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Goals of lesbian & gay

Sociologist Mary Bernstein wrote...
movement

Lesbian & gay movement goals include (but are not limited to):

Cultural goals
Challenging dominant constructions of
masculinity and femininity

Political goals
They often adopt a kind of identity politics that
sees gay, bisexual and/or transgender people as a
fixed class of people; a minority group or groups.

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Reverend Ouyang Wen Feng

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Former Sin Chew Daily journalist turned Malaysian
gay pastor
Co-founded the first gay-friendly church in
Malaysia in 2007
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Ouyang grew up in a conservative Christian family
His wife encouraged him to come out and divorced
him as a gift to set him free
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Lives in US, pursuing doctoral degree in theology,
and works as a staff pastor; but regularly returns
to Malaysia and other parts
of Asia to promote awareness of
homosexuality.
Married to his African-American partner and plans
to hold his wedding banquet in KL some time in
2012.

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example,
this time
involving a

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born
politician
in
Australia

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Penny Wong

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Presently Australias Finance Minister
============HISTORY==============
Born in Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia, to
a Cantonese father and an Australian mother
When they separated, Wong moved to Australia
at age eight with her mother and brother.
============NOW================
Has a child with her partner, conceived through
IVF using donor sperm.

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So homosexuality is

NOT

a situation in the Western world;

a condition happening outside of the
church; or
a confusion found in young people

It is

HERE ALL

In Malaysia
In churches

& it can

affect

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DEFIN
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Habitual sexual activity

(not desire)
in a mental (lust) or physical
manner (intercourse)
between two members of
the same gender

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Sexuality

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This (same-sex desire vs. activity )I is
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careful distinctions lest you hurt people or

yourself unnecessarily.
All our disorders all our brokenness is rooted in
sin original sin and our sinful nature.
It would be right to say
that same-sex desires are
sinful in the sense that
they are disordered by
sin and exist contrary to
Gods revealed will
(caused by sin).

But to be caused by
sin and rooted in sin
does not make a
sinful desire equal to
sinning.

Sinning is what happens when

rebellion against God expresses itself
through our disorders.
John Piper

Habitual sexual activity (not desire)

DEFIN
ITION

1 Corinthians 6:9-10
[ESV]

Do you not know that the

unrighteous [a] will not inherit the
kingdom of God? Do not be
deceived. Neither the sexually
immoral, nor idolaters, nor
adulterers, nor men who practice
Footnotes:
[a] Or wrongdoershomosexuality [b]
[b]The two Greek terms translated by this phrase refer to the
passive and active partners in consensual homosexual acts

in a mental (lust) manner

DEFIN
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Matthew 5:27-28
You have heard that it was said
to those of old, You shall not
commit adultery. But I say to you
that whoever looks at a woman to
lust for her has already committed
adultery with her in his heart.

in a physical manner (intercourse)

between two members of the same gender

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Leviticus 18:22
You shall not lie with a male as with
a woman. It is an abomination.

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WHAT
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1. Creation
God created

He gave

man

and

woman

each role their

He did not
create
genders
comprised of:
heterosexual;
- homosexual;
-Such
bi-sexual; &
-classification
transsexual
s are manmade.

joint and gender-specific duties

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Genesis 1:27
So God created man in His own
image; in the image of God He
created him; male and female He
created them

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Genesis 2:15
Then the Lord God took the man
and put him in the garden of Eden
to tend and keep it.

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Genesis 2:18-22
And the Lord God said, It is not
good that man should be alone; I
will make him a helper comparable
to him. So the Lord God took
one of his ribs and the rib that
the Lord God had taken from the
man he made into a woman and
brought her to the man.

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Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man shall leave his
father and mother and be joined
to his wife, and they shall become
one flesh.

2. Cause
If God
did not
create
homosexuality

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happen?

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Romans 1:20-23
For since the creation of the world
His invisible attributes are clearly
seen, being understood by the things
that are made so that they are
without excuse, because, although
they knew God, they did not glorify Him
as God, nor were thankful, but became
futile in their thoughts, and their
foolish hearts were darkened and
changed the glory of the incorruptible

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Romans 1:26-27
For this reason God gave them up to
vile passions. For even their
women exchanged the natural use for
what is against nature. 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

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In other words, because
Our
became

Thoughts
Our
became

Futile
[worthless, vain,
proud]

hearts

HARDENED

[impure, wicked, sinister, dishonorable]

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TO
glorify

GOD
allowed
fall
us to

[why?]

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Romans 8:20-21
For the creation was subjected to
futility, not willingly, but because
of Him who subjected it in hope;
because the creation itself also will
be delivered from the bondage of
corruption into the glorious liberty
of the children of God.

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3. Consequences

is clear on the

consequences of homosexuality

Leviticus 20:13

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If a man lies with a male as he lies

with a woman, both of them have
committed an abomination. They
shall surely be put to death. Their
blood shall be upon them.

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James 1:13-15
Let no one say when he is
tempted, I am tempted by God;
for God cannot be tempted by
evil, nor does He Himself tempt
anyone. But each one is tempted
when he is drawn away by his
own desires and enticed. Then,
when desire has conceived, it gives
birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-

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Romans 1:32
who, knowing the righteous
judgment of God, that those who
practice such things (includes
homosexuality) are deserving of
death, not only do the same but
also approve of those who practice
them.

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To consolidate (put it all

together)
Homosexuality is a condition of our sinful nature
Just as some struggle with desires of fornication or
adultery there are those who struggle with homosexual
desires.
Having desires is not sinning- acting on them IS!
Homosexuality is wrong because it is against Gods
creation and design of man and woman
Even if no one gets hurt, we must remember that sin
is not defined by whether third parties are affected.
Sin is God not glorified.

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We cannot be Christians and be approving homosexuality
To approve includes:
Keep silent, endorse homosexuality or affirm Christians who
ordain the practice of homosexuality.
It contradicts our claim that we love God (who has
commanded us to share the gospel), love our neighbor as
ourselves (and not plead with them to repent, knowing the
reality of hell)
This does NOT mean that we should hate. We need to speak
the truth in love- pleading and persuading.

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We must not be intimidated here. The world is going to

say the opposite of what is true here. They are going
to say that warning people who practice homosexuality
about final judgment is hateful. It is not hateful.

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be saved.
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does not want people
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If homosexual practice
(and greed and idolatry
and reviling and
drunkenness) leads to
exclusion from the
kingdom of God- as the
word of God says it
does-

And sin does destroy

Love pleads. Love comes alongside and does all
then love warns.
it can to help a person live forever.
John Piper

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YOUR

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What would you do if you met
[A] Non-Christian
practicing
homosexuality

[B] Christian
practicing
homosexuality- and
loving it
[C] Christian practicing
homosexuality- and
sick of it

[D]
Christian
struggling
with
homosexual
desires

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What would you do if you met
[A] Non-Christian
practicing
homosexuality

Dont avoid or be afraid

Dont hate or judge- reserve this for
God
Remember the Bible has cases of
homosexual converts- share the truth
out of concern, not contempt

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1 Corinthians 6:11
And such (homosexuals) were
some of you. But you were
washed, but you were sanctified,
but you were justified in the name
of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of
our God.

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What would you do if you met
Dont approve by keeping silent- that would be
withholding love
Assuming the person knows its wrong already[B] Christian
practice holy ostracism
practicing
homosexuality- and
loving it

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1 Corinthians 5:11-13
But now I have written to you not to
keep company with anyone named a
brother, who is sexually immoralnot
even to eat with such a person.
For what have I to do with judging
those also who are outside? Do you
not judge those who are inside? But
those who are outside God judges.
Therefore put away from yourselves the
evil person.

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What would you do if you met
Remind that the Bible has cases of homosexual
converts
Urge to repent and leave the life of sin
Provide wholesome and supportive same-gender
friendships
[C] Christian practicing
homosexuality- and
sick of it

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Romans 12:1-2
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by
the mercies of God, that you present your
bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to
God, which is your reasonable service.
And do not be conformed to this world, but
be transformed by the renewing of your
mind, that you may prove what is that
good and acceptable and perfect will of
God.

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What would you do if you met
Remind that it is part of our struggle with our sinful
nature
[D] of
Encourage with biblical passages on assurance
Christian
victory over sin
struggling
Support in focusing on our adoption as Gods
with
children in eternity
homosexual
desires

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1 Corinthians 10:11
No temptation has overtaken you
except such as is common to man;
but God is faithful, who will not
allow you to be tempted beyond
what you are able, but with the
temptation will also make the way
of escape, that you may be able to
bear it.

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Romans 8:22-23
For we know that the whole
creation groans and labours with
birth pangs together until now.
Not only that, but we also who
have the first-fruits of the Spirit,
even we ourselves groan within
ourselves, eagerly waiting for the
adoption, the redemption of our
body.