How gullible are people today? Billboards like the one on the right are being posted along I-30 between Dallas and Fort Worth. There are at least 5 in the series -- each quoting a Scripture meant to validate the message.
Another billboard says, "Ruth loved Naomi as Adam loved Eve." It cites Genesis 2: 24 and Ruth 1: 14. The first passage says that "a man will leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife." The 2nd passage says that as Naomi is about to leave Ruth, that she kissed her goodbye, and "clung to her." This is a common practice in the East, and would not even be unusual in the West. Are we going to assume that any time a daughter-in-law hugs her mother-in-law, that there is homosexual activity?
The 3rd billboard says "Jesus said some are born gay." Jesus said that? It cites Matthew 19: 10-12, where Jesus says some people are born as eunuchs (celibate) while others are MADE eunuchs. How does being celibate equate to homosexuality? And then to make that leap that Jesus SAID some are born gay?
The 4th billboard says "The early church welcomed a gay man." This one cites Acts 8: 26-40, the story of the Ethiopian Eunuch. Apparently these people do not understand the role of a eunuch in ancient history. Eunuch DOES NOT equal homosexual. The reason men were made eunuchs was to insure that they would not have sex with an official's WIFE.
And finally the old, worn-out one: "David loved Jonathan more than women." This refers to 2 Samuel 1: 26, where these two dear friends are parting and know they will never see each other again. So they cry and hug one another. If this suggests homosexuality, then all of the East and even Western Europe must be homosexual.
What blatant dishonesty! This is an offense to the Gospel and to any thinking person's intelligence. In a court of law, these people could be held guilty of libel and slander.
Let me conclude by saying that there was a time I considered homosexuality a much bigger sin than adultery, fornication or violating one's marriage covenant. I have changed in my thinking on that. ALL are violations of God's intended purposes. Where I am today, I would be equally upset if someone tried to twist Scriptures to justify cheating on his / her wife or living in sexual sin.
Let us be aware of this: God WILL NOT be mocked. I pray for hearts to be broken and relationships to be restored to the Father. May that be the ultimate outcome of this.
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Sickening! Yet the Discovery Channel and History Channel "experts" will promote such heresies. And because they are "experts", people will follow them blindly.
I'm surprised the activists didn't use the old argument that Jesus and John were gay. After all, John did recline with Him in the upper room.
Scripture has and will be used to a) seek God and know his ways or b) to seek the answer men want.
Churches have been just as guilty as the people putting up these billboards of crafting the answers they want to hear instead of truly seeking the will of God.
I count myself among the guilty and pray that God continues to shed his mercy on us as we come to know him.
Maybe, similar to the parable of the shrewd manager, the billboards will cause some to read scripture and come to know the real God, the King of kings and Lord of lords.
"It has got a [distribution] deal everywhere else in the world but in the US, and it's because of what the film is about...It is unbelievable to us that this is still a really hot potato in America. There's still a great belief that He made the world in six days...We live in a country which is no longer so religious. But in the US, outside of New York and LA, religion rules."
I ran across this comment from an English film producer talking about a film he made about Darwin. I find it disturbing that what I see about our culture/society is one that is steadily moving away from God and Christ's teachings while others in the world perceive our nation in another light. Obviously, being "religious" and understanding/following God's word are two entirely different things. I pray that I am able to always distinguish the two and communicate that difference at every opportunity.
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