is clear. Sodom was consumed by fire for the sin of homosexuality and all manner of other sexual sins.

This idea that we can sort of excuse folks for being a homosexual because of some reason is not doing them any favors. And America's acceptance of the homosexual life style is going to get us burnt, pun intended. Obviously, anybody who turns away from their sin and asks forgiveness will receive it. But, for us to think that legalizing it, or taking endless polls to see what folks think and if there is a trend toward acceptance, or repackage it saying that we need to "move forward" are nothing more than rationalizations. Aimed at excusing behavior that God has clearly condemned. The very same rationalization in fact, that led to man's fall in the first place. The eloquent rationalizer, Satan. Talks Eve into doing something she really wanted to do in the first place. (I believe Adam ate of the fruit because of his love for Eve, he knew it would bring down the dire consequences God had forewarned about but, he chose to take his lumps with Eve.) Man always wants to sort of talk himself into something he knows he shouldn't do. All the justifying and comparisons in the world will not change what God has said on the matter.

So, if people truly care about those who have been overtaken by the sin of homosexuality and really do want to help them, they need to make it clear that though none of us has the right to judge another man, we still have the very clear teachings of God and He doesn't accept rationalizations. Not from the SCOTUS, the DNC or anybody else. To condone the lifestyle is to facilitate, abet, slake the conscience, however one puts it. We are to point out how wrong it is as graciously as possible, without ever condoning that sin. And, after all, it is God Who judges sin, so it is He they must ask forgiveness from. Family and most friends will follow suit.

Ultimately, those who take issue with whether it is okay to be gay, or whether it is a natural state, are making their argument with God whether they recognize that fact or not.

We know my explanation to bible references, but how do you handle other "abominations" toward God?