Return to the Word of God Part 2

Return to the Word of God Part 2

I woke up this morning and it was raining outside. Listening to the rain sure is soothing. Makes one want to go back to bed! Let's be in prayer for this out break of swine flu as it sounds like it is spreading pretty fast at this point.

Now for todays devotion.

Today I want to move to my second point on how we now that Amwerica is not 84% Christian which was stated by a news organization during the Preisdential election.2. Sexual sins are out of control. It is unbelievable how America has openly accepted and glorified sexual sins. Homosexuals over time have moved right into the spotlight and nummed folks into thinking it is a alternate lifestyle. They have even moved into the church by convincing folks somehow that it is ok and the Word of God doesn't condem them. Well this morning I have news for them. The word of God does condem this lifestyle and calls it sin.

Romans 1:24-27

24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, 25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

Can God make it any more clear. What do those who call themselves Christians do with this part ofthe Bible tear it out? I believe this is another clear example of how we don't know our Bibles or maybe we think we should be the ones to pick and chose what is right and wrong not God.

Now homosexuality is not the only sexual sins we are dealing with. Adultery and sex outside marriage are just as big of a problem. Americans have come to glamourize these sins. Check out our movies, our t.v. show, the songs on the radio. Some of the most popular t.v. shows like Desperate Housewives is all about adultery...this is a good indication of where we are in America with our values and our relationships with Christ. Why in the world do we watch and pay our hard earned money to go to a movie that promotes the very thing that God commanded us not to do in the ten commandments?

I have Christian friends that are still dating and will make comments like "you try a car out before you but it don't ya?". Referring to having sex before marriage. It is plainly obvious that God intended sex for marriage and it is a beautiful thing in it's right place.

So again 84% of America is Christian....well not exactly.

Let me say this before I close. We are to love homosexuals and anyone who is in sin but we are not to love the sin and accept it as ok. These folks need healing and the church needs to be the place for that healing. We are to hate the sin not the sinner. Christ loved sinners and we are to do the same! Have a great Tuesday!

In Christian love...Tom