There is a lot of debate in the church about homosexuality. Can a Christian be gay (bading)? Does God approves of homosexuality and same sex couples and should homosexuality be accepted in the church or not? There are churches that oppose homosexuality and don’t allow homosexual people in the church. There are churches that oppose homosexuality on the basis of the Bible, but welcome gay people and transgender people in the church with the intention that they repent. And then there are churches that accept homosexuality and welcome gay people, bisexual people, and transgender people in the church and approve of their gay lifestyle. They allow homosexual people to become members of the church and be a partaker of communion. They bless same-sex couples, perform same-sex marriages and even ordain homosexual people in ministry. But what is the will of God and what does the Bible say about homosexuality? Can a Christian be gay?
Ang dalawang uri ng mga Kristiyano
In order to answer the questions whether a Christian can be a homosexual, if a church should allow homosexual people and same-sex couples, and if a homosexual person can be ordained in ministry, we must first look at what it means to be a Christian. Dahil hindi lahat, who calls himself or herself a Christian is a true born again Christian; a believer and follower of Jesus Christ.
There are two types of Christians, spiritual Christians and carnal Christians. Let’s start with the carnal Christians.
The carnal Christians
Carnal Christians are led by their flesh (kaluluwa at katawan). Their senses, damdamin, damdamin, kaisipan ng laman, kalooban, mga pagnanasa, and desires control their lives. Their spirit is not raised from the dead or their spirit is raised from the dead but is still subject to the flesh. Ang ‘self’ has not died in Christ yet, but is still alive and their flesh dictates their lives.
They can do ‘good’ (kawanggawa) gumagana, and be nice, friendly, gentle, matulungin, loving towards others, and go to church but that won’t save them. They can only be saved by faith and regeneration in Jesus Christ and His blood and stay saved by walking after the Spirit in the will of God.
The born-again Christians
Born-again Christians are led by the Spirit. They are baptized in Christ and buried their flesh in the baptism in water at sa pamamagitan ng bautismo ng Banal na Espiritu, their spirit is raised from the dead. They are born of the Spirit of God and have become sons of God (naaangkop ito sa kapwa lalaki at babae). Since they died to the flesh and have become spiritual, they shall no longer walk after the flesh in sin and iniquity, as sons of the devil, but they shall walk after the Spirit as sons of God in righteousness and love.
This love isn’t the love as the world defines love. Ang pag-ibig na ito ay hindi nangangahulugan ng pagkompromiso at pagpayag at pagtanggap sa lahat, including sin. But this love is the holy and righteous love of God.
Ang matuwid na pag-ibig na ito ay nagsisimula sa a dakilang pag-ibig patungo sa Diyos, Hesus, at ang Espiritu Santo.
It is a love that wants to please God and obey and serve Him and live according to His mga utos, which represents His will and His nature and dwells in the hearts of the new creations (born-again Christians).
When you do His will and walk in the commandments of the Word, you walk in love (Oh. John 14:15).
Kapag namatay ka kay Hesukristo, mamatay ka sa iyongsarili'. Nangangahulugan ito na ibinibigay mo ang iyong kalooban, mga pangarap, mga kaisipan, damdamin, damdamin, mga pagnanasa, mga hangarin, opinyon, atbp.
Hindi ka na nabubuhay, but Jesus Christ, ang salita, nabubuhay sa loob mo. Ikaw ay naging Kanyang sisidlan. Therefore you shall renew your mind with the Word of God and put off the old man and put on the new man, who is created in the image of Christ.
Ang Espiritu Santo
The Holy Spirit abides in the new creations and is the Comforter and Teacher and testifies of Jesus, ang salita. The moral part of the Law of Moses, which represents the nature and will of God is now written in the hearts of the new creation by the dwelling of the Holy Spirit (Oh. Ezekiel 11:19-21).
The Holy Spirit represents God’s righteousness and guides you into all truth. He shall not only teach and lead you, but He shall also correct and discipline you. Because if the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, He shall confront believers with the works of the old carnal man aka sin. The Holy Spirit can’t lead people into sin. Therefore if people live in sin, they don’t have the Holy Spirit abiding in them and are not led by Him, but are led by their sinful flesh.
Those who have become the new creation, don’t have to go back to the Law of Moses and follow all the precepts and rituals of the levitical priesthood, laws (sacrificial laws, food laws, purification laws, atbp.), and feasts. Because the Law of Moses was meant for the old carnal man, na ipinanganak sa binhi ni Jacob (Israel).
Gayunpaman, the will of God has not changed. The will of God in the Old Testament is the same as the will of God in the New Testament. God’s Word is the same, kahapon, ngayon, at magpakailanman. Kaya't ang Kanyang Salita ay mapagkakatiwalaan at mapagkakatiwalaan mo ang Salita.
Sa Kanyang Salita, Ipinaaalam sa atin ng Diyos ang Kanyang kalooban. His Holy Spirit reveals in us His will that is, upang tayo ay lumakad ayon sa Kanyang mga utos (hindi 11:19-20, 36:26-27).
Ang tanging bagay na humahadlang upang maisakatuparan ang Kanyang kalooban sa iyong buhay, is your carnal mind and the love of the world and the sinful flesh.
Dapat kang pumili para sa Salita o sa mundo
Kapag lumakad ka ayon sa Espiritu, lalakad ka sa Kanyang kalooban; paggawa ng Kanyang kalooban. Ang kalooban ng Diyos ay palaging iba sa kalooban ng mundo. Hindi iyon kakaiba, sapagka't ang sanlibutan ay kaaway laban sa Dios. Samakatuwid, if you want to serve Jesus, you must make a choice, whether you want to serve Jesus and obey the Word or you want to serve yourself and obey the will, mga pagnanasa, and desires of your sinful flesh and the world (John 12:25).
Para sa lahat ng nasa mundo, ang pita ng laman, at ang pagnanasa ng mga mata, at ang pagmamataas ng buhay, ay hindi sa Ama, ngunit mula sa mundo. (1 John 2:16)
Sapagkat ang pag-iisip ayon sa laman ay kamatayan; ngunit ang pag-iisip sa espirituwal ay buhay at kapayapaan. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: sapagkat hindi ito napapailalim sa batas ng Diyos, hindi talaga pwede. Kaya't ang mga nasa laman ay hindi makalulugod sa Diyos (mga Romano 8:7-8)
sabi ni Hesus, Ang nagmamahal sa kanyang buhay ay mawawalan nito; and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto eternal life (John 12:25)
These words do not correspond with the words of modern carnal Christians, who live like the world and approve of sin. Sabi nila, But Jesus welcomed the publicans and sinners and ate with them. He was a Friend of sinners.
Gayunpaman, Mga tao, na gumagamit ng argumentong ito, sa kasamaang palad, huwag nang magbasa pa, as to why Jesus ate with them.
The publicans and sinners wanted to repent of their lifestyle as a sinner.
Nakilala na nila ang Katotohanan, ang liwanag, at ang Buhay: Hesus ang Kristo, and didn’t want to live the life of a sinner (Basahin din Was Jesus a Friend of Publicans?).
Ang Banal na Espiritu kay Jesus ay hinatulan ang mga makasalanan sa kanilang makasalanang buhay at samakatuwid ay nais nilang magsisi.
Jesus didn’t approve of sin. He never said, Patuloy na lumakad sa iyong mga kasalanan, it’s ok. Hindi! Jesus could never have said that because sin means rebellion and disobedience to God and obedience to the devil. Ang kasalanan ay naghihiwalay sa iyo sa Diyos at nagbubuklod sa iyo sa diyablo(Basahin din: Ano ang kasalanan?).
Instead of fellowshipping with sinners and approving sin as so many false Christians say and do, Jesus called the sinners to repentance and said, sin no more! (Oh. Mateo 9:13, marka 1:14-15, Luke 5:29-32, John 5:14, at John 8:11).
Can the new creation walk in sin?
When you repented and became born again in Christ you became a new creation and were delivered from the power of darkness (through the death of the flesh) and transferred into the Kingdom of God (by the resurrection of the spirit from the dead).
You shall no longer walk as you did before in darkness, being alienated from God and ruled by your carnal mind and led by the will lusts, and desires of your flesh. Sin shall not have dominion over you, because you died in Christ to sin.
The Holy Spirit dwells in you and you are led by His will, which represents the will of God.
Maaari bang ipanganak na bakla ang isang tao?
Can a person be born with homosexual feelings? Every human being is born on this earth in iniquity and is a sinner. Everyone is born in a (espirituwal) fallen state and separated from God. Walang ibinukod. Every person is carnal and has the evil and sinful nature and character of the devil, who rebels against God and His Word and opposes His will. He is the father of sinners (nahulog na tao).
Therefore every person, na ipinanganak sa mundong ito, needs to become born again to be saved and live in union with God..
As long as people are carnal and led by the (sinful) laman, the powers of darkness control people’s lives. Their will, damdamin, and emotions in the flesh are influenced and controlled by demonic powers. Naghahari sila sa bawat buhay ng makasalanan.
This also applies to homosexual feelings that are caused by a spirit of lust and perversion.
When you look at the gay scene; gay pride, gay magazines, mga gay bar, gay musicals, the entertainment industry, fashion, atbp., erotismo, kasarian, at perwisyo ang namamayani. It’s full of sexual content and sexual remarks. Everything revolves around sex and eroticism.
Ngayon, hindi mahalaga kung paano at kailan pumasok ang espiritung ito. Ito ay tungkol sa pagpapalaya ng tao. Kung… the person wants to be set free.
What does the Bible say about homosexuality and what is the will of God regarding same-sex relationships?
Ngayon, what does the Bible say about homosexuality? And what is the will of God regarding same-sex relationships and couples? Does God approve of homosexuality, ayon sa Bibliya?
Ang mga anak ni Ham ay nanirahan sa Sodoma at Gomorra
Ang homosexuality ay hindi bagay sa edad na ito. Sa unang Aklat ng Bibliya, Genesis, we read about sexual uncleanness, including sexual intercourse with someone of the same gender.
Unang beses, we read in the Bible about homosexuality and males having sexual intercourse with males, ay nasa Genesis chapter 19, sa lungsod ng Sodoma. Isa ito sa mga dahilan, bakit ang Sodoma at Gomorra at ang mga lungsod sa paligid nila, ay nawasak. I write ‘one of the reasons’, because this abomination they did before the Lord God was not the only reason why Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed, ngunit ito ay tatalakayin sa ibang pagkakataon.
Ang mga naninirahan sa Sodoma at Gomorra at ang mga lungsod sa palibot nito ay ipinanganak mula sa binhi ni Ham, ang anak ni Noe. Ham was cursed by Noah because Ham saw his father’s nakedness and told his brothers. His brothers immediately took a garment and went backward into their father’s tent and covered their father without looking at his nakedness. They knew that it was wrong to look at his nakedness, while they didn’t have the Law of Moses yet. (Genesis 9:21-25).
Sa isip, you see that evil and sexual uncleanness were already present in the seed and bloodline of Ham. Instead of not paying attention, Ham looked at his father’s nakedness, who laid in his tent. Therefore the seed of Ham was cursed.
Ang kasamaang ito ay nagpatuloy mula sa henerasyon hanggang sa henerasyon. Because the seed of Ham, na nanirahan sa Sodoma at Gomorra, were wicked and sinners before the Lord (Genesis 13:13).
The sons of Ham lived in pride, fullness of bread and were haughty and committed abominations
Sila ay mga makasalanan; namuhay sila sa pagmamataas, fullness of bread, at ang kasaganaan ng katamaran ay nasa kanila. They didn’t strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. The sons of Ham were haughty and committed abomination before the Lord (Ezekiel 16:48-50).
Ang mga kasuklam-suklam na iyon ay: seksuwal na karumihan at idolatriya, tulad ng mga paganong bansa na namuhay sa sekswal na karumihan at idolatriya. Sapagkat kapag binasa mo ang mga Aklat ng Levitico at Deuteronomio at tingnan kung ano ang mga kasuklam-suklam para sa Panginoon., ang mga karumaldumal na tinutukoy:
- Sekswal na karumihan (hindi sumiping sa sangkatauhan gaya ng sa babae (homosexuality), hindi humiga sa anumang hayop, hindi humiga sa kapitbahay na asawa, hindi humiga sa sangkatauhan at babae (tatlong bagay/bi-sekswal), atbp.),
- Pinukaw Siya sa paninibugho sa mga kakaibang diyos,
- Ipasa ang kanilang mga anak na lalaki at babae sa apoy,
- Gumamit ng panghuhula, o isang tagamasid ng mga oras, o isang engkanto, o isang mangkukulam, o isang mang-aakit, o isang tagapayo na may pamilyar na mga espiritu, o isang wizard, o isang necromancer, atbp.
Ang sigaw ng mga kasalanan ng Sodoma at Gomorra ay malaki. Napakabigat ng kanilang kasalanan. Narinig ng Panginoon ang sigaw at naparito upang tingnan ang sigaw, to see if they were that wicked.
Ang mga lalaki ay nagkaroon ng sekswal na relasyon sa mga lalaki sa Sodoma
Sa Genesis 19, nabasa namin na ang dalawang lalaki, the two angels of the Lord went with Lot to his house. Bago sila matulog, not a few men but all the men of Sodom, parehong bata at matanda, nakapalibot sa bahay ni Lot. They all stood before Lot’s house and called: “Where are the men which came in to thee this night? ilabas mo sila sa amin, that we may know them” (Genesis 19:5)
Lot went out at the door unto them and shut the door after him, at sinabi: “Idinadalangin kita, mga kapatid, huwag masyadong masama. Tingnan mo ngayon, Mayroon akong dalawang anak na babae na hindi pa nakakakilala ng lalaki; hayaan mo ako, Idinadalangin ko sa iyo, ilabas mo sila, at gawin ninyo sa kanila kung ano ang mabuti sa inyong mga mata: tanging sa mga lalaking ito ay walang ginagawa; sapagkat kaya't sila ay naparito sa ilalim ng lilim ng aking bubong”.
But the men of Sodom wouldn’t listen to Lot. They commanded them to stand back and said again, Ang isang lalaking ito ay pumasok upang manirahan, at kailangan niyang maging isang hukom: ngayon ay mas malala ang gagawin namin sa iyo, kaysa sa kanila.
They pressed sore upon the man, kahit si Lot, at lumapit para sirain ang pinto. But the men put forth their hand and pulled Lot into the house to them and shut the door. They smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, parehong maliit at malaki, kaya't sila ay napagod sa paghahanap ng pinto.
Sa susunod na umaga, the men, Lot, kanyang asawa, and his daughters left Sodom. And the Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire out of heaven. God overthrew those cities and all the plain and all the inhabitants of the cities and what grew on the ground (Genesis 19:5-25)
We can conclude from the Bible, that these wicked people of Sodom were perverse and walked in sexual uncleanness, kabilang ang homosexuality. Men had sexual relationships with men.
May mga mangangaral, who say that it was normal for certain populations to inaugurate ‘strangers’ in the city using sexual intercourse. Ngunit kung iyon ang kaso, kung gayon bakit inialok ni Lot sa kanila ang kanyang mga anak na babae?
Another argument preachers make is that the men of Sodom just wanted to get to know the two men by communication. Ngunit muli, kung ganoon ang mangyayari, kung gayon bakit inialok ni Lot sa kanila ang kanyang mga anak na babae? Dahil kilala na nila ang kanyang mga anak na babae. Hindi lang nila kilala ang kanyang mga anak na babae sa isang sekswal na paraan. Samakatuwid, we can conclude that these men wanted to have sexual intercourse with the two men of God.
The men of Sodom and Gomorrah were selfish, perverse, sakim na lalaki, who lived after the (sekswal) lusts and desires of their flesh. They had no restrictions on sexual intercourse, kabilang ang pakikipagtalik sa ibang lalaki.
The city of Gibeah was a second Sodom
Sa Bibliya, we read that Sodom wasn’t the only city where homosexuality was present and men wanted to have sexual intercourse with men. Pagkalipas ng maraming taon ay ganoon din ang nangyari sa lupain ng Benjamin, nasa lungsod ng Gibeah. that had disastrous consequences for the people of Benjamin.
The men of Gibeah wanted to have sexual intercourse with a certain Levite, na tumira sa Gibeah, sa bahay ng isang matandang lalaki.
This Levite traveled with his servant and his concubine. Sa gabi, ang mga lalaki ng Gibeah, the sons of Belial, beset the house roundabout and beat at the door. Inutusan nila ang matanda na dalhin ang Levita, para makilala nila siya (pakikipagtalik sa kanya). Gayunpaman, the old man offered his daughter and the Levite’s concubine instead.
But the men wouldn’t listen to him and wanted the Levite. Pagkatapos ay kinuha ng Levita ang kanyang babae at dinala sa kanila. And what did the men of Gibeah do, did they talk with her to get to know her? Hindi, the men of Gibeah abused her sexually all night long. In the morning they let her go and she fell at the door of the old man’s house and died (Mga hukom 19:11-29).
Ang mga tao ni Benjamin ay masasama, because they left God and His Law and committed these abominations. As a result of their wickedness, almost the whole population of Benjamin was killed by the other tribes of Israel.
The reason why the other tribes of Israel killed the people of Benjamin was because God had commanded His people to remove all wickedness from their midst.
Alam ng Diyos kung ano ang kahihinatnan kung tatanggapin nila ang kasamaan, sa halip na alisin ang kasamaan.
He knew that all of His people would eventually be affected by evil and that more tribes of Israel would deviate from Him. Iyon ang dahilan kung bakit kailangan nilang alisin ang kasamaan (kasamaan) of Benjamin from their midst.
What does the Bible say about the Sodomites?
Sa 1 Mga hari 14:22-24, we read that Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord and provoked Him to jealousy through their sins. We read about the sodomites in the land of Judah, who did according to ALL the abominations of the nations (kabilang ang homosexuality; mga lalaking nakikipagtalik sa mga lalaki).
Sa 1 Mga hari 15:11-12, mababasa natin na ginawa ni Haring Asa ang tama sa paningin ng Panginoon. He took away the sodomites out of the land and removed all the idols, na ginawa ng kanyang mga ama.
Homosexuality in the Temple of the Lord
Sa 2 Mga hari 23:7, mababasa natin ang tungkol kay Haring Josias at kung paano niya binasa ang mga utos ng Panginoon sa bahay ng Panginoon, sa harap ng lahat ng tao. Together with the people, he made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord and keep His commandments, Kanyang mga batas, Kanyang mga patotoo, with all their heart and soul.
Josiah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. He broke down among other the houses of the sodomites, who were in the House of the Lord (Youngs Literal na Pagsasalin ng Bibliya).
Kita mo, noon, there were already sodomites in the House of the Lord. Homosexuality took already place in the House of the Lord.
Is homosexuality something of this age according to the Bible?
Kaya ang argumento, Homosexuality is something of this age, at dapat nating tanggapin" ay isang malaking kasinungalingan ng diyablo! Ito ay hindi isang bagay sa edad na ito, ito ay palaging naroon.
Homosexuality was accepted until someone arose, in this case King Josiah, who served the Lord with his heart and soul and walked in the will of God, whereby he removed all these abominations, including sexual uncleannes, homosexuality, from his people and the House of the Lord.
Sa Bibliya, we read that as soon as His people turned away from God and left His words, they began to live like the world; the heathens in wickedness, idolatriya, and sexual uncleannes and doing the abominations of the heathens.
As soon as people turned away from God and left His words, the wickedness, sin and iniquity increased in the land. And that’s what we see happeining in the world today.
Ang panahon ng selfie
Nabubuhay tayo sa isang panahon, where ‘the self’ of people is seated on the throne of instead of Jesus. There are few people, who really hate sin and iniquity and die to the flesh (mamatay sa 'sarili'). Dahil doon, many Christians stay carnal and keep walking after the flesh according to the will, mga pagnanasa, and desires of the sinful flesh.
Iniisip ng marami na nalulugod sila sa Diyos, but the truth is that they live after the will of the devil and give power to him.
They love the world and the works of the flesh and want to live like the world. Therefore they change the words in the Bible and adjust them to the world and the will, mga pagnanasa, at mga pagnanasa ng kanilang laman, so that the words of God fit in their lives.
They believe in the twisted word that is preached, whereby they can live the way they want to live without being accused by the Word about their sinful walk.
And so many live in the lies of the devil, na gustong pilipitin ang Salita ng Diyos. Oo, siya ay isang dalubhasa sa pagbaluktot ng salita ng Diyos! Kunin halimbawa ang ilang, where the devil tinukso si Hesus gamit ang baluktot na salita.
What does the Bible say in the Law of Moses about homosexuality?
Tinubos ng Diyos ang Kanyang mga tao mula sa pagkaalipin ni Paraon at inilabas sila sa Ehipto at dinala sila sa ilang.. Inihiwalay Niya ang Kanyang mga tao sa mundo, and now He went together with His people to the promised land. During their journey, God made His heart and will known to His people through the giving of His Law to Moses. Because the carnal man was not able to comprehend the spiritual realm, because the spirit was still dead (due to Adam’s sin (Basahin din: Ang labanan sa hardin).
Tandaan na ang Diyos ay pareho, kahapon, ngayon, at magpakailanman. Ang Kanyang kalooban at Kanyang kalikasan ay hindi magbabago kailanman.
Before the Law of Moses, Nilinaw na ng Diyos (Oh. through the flood in the days of Noah, at sa pamamagitan ng pagkawasak ng Sodoma at Gomorra) that God did not approve of wickedness, kasamaan, pagiging makasarili, at ang mga pita at pagnanasa ng laman (kabilang ang karumihang sekswal). Hindi sila pinahintulutan at pinahintulutan ng Diyos.
Many gentile nations performed sexual rituals and lived in sexual uncleanness. But the Lord of Lords didn’t want His people to become defiled by these abominations. He wanted a holy and pure people, who restrained themselves from these abominations. Gusto niya ng isang banal na tao, who loved Him and kept His commandments and walked according to His commandments instead of the commandments of the heathen and their gods.
Ano ang sinasabi ng Bibliya tungkol sa homosexuality sa Lumang Tipan?
Sa Levitico 18, mababasa natin ang tungkol sa mga batas sa moral na sekswal. Kinausap ng Diyos si Moises at inutusan siyang sabihin sa Kanyang mga tao, na Siya ang kanilang Diyos, at na sila ay mamuhay ayon sa Kanyang mga utos at Kanyang kalooban, at hindi pagkatapos ng mga Ehipsiyo, ni ang mga naninirahan sa Canaan (mga pagano, ang mundo).
Lumabas sila sa Ehipto, at ngayon ang Kanyang mga tao ay kailangang magbago (na-renew) sa kanilang isipan, bago sila makapasok sa lupang pangako. Kinailangan nilang maging handa, upang hindi sila lumakad na gaya ng mga pagano, but that they would walk in the will of the Lord, bilang Kanyang mga banal na tao.
Bible verses about homosexuality
Pumunta sila sa Canaan, kung saan nanirahan ang binhi ni Ham, at kung saan nawasak ang Sodoma at Gomorra. Ang Sodoma at Gomorra ay nawasak, but the people in Canaan were still wicked and lived in sin. Dahil kung hindi, the Lord would not give His people the sexual moral laws.
Ilang ulit na inutusan ng Panginoon ang Kanyang mga tao, upang sundin ang Kanyang mga utos, at manatiling masunurin sa Kanya, upang sila ay mabuhay. Binabasa natin sa Levitico 18:6-23 about the sinful practices of the heathens, kung saan hindi Niya nais na gamitin ng Kanyang mga tao ang mga gawaing iyon.
In verse 22 we read about sexual intercourse between two people of the same sex:
Huwag kang magsisinungaling sa sangkatauhan, tulad ng sa babae: ito ay kasuklamsuklam
Doon nakasulat: ang mga pagano, na naninirahan sa lupain ng Canaan ay nakipagtalik din sa parehong kasarian. Ngunit hindi gusto ng Panginoon ang Kanyang mga tao, na isang banal na tao, na madungisan sa mga maruruming gawaing ito.
Huwag ninyong dungisan ang inyong sarili sa alinman sa mga bagay na ito: sapagka't sa lahat ng ito ay nangahawa ang mga bansa na aking pinalayas sa harap ninyo: At ang lupain ay nadungisan: kaya nga dinadalaw ko ang kasamaan nito sa ibabaw nito, at ang lupain ay nagsusuka sa kaniyang mga tumatahan. Iyong tutuparin ang aking mga palatuntunan at ang aking mga kahatulan, at hindi gagawa ng alinman sa mga karumaldumal na ito; ni alinman sa iyong sariling bansa, ni sinumang dayuhan na nakikipamayan sa inyo: (Sapagka't ang lahat ng mga karumaldumal na ito ay ginawa ng mga tao sa lupain, na nauna sa iyo, at ang lupain ay nadungisan;) Na ang lupain ay hindi ka rin iluluwa, kapag nilapastangan mo ito, gaya ng paglabas ng mga bansa na nauna sa iyo.
Para sa sinumang gagawa ng alinman sa mga karumaldumal na ito, maging ang mga kaluluwa na gumawa sa kanila ay ihihiwalay sa kanilang bayan. Kaya nga tutuparin ninyo ang aking ordenansa, na huwag ninyong gawin ang alinman sa mga kasuklam-suklam na kaugaliang ito, na ginawa bago sa iyo, at na huwag ninyong dungisan ang inyong sarili doon:I am the Lord your God (Levitico 18:24-30)
At sa Levitico kabanata 20:
Kung ang isang tao ay nagsisinungaling din sa sangkatauhan, habang nakahiga siya sa isang babae, pareho silang nakagawa ng kasuklam-suklam: sila ay tiyak na papatayin; mapasa kanila ang kanilang dugo (Levitico 20:13)
Sa Deuteronomio 23:17 nakasulat yan:
Walang magiging patutot sa mga anak na babae ng Israel, ni isang sodomita sa mga anak ni Israel
God wants a holy people
Bawat tao, na ipinanganak muli, ay kabilang sa bayan ng Diyos. Sila ay sa Kanya, sapagkat Siya ay naging kanilang Ama sa pamamagitan ni Jesu-Kristo. Sila ay ipinanganak ng Kanyang Espiritu. Hindi niya nais na ang Kanyang anak na lalaki o anak na babae ay mamuhay tulad ng mundo. Pinabanal niya tayo, at ginawa tayong banal at matuwid, sa pamamagitan ng dugo ni Hesus. Tayo ay ipinanganak ng Kanyang Espiritu, Ang Kanyang binhi ay nabubuhay sa loob natin, kaya't gusto Niya tayong lumaki, at lumakad at mamuhay bilang Kanyang anak, tulad ng Kanyang Anak na si Hesus.
Nais Niyang mamuhay tayo bilang mga anak ng Kanyang Kaharian, at hindi nabubuhay bilang mundo; mga anak ng Kaharian ng kadiliman (mga anak ng diyablo). Nais Niyang mamuhay tayo ayon sa Kanyang kalooban, upang tayo ay masiyahan sa Kanya.
Kaya't nais Niyang alisin natin ang lahat sa ating buhay, na naghimagsik laban sa Kanya at sumasalungat sa Kanyang kalooban.
Ang kasalanan ay pagsuway sa Diyos. Kaya naman ang pagiging bading ay kasalanan din.
God is evident in His Word, Ang Diyos ay hindi maaaring maging mas malinaw. When God says in the Bible that homosexuality is an abomination to Him, it means that homosexuality is an abomination to God.
Hindi kailanman tatanggapin ng Diyos ang homoseksuwalidad at hindi kailanman gagawing tama ng Diyos ang homoseksuwalidad, kahit ano pang sabihin ng mga tao.
Jesus would never approve of homosexuality. Since Jesus and the Father are One. Jesus spoke the words of His Father and did His works. The will of the Father ruled in the life of Jesus.
Jesus died for humanity and took all the sins and iniquities of the world, sa Kanyang sarili. Kaya iyon, everyone, who believes in Him and repents, would be free from the bondage of sin and the power of darkness and would not have to bear the punishment of sin and death anymore.
You have received all power in Him to resist sin and say ‘No’, instead of giving in to the cry of your flesh. If you live after the Spirit and do not give in to temptation, you shall walk in holiness and righteousness. and please God.
Ano ang sinasabi ng Bibliya tungkol sa homosexuality sa Bagong Tipan?
In the New Testament we also read about homosexuality (mga Romano, Mga taga-Corinto, and Timothy). In the first chapter of the Book of Romans, mababasa natin ang tungkol sa mga lalaking nakikipagtalik sa mga lalaki, at mga babaeng nakikipagtalik sa mga babae. Kaya sa panahon na iyon, homosexuality was also among the people according to the Bible.
Ibinigay ni Paul ang sumusunod na dahilan, bakit nila ginawa ang mga bagay na ito. Sinabi niya iyon:
Dahil noong nakilala nila ang Diyos, hindi nila Siya niluwalhati bilang Diyos, ni hindi nagpasalamat; ngunit naging walang kabuluhan sa kanilang mga imahinasyon, at ang kanilang hangal na puso ay nagdilim. Ipinapahayag ang kanilang sarili na matalino, naging tanga sila, At pinalitan ang kaluwalhatian ng di nasirang Diyos ng isang larawang ginawang katulad ng tao na nasisira, at sa mga ibon, at mga hayop na may apat na paa, at mga gumagapang na bagay.
Kaya't ibinigay din sila ng Dios sa karumihan sa pamamagitan ng mga pita ng kanilang sariling mga puso, upang siraan ang kanilang sariling mga katawan sa pagitan nila: Sino ang nagbago ng katotohanan ng Diyos sa isang kasinungalingan, at sumamba at naglingkod sa nilalang nang higit pa sa Lumikha, na pinagpala magpakailanman. Amen. Dahil dito, ibinigay sila ng Diyos sa masasamang damdamin:sapagka't maging ang kanilang mga babae ay binago ang likas na gamit sa isang laban sa kalikasan: At gayon din naman ang mga lalake, iniiwan ang natural na paggamit ng babae, nag-alab sa kanilang pagnanasa sa isa't isa; mga lalake sa mga lalake na gumagawa ng hindi nararapat, at tinatanggap sa kanilang mga sarili ang kabayaran sa kanilang kamalian na nararapat.
At kahit na hindi nila nais na panatilihin ang Diyos sa kanilang kaalaman, Ibinigay sila ng Diyos isang pasaway na isip, upang gawin ang mga bagay na hindi maginhawa (mga Romano 1:21-28)
Ang mga hindi matuwid ay hindi magmamana ng Kaharian ng Diyos
Hindi ba ninyo nalalaman na ang mga hindi matuwid ay hindi magmamana ng kaharian ng Dios? Huwag kang dayain: ni mga mapakiapid, o mga sumasamba sa diyus-diyusan, o mga mangangalunya, hindi rin pambabae, o nang-aabuso sa kanilang sarili sa sangkatauhan, Ni magnanakaw, ni mapag-imbot, hindi rin mga lasenggo, ni manlalait, o mangingikil, magmamana ng kaharian ng Diyos (1 Mga taga-Corinto 6:9-11)
Born again Christians don’t walk in sin
Born-again Christians died to the flesh and shall no longer do the works of the flesh. They have been made holy and righteous in Christ by His blood. They’ve received God’s nature by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Therefore they shall walk in holiness and righteousness.
Alam ito, na ang batas ay hindi ginawa para sa isang taong matuwid, ngunit para sa mga makasalanan at masuwayin, para sa masasama at para sa mga makasalanan, para sa hindi banal at bastos, para sa mga mamamatay-tao sa mga ama at mga mamamatay-tao sa mga ina, for mans layers Para sa mga whoremongers, para sa kanila na nagpaparumi sa kanilang sarili sa sangkatauhan, para sa mga menstealers, para sa mga sinungaling, para sa mga taong nagsinungaling, at kung may iba pang bagay na salungat sa matuwid na doktrina (1 Titus 1:9-10)
This is what the Bible say about homosexuality. Kung gusto mo talaga sumunod kay Hesus at handang ibigay ang sarili mong buhay, you accept the sound doctrine of Jesus Christ; ang salita, bilang katotohanan. Even when the truth of the Word of God contradict the opinions, mga natuklasan, and sayings of the world and opposes your carnal feelings, pagnanasa at pagnanasa.
Ang Bibliya, ang Salita ng Diyos, should be the highest authority in the lives of a born-again Christians instead of people’s opinions, mga natuklasan, mga karanasan, and sayings.
Homosexuality is a work of the flesh that needs to be put off.
A new creation walks after the Spirit in righteousness
Every person is born as a sinner in sin and iniquity. Hangga't mananatili kang unregenerate, you’ll stay a sinner and walk after the flesh and do the works of the flesh and live in sin and iniquity.
Only when you become born again and become a new creation in Jesus Christ (ipinanganak ng tubig at Espiritu), you shall walk after the Spirit in righteousness and please God.
The new man shall put off the old man (lay down the works of the flesh) and put on the new man in the power of the Holy Spirit (Basahin din: Ang ikawalong araw, ang araw ng bagong paglikha).
The end of the last days
In the last days of the end times, the people shall live as in the days of Noah, and as Sodom and Gomorrah. We live in that age, where people are so busy with their everyday life and so many abominations take place. The world revolves around money, kapangyarihan, at kasarian.
Look around you and you will see the increase of sexual uncleanness in this world, and it shall only get worse.
There are no more rules, everything is allowed and the churches go along with the world.
Many churches allow and approve of homosexuality, sa halip na magturo, at tinuturuan sila sa tamang doktrina ng Salita ng Diyos.
The churches don’t confront them with their sinful practices (work of the flesh), so that they can repent and turn from their wicked ways and become born again in Christ and be saved.
They don’t teach them the way of salvation and regeneration and help them to set them free and disciple them.
Hindi, instead they allow homosexuality. And by walkin in a false love and allowing sin in the church, kabilang ang homosexuality, direktang ipinadala nila sila sa impiyerno (Basahin din: Nalinlang ng aking nararamdaman)
Mga maliliit na bata, huwag kang linlangin ng sinuman: ang gumagawa ng katuwiran ay matuwid, kahit na Siya ay matuwid. Ang gumagawa ng kasalanan ay sa diyablo; sapagka't ang diyablo ay nagkakasala sa simula pa. Para sa layuning ito ang Anak ng Diyos ay nahayag, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for His seed remains in him: at hindi siya maaaring magkasala, sapagkat siya ay ipinanganak ng Diyos (1 John 3:7-10)
Ang tawag sa pagsisisi
Let us repent of sin and remove all uncleanness from our midst. Let us live according to the will of God and keep His commandments. So that we please Him, at ipakita sa Kanya na talagang mahal natin Siya. Let us submit to God and walk in His righteous love by laying down our lives and obeying His words and doing His will in our lives.
If you wrestle against homosexual feelings, pagkatapos ay may isang paraan out! Ang Kanyang Pangalan ay Hesukristo at maaari ka Niyang palayain!
Kapag nagsisi ka, maging ipinanganak muli, and renew your mind with the Word of God, ang iyong buhay ay mababago. You shall not be controlled by your sinful flesh (damdamin, damdamin, mga pagnanasa, mga hangarin, atbp.) ngunit ikaw ay pamamahalaan ng Espiritu.
Ang homosexuality ay batay sa damdamin, na mapanlinlang at kontrolado ng mga espiritu ng kadiliman. Si Jesu-Kristo ay nag-iisa, Sino ang makapagpapalaya sa iyo mula sa mga hindi likas na damdamin ng pagnanasa. Sa Pangalan lamang ni Hesus, ang diwa ng pagnanasa at kabuktutan ay aalis sa iyong buhay.
Ang entablado ay itinatakda para sa anti-Kristo
Ang diyablo ay napopoot sa Diyos at nais niyang sirain ang bawat batas at tipan ng Diyos tulad ng kasal, pamilya, ang simbahan, ang relasyon sa pagitan ng Diyos at ng tao, atbp., pero galit din siya sa mga babae. If it was up to him he would get rid of every woman from the face of the earth. Bakit? Because the seed of the woman reminds the devil of his defeat. The seed of the woman has bruised his head.
Ang diyablo ay nasisiyahan kapag ang mga lalaki ay nakikipagtalik sa mga lalaki, at mga babaeng nakikipagtalik sa mga babae, dahil sa ganoong paraan sinusubukan ng diyablo na bumawi sa Diyos at didungisan ang tipan ng kasal. He wants to separate men from women. Gusto niyang masanay ang mundo sa homosexuality, upang ang entablado ay itakda para sa anti-Kristo.
Titiyakin ng diyablo, na hindi lamang sa mundo, but also churches (Christians) accept homosexuality and consider it normal, even when the Bible says something else.
Itong anti-Kristo ay magiging, just like other sinners, laban kay Kristo. He shall have the character of the devil and shall hate women. Maybe the anti-Christ will be a homosexual, at samakatuwid ang mundo ay dapat maging handa na tanggapin ang isang homosexual na tao bilang isang pinuno.
At gagawin ng hari ang ayon sa kaniyang kalooban; at itataas niya ang kanyang sarili, at palakihin ang sarili sa lahat ng diyos, at magsasalita ng mga kagilagilalas na bagay laban sa Dios ng mga dios, at uunlad hanggang sa maganap ang galit: sapagka't ang itinakda ay gagawin. Ni hindi niya igalang ang Diyos ng kanyang mga ninuno, ni ang pagnanasa ng mga babae, ni igalang ang alinmang diyos: sapagka't kaniyang dadakilain ang kaniyang sarili sa lahat (Daniel 11:36-37)
Dapat ba nating tanggihan ang mga bakla at homosexuality sa simbahan?
You shouldn’t close the door for gays and lesbians if they come intending to repent of their life(istilo) at ipanganak na muli kay Kristo. Because every sinner, ang gustong magsisi ay malugod na tinatanggap. Ngunit hindi mo matatanggap ang homoseksuwalidad sa katawan ni Jesu-Kristo.
Dapat mong mahalin ang iyong kapwa gaya ng iyong sarili, ngunit hindi mo dapat ibigin ang mga kasalanan ng iyong kapwa at tanggapin ang kasalanan. When a gay person or a lesbian hates his or her deeds, paraan ng pamumuhay, at makasalanang kalikasan, and comes to church for help with the intention repent and follow Jesus, then let him or her in and set the person free in the Name of Jesus, but otherwise…
Matapos magsisi ang tao at maipanganak muli, kailangang maging disipulo ang tao, so that the person grows up in the Word of God, nagpapanibago sa isip, gets to know God’s will, and becomes a doer of the Word.
makikita mo, na una sa lahat (s)makaramdam siya ng isang uri ng pagpapalaya, pangalawa kung kailan (s)binabago niya ang kanyang isipan gamit ang Salita ng Diyos, magbabago ang kanyang pag-iisip at damdamin at (s)siya ay pamamahalaan ng Banal na Espiritu, sa halip na kontrolin ng (ang pagnanasa ng) ang laman, at ang dilim.
Ano ang sinasabi ng mundo tungkol sa homosexuality?
Ano ang sinasabi ng mundo tungkol sa homosexuality? Sinasabi ng mundo ang kabaligtaran ng kung ano ang Salita, Hesus, sabi. Ang mundo (and the ruler of this world, ang diyablo) wants everyone to consider homosexuality normal and approve of homosexuality and don’t discriminate or judge homosexuality.
They want everyone, kabilang ang mga Kristiyano, to accept gays and lesbians and accept homosexuality in the church. They make you accept homosexuality and persuade you that there is nothing wrong with having sexual intercourse with someone of the same sex. But the Bible is very clear about what God thinks of homosexuality.
Konklusyon
Maraming tao, who call themselves Christians but have the spirit and the mind of the world, try to prove, on basis of the Bible, na tinatanggap at sinasang-ayunan ng Diyos ang homosexuality. But they shall never succeed in proving that God approves of homosexuality. Dahil ang Salita ay hindi maaaring tumalikod sa Kanyang sarili. Diyos, Hesus, and the Holy Spirit shall never accept homosexuality and make it approved and bless the practice of homosexuality.
mahal ka ni Hesus, Mahal niya ang bawat tao, bawat makasalanan, na gustong magsisi. But Jesus doesn’t love the works of the flesh (kabilang ang homosexuality, which according to the Bible is a sin and an abomination to God). Samakatuwid, Jesus wants every person to repent of their sinful life as a sinner and become a new creation. He doesn’t want any person to perish.
But people have a free to choose righteousness unto life or sin unto death.
The only way to eternal life is through Jesus Christ and by faith and regeneration in Him.
Every person who refuse to become born again and put off the works of the flesh, kabilang ang homosexuality, is lost.
Hindi tatanggap ng anumang dahilan ang Diyos! Not even the excuse that a homosexual is born that way and therefore it’s ok to practice homosexuality. Everyone is born in sin and iniquity and everyone needs to become born again and tanggalin ang matanda at isuot mo ang bagong lalaki.
Bawat pakiramdam, that opposes the Word of God, ay hindi mula sa Diyos.
Napakalinaw ng Diyos sa Kanyang Salita. If the Holy Spirit really lives in a born again Christians then their opinions, paraan ng pag-iisip, and findings will be in line with the (opinyon ng) ang Salita ng Diyos, sino nagsabi:
Huwag kang magsisinungaling sa sangkatauhan, tulad ng sa babae: ito ay kasuklamsuklam (Levitico 18: 22).
. If The Word shall judge bawat tao. Samakatuwid makinig sa Salita, sundin ang Salita, at magsisi habang kaya mo pa.
