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The Bible relates that God destroyed the city of Sodom because its inhabitants “were wicked and were sinning greatly against the Lord” (Gen. 3:13). What was the wickedness which brought God’s wrath down upon them? Some homosexual advocates try to make the sin of Sodom that of inhospitality. They argue that because the Sodomites refused to show hospitality to the two messengers sent to rescue Lot that God destroyed the city. But this is a biased misinterpretation of the scriptures.
It is clear that the primary sin which the inhabitants of the city were guilty was homosexuality. The men of Sodom were demanding same-sex relations with the two messengers (Gen. 19:4-5). Later, New Testament writers described those who lived in Sodom as ones who led “filthy lives” (2 Pet. 2:7) and who “gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion” (Jude 7). Also, according to Webster’s dictionary the word “sodomy” is a play on the name “Sodom” and refers to abnormal sexual activity between persons of the same sex.
Any attempt to eliminate the sin of homosexuality from the cause of destruction of Sodom is a dishonest effort to twist the scriptures. It is always better to honestly accept the will of God as conveyed by the biblical text. We all will be held accountable to this standard on Judgment Day.
The biblical record depicts homosexuality not only as a sin; but as a degraded perversion that goes against the very norms of nature. It is a moral filth and flagrant perversion of God’s design as it pertains to human sexuality. It is not my intent to make homosexuality out to be more of an atrocity than it already is. But neither is it my desire to water down the biblical language in which God depicts the grossness of this immorality.
Millions of dollars are currently being donated to help pass laws within our country which will legalize homosexual marriages. But know that all the money in the world along with all the human laws a nation can pass will never make sexual perversion acceptable to God. Our country’s political leaders, from the President on down, are practicing self-deception if they think they can merely pass legislation which will offer a stamp of approval for “gay marriage.” This is all being done under the guise of human rights and equality. And it is detrimental to the moral fiber of our country. Don’t be deceived by these efforts which please the devil and not God.
Stephen Wiggins
San Augustine church of Christ
San Augustine, TX