Ironically, this claim [“the body of Christ is queer”], by an ordained bi-sexual female, Layton E. Williams, in the PC(USA), appeared the day before the decision of the USSC to legalize same sex marriage in all fifty states.
Culturally, this legal decision represents an historic moment for the United States. The Declaration of Independence, declaring that rights and laws are endowed by the Creator, has been rendered meaningless by a fake redefining of marriage, with no reference to the Creator or to any objective standards. The charade is over. This decision indicates that what has been happening for some time is finally here for all to see: the USA is clearly a “godless nation.” Let public figures supporting this decision no longer say or sing: “God bless America.” or “Amazing Grace.” It is just as worthless as their view of marriage.
This is a victory for “progressives,” though we have not made much progress. Augustine in his City of God vividly describes the 5th century pagan “games” offered in honor of Tanit, the celestial “virgin” and mother of the gods. He also describes the public display of the goddess’s homosexual priests. “They were seen yesterday, their hair moist, their faces covered in make-up, their limbs flaccid, their walk effeminate, wandering through the squares and streets of Carthage, demanding from the public the means to subsidize their shameful life.”
We still have such parades. The difference is that often at the head of our parades are ordained “Christian” ministers. In some ways the apostate church is leading the culture. Indeed, it is the homosexual “theologians” who really understand the logic behind this cultural movement. Episcopal LGBTQ advocate Marie Alford-Harkey stresses the need for more bisexual-friendly churches, which celebrate sexual diversity through the mediums of preaching and worship, proposing “the Queer God who challenges the oppressive powers of heterosexual orthodoxy…[in order] to liberate God from the closet of traditional Christian thought.” In other words, inclusive churches are not simply accommodating practice but developing a whole new theory of theology and community.
The formulation of Presbyterian Layton Williams is even more radical. It is not enough for churches to “admit” LGBTQ people into church membership and then keep them there at arms length. Such members must apply their morality and theology as “a vital component” of the church’s identity and teaching. “What God calls for isn’t inclusion of queer people, but for the church to “name and embrace its own queerness.” This requires a radical rethinking of its entire belief system. She goes on: “The body of Christ is queer because it isn’t defined or bound by human constructs or binaries. It transcends and subverts norms and boundaries. It contains multitudes.” Theologically, she is demanding the removal of the “binaries” including ultimately the removal of the Twoist doctrine of Creator/creature binary and God the Creator’s replacement with the “god within” which is full-blown paganism. Such “vital components” for the church’s message necessarily will include all kinds of “pan-sexual” activities.
Hopefully places like City Church in San Francisco, who have recently embraced same sex marriage will realize the full implications of that decision before queerness starts to define their entire belief system.
In some ways, apostate Oneist churches are showing the way for the culture. If the body of Christ is queer, so will be the body politic. Just as apostate churches are seeking total integration of “gayness,” so must the culture. You cannot introduce into society a life style, now considered legal, without it redefining what the culture must receive as morally and spiritually acceptable. Putting blue dye in one end of the pool affects the color of the water in the whole pool. So the USSC’s legalization of same sex marriage as the legalization of affective relationships, means there will be no logical end-point as to where such affective attachments could lead—transgender mating, incest, sado-masochistic homosexuality, polygamy, endless polyamorous permutations and eventually zoophilia, and everyone will be obliged to conform. There are already few, if any, sexual moral standards, so a generally amoral view of life will be communicated in nationwide curricula to the nation’s children. Homosexuality will also be encouraged in perfectly “legal” gay clubs in Junior and senior high schools. There is much more to be said. As churches and individual Christian believers, we will begin to discover how much the Oneist state intends to control our public and perhaps even our private speech and massively promote pagan religion.
All this should not surprise us, and if we can face the inevitable opposition to biblical truth the way the early church did, with courage and joy, we can eventually hope for a great spiritual revival. Certainly, if our culture continues to “evolve,” it will one day implode. May faithful believers be there when that happens.
Peter, This is an astute analysis of where we are in our nation. Thanks for your time and effort. You need to send it to Christianity Today and our denominational magazine and every other Evangelical publication and to the New York Times and other liberal publications to see who else will publish it.
Dr. Jones – well written. Fully agree. Blessings
Now what about the view that what is actually happening is that loveless, bigoted homophobic so-called “Christians” fail to understand that the kind of homosexual behavior amongst loving and loyal homosexual church members who live in committed long-term same-sex relationships we nowadays see is completely different from the pagan and loveless homosexuality of biblical times – and therefore God is busy cleansing gay-friendly churches such as the PCUSA, ELCA, San Francisco’s City Church, etc. by getting rid of above mentioned homophobes as they leave these churches and go elsewhere to join some homophobic churches of which few if any will enter heaven?
J Cilliers – why are those who use terms like “bigot” and “homophobe” blind to their own prejudice? Why not just say we have different points of view here on earth but one day we will all know the one and only unchanging Truth?
We will all be sifted on Judgement Day, and wide is the path to Hell.
Men are free (in fact, encouraged by God) to have deep, caring, loving, meaningful relationships with one another, which may even surpass in some ways, a Marriage [1 man, 1 woman] relationship. It’s called Friendship. But God says…Friendship does not include sexual relations, as that would be (is) harmful, destructive, dangerous to ones psyche, physical body, and to society. The evidence is beyond overwhelming….sadly Man loves darkness!
God doesn’t change and He is bigoted against homosexuals insofar as if they don’t repent and profess Christ, they will burn as chaff. His Word has judged. This is NOT man’s judgment. You can’t believe the Word of the Lord and be a homosexual since that behavior is declared as aberrant by the Word of God.
People continue to design there own religion to suits themselves not GOD
THE BIBLE is clear on this issue. Homosexuality is a sin like stealing is a sin
The idea that homosexual unions are all about “love” is misleading. I live in Canada where homosexual “marriages” were legalized some years ago. The reality is that few homosexual men are taking advantage of the “right” to marry here. Why is that?
In their own words, they say that they have no interest in being wedded to one man for life. In fact, they want the freedom to go from sexual encounter to sexual encounter with as many men as they choose. They only wanted the government to redefine marriage to include homosexual unions to “stick it” to heterosexuals.
Unfortunately, the homosexual activity of today reflects that found in the Bible. God’s idea of sin never changes. What was a sin then is still sin today.
All of us, heterosexual or homosexual, have to choose. Do we want to follow Jesus or hang on to our sins? And the great myth is that we think that our sin is enjoyable, that we can’t live without it, that we have a right to practise it and STILL get God’s blessing. But that just isn’t going to happen.
Even secular experts agree that homosexuality is a destructive lifestyle. Making homosexual unions legal doesn’t change that.
As a Christian, I want God’s best for everyone. That means I will continue to speak out against homosexuality and every other sin that prevents people from receiving it.
Amen!
I am so sorry Cilliers has not really listened to the arguments put forward, but resorted to the usual “homophobic” ad hominen attack, which is gay-speak for “I am not open to discussion.” Sexual brokenness is not limited to homosexuals, of course, but the Gay Lobby is the only group demanding special recognition within law. The Gay Lobby have pressed beyond the Gay Partnership law to get their relationships recognized as “marriage”. Marriage involves duties and responsibilities which homosexual couples cannot fulfill. The puzzle is that when so many heterosexual couples fail at marriage or eschew marriage altogether as being too difficult to commit to or to maintain for life, why the Gay Lobby, who were under no pressure from homosexuals generally, are pushing so hard for gay “marriage”. Honestly, it does seem as if the real aim is to use the homosexuals, without their vote or voice, to get marriage redefined and thereby destroyed as the safe haven for children to be raised. A homosexual relationship obviously urequires a minimum of three to produce children, at which point, we need to raise the very serious question as to surrogacy, and childrens’ rights, and the ensuing destruction of biologcial parents raising their own children. It is not unkind to point this out, indeed, in France it is the homosexuals themselves who are speaking out strongly that childrens’ rights are more important than homosexual “rights” to “marriage”. We need to quell this self-centred selfishness and think more broadly about children, and societal interests.
America isn’t merely a godless nation.It’s worse.
America has established Satanism as its state religion.
America was killed and no longer exists. We have not been told its new name yet. The antichrist controls us.
An excellent article ! You took the words straight out of my mouth. Thank you.
Absolutely brilliant. Yes, I fear the USA is now a godless nation and shortly others will follow. How very interesting was the quote from Augustine’s City of God – so like our culture today in many respects.
This is quite a helpful sermon from South Africa on sexual purity in an impure age.
http://www.antiochbiblechurch.org.za/multimedia-archive/sexual-purity-in-an-impure-age-exodus-2014/
Its worth listening to.
Excellent article, Dr. Jones. And will the previous commenter please note that those like me, mainstream Christians, who accept the word of God and the traditions of the church, are not homophobes. We are not afraid of homosexuality. We do not judge or condemn people with same-sex attraction. We welcome them into our churches, but we don’t accept the homoerotic lifestyles or sexual practices, because they are not the most loving pattern for human beings to follow. We are created in the image of God – male and female – men and women. Marriage is between a man and a woman. Anything else is sham. I could call my cat a dog, but he would still be a cat!
The word “homophobe” has also been an irritant to me. I am not afraid of the momosexual, I am afraid of what are government will do to please the homosexual. I fear for my children and I fear for my country. But the person, I fear Him who can destroy body and soul in hell forever, not some sinful human.
It is antibiblical to welcome them in your churches. Read the New Testament.
Thank you dear believers in the bible. All foretold. All to be expected. Man at his most real. Man at his most carnal but don’t be too sad. I read the end of the bible and the faithful win and end up in a Holy Heavenly place with a heavenly Holy Jesus. Beware the scoffers, not so.
It’s all in there. Take a look and make good choices. God’s blessings to you all.
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