1Co 6:9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will
not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor
idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor
homosexuals,10 nor thieves, nor the
covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom
of God.
Jude 1:7 just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which
likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as
an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
Rom 1:32 Though they know God's decree that those who
practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to
those who practice them.
Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks out for sodomy and against the Holy God he supposedly spoke for while he worked for the Anglican church. The Nobel Peace laureate rages war against God and His Holy Word.
"I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to the other place," Archbishop Tutu said at the launch of the Free and Equal campaign in Cape Town.
"I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this."
Archbishop Tutu said the campaign against homophobia was similar to the campaign waged against racism in South Africa.
"I am as passionate about this campaign as I ever was about apartheid. For me, it is at the same level," he added.
~ BBC
Contrast that with a true Christian Pastor, Voddie Baucham
Baucham deals with the issue here in America but its pretty much the same issue as in S. Africa.
Excerpts from Voddie Baucham's article , "Gay Is Not the New Black" (please read the entire article for the full context along with all footnotes) which I originally posted here.:
The first problem with the idea of conflating "sexual orientation" and race is the fact that homosexuality is undetectable apart from self-identification. Determining whether or not a person is black, Native American, or female usually involves no more than visual verification. However, should doubt remain, blood tests, genetics, or a quick trip up the family tree would suffice. Not so with homosexuality. There is no evidence that can confirm or deny a person's claims regarding sexual orientation.
An additional problem with the "gay is the new black" argument is the complete disconnect between same-sex "marriage" and anti-miscegenation laws. First, there is a categorical disconnect. Miscegenation literally means "the interbreeding of people considered to be of different racial types." Ironically, the fact that homosexuals cannot "interbreed" shines a spotlight on the problem inherent in their logic. How can forbidding people who actually have the ability to interbreed be the same thing as acknowledging the fact that two people categorically lack that ability?
Therefore, while anti-miscegenation laws denied people a legitimate right, the same cannot be said concerning the denial of marriage to same-sex couples; one cannot be denied a right to something that doesn't exist.
It should be noted that the right to marry is one of the most frequently denied rights we have. People who are already married, 12-year-olds, and people who are too closely related are just a few categories of people routinely and/or categorically denied the right to marry. Hence, the charge that it is wrong to deny any person a "fundamental right" rings hollow. There has always been, and, by necessity, will always be discrimination in marriage laws......
It is very important for those of us who oppose the idea of same-sex "marriage" to do so not because we wish to preserve our version of the American Dream,but because we view marriage as a living, breathing picture of the relationship between Christ and his church (Eph. 5:22ff), and because we know that God has designed the family in a particular way.
End quote. (emphasis, mine)
For the full article that includes all footnotes and more treatment of the issue, go here.
(The UN, as shown in the BBC report, is seeking to overturn sovereign countries' culture and laws. Why is it the UN's business? Clearly one can see how a one world government will easily slide onto the global scene. Scripture talks about such things in the books of Daniel and Revelation.)
Notice the attack on God being "homophobic. God fears no one. Such a statement is one atheists use. It comes from the same source: Satan who is the Father of lies. The truth is, it will be all sinners, including Tutu himself, who don't repent of their sins in humility before God, that will cower before the HOLY HOLY HOLY God of Heaven, as they must be held accountable for breaking HIS laws. A just judge will not allow the lawbreaker to go unpunished. God is the holiest and most righteous of all judges. Therefore He must righteously judge each person for all of his or her sins. Those who have not trusted in Jesus Christ and love Him, will indeed cower before Him Who sits on the Throne of Heaven.
God
opposes and condemns homosexuality in every age: in the patriarchs (Genesis 19:1-28); in the Law of Moses (Leviticus 18:22; 20:13); in the Prophets (Ezekiel 16:46-50); in the New Testament (Romans 1:18-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Jude 7-8). God condemns homosexuality because it seeks to overturn God's fundamental design for human relationships and complementary order of male and female ((Genesis 2:18-25; Matthew 19:4-6; Ephesians 5:22-33)--as well as a picture of the relationship, symbolically speaking, of Christ and His church.
Here's the good news, however.
The verse following 1Cor.6:9-10 about the restriction by God of who will not inherit the kingdom of the King of kings, that is, go to Heaven to dwell with God, because of their sin (unholiness), shows there is a way out; there is a way to be reconciled with God; there is hope: turning from all of one's sins and turning to Christ Jesus for forgiveness of them, for mercy from due punishment, and for eternal life:
1Co 6:11 And such WERE some of you. BUT you were washed, you were sanctified, you
were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our
God.
The good news is that not only is there forgiveness for all sins if one places all their trust and faith in the Person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ, but beyond that, there is NEW life, blessings, cleansing from sin, removal of guilt, and true peace with the Holy God of Israel, and of course experiencing His abounding love.
Here is a warning for Desmond Tutu:
Mat 7:22 "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' 23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'
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