Worthiness

To believe we are worthy is to believe we earn salvation for ourselves

How can God do anything with that?

Worthiness:

Revelation - “If you are worthy then you can not be reconciled to God”

- Salvation comes by Jesus worthiness alone.

John 14:6 - Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no one comes to the Father,

but by me.

- There is no one worthy of the sacrifice God made

Let’s look at the beams in our own eyes

Rom 3:10 - As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

1Cr 5:6 (UD paraphrase) - Your bragging is not good.

Don’t you know that a little unworthiness contaminates all of your efforts? (with

unworthiness)

Are we unequally yoked with unbelievers?

(yoked = committed to)

2 Corinthians 6:14 - Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:

Spouse? – What about credit and retirement plans, unnecessary jobs

What about in the world with other issues?

- There is only one thing that takes people to hell

Homosexuality is not it

- Satan can use all kinds of tools to diminish people’s faith in God

We usually think of things like murder, theft, rape, drugs, etc.

Greed is the primary tool – in business, carelessness, religion, hospitality, and, yes, sexual

orientation.

Now, do we feel a little more unworthy and a lot more “saved”?

How big is God?

- Could God possibly be big enough to save everyone?

Is God bigger than the financial commitments we feel we need?

Is God bigger than abortions and does He have them under control?

(life begins at conception but check out when God placed Adam’s soul in his body)

Revelation - Can God deny reconciliation to anyone who believes in their heart? 

How about to Homosexuals?

To believe is to be reconciled

John 3:15 That whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever

believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whoever believes on me should not abide in

darkness.

Act 10:43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whoever believes in him

shall receive remission of sins.

God can not lie

Numbers 23:19 God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he

  should repent God’s Word does not return void

Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return

  unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing]

  whereto I sent it.

Proving God is to prove His Word, so hold Him to His Word

Matthew 3:10 prove me now herewith, says the LORD . . .

Bible beaters and homosexuality

What the Bible doesn’t say is as important as what it does

- Christianity and definitive homosexual condemnation do not mix in scripture

Homosexual condemnation became a ‘Trojan Horse’ of numerous religious and secular cultures.  Rather than expressing the true uniqueness of the Christian perspective, most acclaimed believing bodies have chosen to rival the various cultures in their rejection of those who claim to be sexually diverse.  Sexual diversities have been forced to actively pursue defense mechanisms that do not reflect faith in God’s exaltation above the situations, in order to sustain some kind of mental stability.

Many have chosen to believe that they are un-savable

Many have chosen to leave rejecting homes and family relationships as unsalvageable

Many parents have chosen to disown children, young and adult, even if they only express

  possibilities of being homosexual

Thankfully, many have chosen to establish their own Christian denominations, but some have been most effective at reshaping the faith into religion instead of placing faith at the head of their lifestyle, just like many traditional denominations.  But what a challenge they have fought to try to express their faith.

*  There is no scriptural direction to reject or condemn “definitive” homosexuals in the Bible

without other issues involved, such as violence, destructiveness, greed, and non-consensual

actions.

Further dividing traditional Christians, some persuasive homosexual Christians tried to define many

relationships in the Bible as “homosexual”, including:

Jesus and the beloved apostle.

David and Jonathan

*  There is no “definitive” homosexual relationship identified in the Bible

Other believers have also tried to define Jesus relationship with Mary Magdalene and other women

as sexual.

*  There is no “definitive” sexual relationship of Jesus identified in the Bible

*  Social guilt and condemnation have been wrongfully internalized, but God is bigger than

anyone’s situation and can be glorified in every person’s life, and every believer must realize

that God’s mold is specific to each individual person.

Homosexuality is not definitively condemned apart from other issues in scripture

Homosexuality is not mentioned pro- or con- by Jesus, it was apparently not an issue to the savior

  Scripture and other historical writings point out that homosexuality was very much a part of

societies at that time

Homosexuality is used as an example of anti-God rebellion when acted on in conjunction with violence

  This is true for anyone of any sexual orientation

Homosexual sins are not mentioned in scripture different than heterosexual sins except to say that

heterosexuality is not to be rejected and replaced by homosexuality, as some unbelieving

homosexuals do reject heterosexual people.

Homosexual violence and wild lawlessness is no more or less condemnable than heterosexual violence

and wild Lawlessness

Weakness and indecisiveness, to be effeminate, have been religiously identified with homosexuality, but

heterosexual weakness and indecisiveness has been religiously ignored by believers.  The silence

of believer’s confidence in God’s “bigger-than-everything” superiority is deafening concerning

homosexuality as well as other issues.

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