Religion

Versus G ays
In the Christian Church in America there are two distinct voices; voices of opposing doctrines that have pulled the church in different directions for generations. One voice is that of religion. People who follow religion are those who are devoted to rules and manner of appearances. These are pious, arrogant and hypocritical individuals who revel in their own righteousness; so much so that they throw out the Bible and create their own rules for church conduct. The other voice in the American church is that of the Believer or Follower of Jesus Christ. These are the people who are devoted to God and who follow the teachings of his son Jesus Christ. The true Believers are called the Sons of God. They make it their objective to be imitators of God in the earth. Religion is an enemy to God and all he desires in the earth. So anyone claiming to believe the Jesus of the Bible is an automatic enemy to the Christian Church in America. And, unfortunately the loudest voice against gays in America is that of the church; not all of the church, just the religious establishment that has replaced the God of the Bible with its own opinions and doctrines of devils. In The War Journal (1999-2010) Volume II, I wrote that the Spirit of God made it clear to me that the American Christian church was trying to stone gays just like they tried to stone the women caught in adultery during Jesus day. John Chapter 8 describes the scene as church leaders pull a woman out of her adulterous bed and brought her to Jesus ordering him to stone her according to the Law of Moses. Jesus seemed to ignore them because he stooped down and began writing something in the dirt of the ground. These leaders were quite aware that Jesus was known for his love and compassion towards people. The evil church leaders were trying to tempt Jesus to violate Gods Law in a situation that they thought was an obvious offence against God. But Jesus stood up from the ground saying, Let him who is without a sin, be the first to throw a stone at this woman. After hearing these words the evil leaders were convicted in their own conscience and walked away leaving Jesus alone with the woman. God never forces his laws upon anyone, not even upon the religious church. Yet these religious leaders have condemned gays to death without giving them a choice. So what does God have to say? He has set before us life and death, blessing and cursing and he tells us to choose. He would like us all to choose life and the blessing, but ultimately the choice is ours (Deuteronomy 30:19). If God will not violate a mans right to live life as he chooses, why should we?
Paula Matthews has spent numerous years as an advocate for victims of family violence. She has assisted church and social service groups in restoring dignity to men, women, the elderly, children and gays who have suffered emotional, physical and sexual abuse from the hands of those whom they loved. To hear more of her discussion on this subject, listen to the podcast entitled IS Gay Marriage a Sin?