Gay pride bibel
Ive gotten quite a bit of pushback on a thread I posted on Twitter a couple days ago to resist the abominable observance of Pride Month. I was inspired to post the thread in part by Carl Truemans excellent column marking the first day of this month-long celebration of sin. (If you havent read Truemans piece yet, I highly recommend it.) My thread was simply a list of Bible texts dealing with sexual perversion and Gods grace to sinners. You can read the entire thread here, but the push-back Ive read focuses on the text from Ezekiel
That tweet is getting ratioed right now by folks complaining because I didnt print verses in full but instead used an ellipsis over part of verse Critics online allege that I was trying to mislead readers by concealing what the real sin of Sodom was. Nothing could be further from the reality. For reference, heres the full text with the part I had under an ellipsis in bold:
49 Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food, and unthinking ease, but she did not help the needy and needy. 50 Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I r
How should Christians respond to Pride Month?
Answer
Over the past several decades, “Pride Month” has grown from obscurity into a major cultural event, especially in the United States. In America, June is designated for this celebration of non-traditional sexuality and gender phrase. Pride Month also seeks to recognize contributions of LGBTQ-identifying persons. As with other cultural issues, Christians find themselves torn regarding the best response to Pride Month. It’s key to stand for biblical ideals. We ought not celebrate what Scripture condemns. Yet the gospel is not served if Christians contribute to false stereotypesabout the faith. When sexuality and gender are filtered through unbiblical cultural views, the best tactic for most Christians is appreciate that of the “conscientious objector”: polite, peaceful, rigid refusal to actively participate in Pride Month events without demanding others to follow suit.
As the identify suggests, Pride events presume that behaviors and attitudes once considered immoral should be embraced, even cheered, rather than being criticized. This is not the sole purpose of Self-acceptance Month events; activists also intend to remind people that
Pride—Before and After the Fall
There are several Hebrew words for pride in the Bible; some have alternative meanings depending upon the context. Some can represent majesty or excellence; others can mean lofty, exalted, or (negatively) pride. However, some are almost always negative—meaning also presumption, haughty, or lifted up.
In many Old Testament verses, words with normally different meanings are used euphemistically to symbolize pride. Common Hebrew words for tall, broad, high, and exalted can be used to denote pride. It is unharmed to say that self-acceptance infects the human heart and is also interwoven throughout the biblical Hebrew and Aramaic texts.
Pride Before the Fall?
That should be no surprise, as self-acceptance is the most ancient sin. It actually occurred in Satan before the fall of mankind. What was that first sin? We learn about it and Satan’s fall from Isaiah –14 (NKJV):
How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations!
For you have said in your heart: “I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also perch on the mount of the congregationSermon: June 13, What Would Jesus Say About Same-sex attracted Pride?
A Sermon by Rev. Rich Tafel
June 13,This weekend is LGBT Pride also known as Gay Pride or even just by the synonyms “Pride” here in Washington DC. Most major cities around the world will celebrate some type of pride event this month chosen to align to the month of the Stonewall Riots in Recent York in
The topic for today’s sermon is what would Jesus reflect of gay pride. I want to thank Maria who had suggested it this as a sermon topic in March in reaction to the pope’s statements on gay marriage.
In my lifetime, the same-sex attracted pride event has really changed as has back for LGBT rights. Originally, marches were an proceed of courage and political support while today it plays out more love St. Patrick’s Day party with lots of little people standing in drawn-out lines to get into gay bars. Once so politically controversial that politicians counted it an perform of courage to present up, yesterday the Vice President of the US and her husband marched in the festivities where shirts saying Love is love.
Even churches are altering. The Lutheran Church recently ordained transgendered bishop and a poll this week showed that a majority of Republicans and
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