tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342261658629625705.post4290795942010908167..comments2021-09-21T16:21:30.307-07:00Comments on The Writing Rogues Rant: On RacismThe Writing Rogueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00529559314318396310noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342261658629625705.post-4773343505991475882013-08-29T22:05:34.493-07:002013-08-29T22:05:34.493-07:00Race and sexual orientation are not the same thing...Race and sexual orientation are not the same thing though lately the strategy has been to confuse them. God has never classified humans by their race, not even Jews, though many Jews now do so. God classified people by those who are His people and those who are not. It has been true throughout history that anybody who would believe God could become one of His people. But He has made it very clear that homosexuality is evil. If homosexuality was a good thing, God would be in favor of it, wouldn't He? One reason He's not in favor of homosexuality goes to the core of humans' identity and understanding of who God is and where we stand in relation to Him. God created Eve from one of Adam's ribs thus making two from one. Eve's nature complements Adam, Adam's nature complements Eve's, in marriage they become one flesh again. God uses the marriage of a man and a woman to reflect His Image--in the Image of God created He them. The Image of God is portrayed for children in the home by the mother and the father together, both modeling the two natures of God--the disciplining, strong Father and the nurturing, affectionate Mother. His Name, El Shaddai, in the Hebrew means "The Big Breasted One" and refers to God's abundant provision, His patience and nurturing qualities. But when two persons of the same gender are unified in what passes for sexual intercourse among two of the same gender and now in marriage, they have besmirched the Image of God and mocked it. It's a slap in God's Face. If children are involved, their ideas about God's nature become confused and twisted. When people can no longer see the Image of God in human beings around them, society will break down. Who we are in relation to our Creator is at the very core of our individual souls, our culture and our identities on every level. Without that at the center, no depravity will be beyond us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com