WHAT DOES THE BIBLE {GOD'S WORD} SAY ABOUT THE SHAMEFUL ACT OF HOMOSEXUALITY

WHAT DOES THE ‪#‎BIBLE‬ SAY ABOUT ‪#‎HOMOSEXUALITY‬ ? IT IS DESCRIBED AS AS ‪#‎SHAMEFUL‬ ACT A ‪#‎HURTFUL‬ ‪#‎LUST‬ . BOTH‪#‎SODOM‬ AND ‪#‎GOMORRAH‬ WERE ‪#‎DESTROYED‬ FOR THOSE ‪#‎SINS‬WHICH WERE AN ‪#‎ABOMINATION‬ .NOW ‪#‎OBAMA‬ WANTS ALL‪#‎AMERICA‬ TO ‪#‎COMMIT‬ THIESE #SHAMEFUL ‪#‎ABOMINATIONNS‬
THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH . GOD HAS A BETTER WAY THAN HURTFUL LUSTS AND PASSIONS WHICH WAR AGAINST THE SOUL.SODOM AND GOMMORAH REFUSED TO REPENT AND WERE DDESTROYED WITH FIRE
http://www.gotquestions.org/New-Testament-homosexuality.html

Question: "What does the New Testament say about homosexuality?"

Answer: The Bible is consistent through both Old and New Testaments in confirming that homosexuality is sin (Genesis 19:1–13; Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Romans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9; Jude 1:7). In this matter, the New Testament reinforces what the Old Testament had declared since the Law was given to Moses (Leviticus 20:13). The difference between the Old and New Testaments is that the New Testament offers hope and restoration to those caught up in the sin of homosexuality through the redeeming power of Jesus. It is the same hope that is offered to anyone who chooses to accept it (John 1:12; 3:16–18).

God’s standards of holiness did not change with the coming of Jesus, because God does not change (Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8). The New Testament is a continuing revelation of God’s interaction with humanity. God hated idolatry in the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 5:8), and He still hates it in the New (1 John 5:21). What was immoral in the Old Testament is still immoral in the New.

The New Testament says that homosexuality is a “shameful lust” (Romans 1:26), a “shameful act,” an abandonment of “natural relations” (Romans 1:27), a “wrongdoing” (1 Corinthians 6:9), and “sexual immorality and perversion” (Jude 1:7). Homosexuality carries a “due penalty” (Romans 1:27), “is contrary to the sound doctrine” (1 Timothy 1:10), and is listed among the sins that bar people from the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9). Despite the attempts of some to downplay these verses, the Bible could not be clearer that homosexuality is a sin against God.

Homosexuality is not the cause of a society’s decline, but it is a symptom of it; it is the result of people making themselves the final authorities. Romans 1 gives the natural digression of a society that has chosen idolatry and sinful pleasure instead of obedience to God. The downward spiral begins with denying that God has absolute authority over His creation (Romans 1:21–23).

The result of a society’s rejection of God’s rule in their lives is that God gives “them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator” (Romans 1:24–25). Verses 26 and 27 say, “Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.” The phrase “God gave them over” means that when we insist on shaking our fists at God, He finally lets us have the perversion we demand. And that is a judgment in itself. Homosexual behavior is the result of ignoring God and trying to create our own truth. When we defy God’s clear instruction, we reap the “due penalty” of our disobedience (2 Thessalonians 1:8–9; Revelation 21:8).

The good news is that homosexuality is not the unpardonable sin. It is forgivable just like greed, theft, and murder are forgivable when we repent and turn to Jesus (Acts 2:38). He provides us with new identities (1 Peter 1:14; Colossians 2:13). Second Corinthians 5:17 says that “if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” Those “old” things include former sins that once held us captive. Whereas we were once defined by our sin, being born again (John 3:3) means we are now defined by Jesus and His righteousness (Colossians 3:3). A thief no longer has to define himself as a thief. He is cleansed from his former ways and made new in Christ. A murderer—such as Saul before he became the apostle Paul—is forgiven and conformed to the image of Christ (Galatians 1:13; 1 Corinthians 15:9; Romans 8:29). And someone trapped in homosexuality can be set free to walk in purity when he or she agrees with God about sin and trusts His power to forgive and restore.

As has been noted, 1 Corinthians 6:9–10 includes homosexuals in a list of those who will not have a part in God’s kingdom. But verse 11 goes on to say, “Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.” The truth is that some of the saints in the Corinthian church were former homosexuals. God’s kingdom is populated by sinners. No one comes to God on personal merit. We all come the same way: through repentance, renouncing the sin for which Jesus died, and accepting the righteousness of Christ in its place (2 Corinthians 5:21).

The New Testament offers good news for everyone struggling with sexual identity. Jesus wants to replace our sinful lifestyles with His own righteousness so that we become more like Him.

Recommended Resources: 101 Frequently Asked Questions About Homosexuality by Mike Haley and Logos Bible Software.

34,000 Black Churches Break Fellowship with Presbyterian Church USA over Gay Marriage!

It's still going on: Satan captures one group after another when churches FAIL TO FOLLOW THE WORD OF GOD!!! The Bible is pretty clear on what's right or wrong!

Thank God for the 34,000 pastors who are leading their flocks in accordance with the Word of God, AS HE WROTE IT!!!

This is a sad time for PCUSA, as they lead their congregants down the road to destruction!! Pray for them. In fact, pray for all involved, good and otherwise! "David Wright"

http://eaglerising.com/16750/34000-black-churches-break-fellowship-with-presbyterian-church-usa-over-gay-marriage/#sdcQyLSASqYuUgox.99

The Presbyterian Church USA recently changed it’s denominations constitution to approve of same-sex marriage. The move didn’t come as a surprise for most observers, but it was still a blow to American Christianity. The denomination’s decision further separates them from American mainstream evangelical Christianity, and it continues a long train of abuses from the PCUSA against orthodox Christian teaching.

For one group the decision was also a final blow to their tenuous relationship.

The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) is a coalition of more than 34,000 African-American churches across 15 denominations with over 15 million congregants, who, upon hearing of the PCUSA’s move to approve gay marriage, decided to end their relationship with the PCUSA.

NBCI President Reverend Anthony Evans had this to say about the decision to part ways with the PCUSA:

"NBCI and its membership base are simply standing on the Word of God within the mind of Christ. We urge our brother and sisters of the PCUSA to repent and be restored to fellowship." 

"PCUSA's manipulation represents a universal sin against the entire church and its members. With this action, PCUSA can no longer base its teachings on 2,000 years of Christian scripture and tradition, and call itself a Christian entity in the body of Christ.  It has forsaken its right by this single wrong act.  

"Apostle Paul warns us about this when he declared in Galatians 1:8 that there are those who will preach another gospel. 

"For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him. ... For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 

"No church has the right to change the Word of God. By voting to redefine marriage PCUSA automatically forfeits Christ's saving grace. There is always redemption in the body of Christ through confession of faith and adhering to Holy Scripture.

"In this case, PCUSA deliberately voted to change the

Word of God and the interpretation of holy marriage between one man and one woman. This is why we must break fellowship with them and urge the entire Christendom to do so as well."

It’s fairly safe to say that conservative churches will continue to abandon the PCUSA ship in droves… as they’ve been doing for years now.

In 1967, the PC(USA) had 3,304,321 members. In 2013, the membership was 1,760,200, a decline of 47 percent.

Meanwhile the conservative Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) has been growing!

In 1973, the PCA had 41,232 members. In 2013, the membership was 367,033, an increase of 790 percent.

When your values and beliefs change as culture shifts, how can you pretend that your “wisdom” or “advice” has any power? Why should anyone listen to you when your very beliefs may be different just a few short years from now? PCUSA, you need to face the facts… America and the world no longer has any use for you. It’s for the PCUSA to close their doors and head on home. And Good Riddance to a destitute denomination that would rather please men than please the Almighty God
http://www.christianpost.com/news/34000-black-churches-leave-pcusa-over-same-sex-marriage-136530/.

A Nail on the Wall The story of Glenn Coon, Sr., and the ABCs of prayer ministry

http://www.everybodyoughttoknow.com/products.asp A Nail on the WallThe story of Glenn Coon, Sr., and the ABCs of prayer ministry http://www.everybodyoughttoknow.com/wordpress/ http://www.everybodyoughttoknow.com/about_us.asp         
http://www.everybodyoughttoknow.com/cds_dvds.asp A Nail on the WallThe story of Glenn Coon, Sr., and the ABCs of prayer ministryhttp://www.everybodyoughttoknow.com/wordpress/http://www.everybodyoughttoknow.com/contact_us.asp http://www.everybodyoughttoknow.com/about_us.asp         WONDERFUL, wonderful, wonderful Jesus,’ ”he sang along with an enthusiastic audience on one of thousands of such nights. His singing sounded slightly off-key, but no one cared. His was a strong voice, full of passion—the voice of one who believes with his entire being.         The smiling, slightly balding man standing on the platform appeared to be a typical middle-aged evangelist. But his blue-checkered suit jacket hinted at a love for liveliness, and his age was close to 80. His name had a kind of mischievousness to it—Glenn Coon. He had joined four of his brothers in the ministry—Lester, Arthur, Clinton, and Miles Roy.         The Coon brothers evoked images of playful Disney-like characters, as I read about them. Lester, a longtime evangelist, still drives to speaking appointments at age 96. He is the last survivor.         His friends say Glenn Coon liked life simple. He and his wife, Ethel, traveled around the country in a motor home, a lifestyle that he referred to as “two Coons in a hollow log.”         His ministry required no complex theological doctrines. The secret of winning people to Christ, he said, was to love them. To those confused about the meaning of justification and sanctification, he simply said, “Focus on Jesus, and you will be saved.”         I recall the small red ABC books in our church library in San Diego years ago. At the pastor’s suggestion, I occasionally gave the books to the spiritually needy. One day I read a copy. The message? Prayer works. Ask Christ to fulfill a need, Believe that He will, and claim a Bible promise.                                          Sounds like a formula, I thought. I did hear that criticism of the method by those who preferred a more sophisticated God. Later I read of formulas from other Christians, using such terms as adore, believe, commit and similar variations. I concluded humans need ritual to remind them of God’s care and presence. Why else is prayer referred to as a discipline?         The apostles once asked Jesus, “Teach us to pray.” Humility accompanies such a request—an acknowledgment of what little we know. As modern prayer movements spread with new terminology, it’s good to remember that some Adventists taught prayer methods before prayer became popular. One of the most prominent was Glenn Coon. Learning the ABC’s         It’s unusual when someone produces more spiritual fruit after they retire than before, but people often say this of Glenn Coon. In 1956 he left denominational work after a bout with cancer, and he and Ethel began the ABCs of Prayer crusades. Coon brought to his work the experience ofevangelist, pastor, and missionary. Within a few years the         ABCs of Prayer began marching all over North America and then the world.         The seminar’s theme was “Jesus Only.” Coon determined he would not argue over doctrine. “That is not the spirit of Jesus. We must love them into Jesus,” he said.          “Soul winning,” he said,” is a love affair.” People came to his crusades with problems and sorrows. And he taught them how to pray with faith. God might, but not always, change their circumstances. But God would always change them. He held healing services, telling people that as children of God they would be healed—“either now, later, or at the resurrection.” In these healing services people learned how to live and think healthfully,with Jesus as their focus. And immediate healings did occur for many during the quiet healing prayers.Wherever they went, the ABCs spread peace and joy, promoting positive possibility thinking through Jesus. Glenn Coon, Jr., once declared that his father was a mixture of Robert Schuller, Dale Carnegie, and Norman Vincent Peale.  Glenn Coon became a one-man Sunshine Band. But he would have shunned such a description, for he saw himself as only “a nail on the wall.”Each ABC meeting began with this special prayer: “Lord, make me a nail upon the wall, fastened securely in its place. Then from this thing so common and so small, hang a bright picture of Thy face. Amen.” The meetings became known as places to be happy and full of joy- places for celebration long before the word carried any other connotations. “ ‘Everything’s all right in my Father’s house There is joy, joy, joy,’ ” sang the people.                                         Coon practiced the presence of God. He tells in his book Path to the Heart that he would open the door of his car before driving off, and invite Jesus to ride with him. Blessings         Coon’s ministry spanned more than 60 years, during which he influenced a denomination and awakened it to the importance of simple prayer. He led thousands to Christ, and even led church leaders back to their first love.         Army chaplain Don Troyer lived in Thailand at the time he and his wife first heard of the “amazing new kind of prayer.” “It was the beginning of a wonderful odyssey That would change our family. Coon and company visited the school, And Nancy and I became a part of a wonderful church legacy —the ABCs of Prayer crusades.“I am only one of thousands that have been blessed and preserved for God’s kingdom because of this ministry. Nancy and I returned to the States for me to enter the seminary, pastor, and serve as a chaplain in the U.S. Army. All that time ‘the country preacher’ inspired me To preach the loving grace of a compassionate heavenly Father.”         Juanita Kretschmar, who became known for her work with the New York City van ministry, was hospitalized when Coon’s prayer message found her. “I was weak and bored as I lay recuperating in a hospital bed in Brazil. A fellow missionary brought tapes of Glenn Coon sermons. Listening to this man, chuckling at his answer-to-prayer stories, I was drawn to the simplicity of his message. In brief he said that anyone could take God’s promises and, as one of His children, present it to the Father, choose to believe, and already thank Him because it was as good as done. “Excitement grew in my heart. To open a Bible other than to prove something or teach a Sabbath school lesson was new to me. I devoured books by Coon. They made sense. God used those Spirit-filled messages with Glenn’s sense of humor, to entertain, educate, and draw me to the Bible. From that time, nearly 30 years ago, my life has been changed. Inner peace came after meeting with the Holy Spirit and being led to my Saviour on the cross. That peace has been renewed daily ever since. Prayer communion with God is real. On the human level, Glenn Coon was my mentor.” Later         The man, once so lively, sat in a wheelchair pushed by his daughter, Juanita, when Chaplain Chet Damron last saw him. Had his enthusiasms waned now that the dynamic energy had been quashed by a stroke in his last years? The chaplain tells us, “His smile and bright beaming eyes said ‘I remember you.’ He could now speak only one word, and he repeated it over and over as the chaplain talked with him—‘wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.’ ” Epilogue         Glenn Coon died in the fall of 1996 at age 93. His son, Glenn Coon, Jr., has been carrying on the legacy of teaching the ABCs of Prayer seminars since his father’s stroke in 1987. Ethel Coon lives with her daughter, Juanita, and son-in-law, Charles, as did her husband before his death.         ABC assistants Ruben and Nancy Neuharth show Coon’s videos in churches. His books are available in Adventist Book Centers and from his daughter, Juanita Steffens, in Ooltewah, Tennessee, or you might find them in your church library left over from an ABCs of Prayer Crusade.  Ella Rydzewski is editorial assistant at the Adventist Review.