Gay Christians? No Such Thing!
By Dr. Ken Matto
(Gen 13:13 KJV) But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD
exceedingly.
One of the newest monikers created by the homosexual movement is that of “Gay
Christian.” The term “gay” has been transferred from the noun to the adjective
describing a certain type of Christian. It is the belief that a gay man or woman
can also be a Christian while maintaining that lifestyle. This appellation was
created with the agenda of infiltrating churches and getting Christians to
accept sodomy as a normal lifestyle. Unfortunately because of the biblical
ignorance of the majority of Christians and the clergy who live in fear of the
sodomites and the IRS are beginning to accept this ungodly belief. They may
accept it but nowhere in the Bible do we find that sodomy and Christianity are
compatible. Christians are to see sodomites as a mission field and not brethren.
The word “gay” means “happily excited, merry, bright or lively.” By 1955 the
word “gay” had been completely confiscated by the sodomites as a description of
their lifestyle. The word “gay” has been around since the fourteenth century.
Just like the Roman Catholics have confiscated the word “catholic” and the Jews
confiscated the word “holocaust.”
The reason these other groups were able to confiscate those words is because of
programming. With the continual use of these words to describe only one thing or
event, it quickly becomes planted in people’s minds and then becomes associated
with the event in their minds almost immediately. That is how the word “gay”
became associated with homosexuality in the minds of everyone that hears that
word. What the sodomites are doing now is to try and conquer the church and
close it down by means of forcing churches to perform same sex marriages and if
the church refuses, then they will be brought to court and fined heavily or have
their tax exempt status removed or both and in some cases it could spell the end
of a local assembly. (Hey churches, we warned
you what would happen if you incorporated and became a vassal corporation of the
state but you would not listen!)
So now the attack from the outside is by the anti-Christ courts, the sodomites,
and the state, you will now have a destructive element working from within and
that is the infiltration by the “gay Christian.” They are now using that term
for the purpose of programming the Christian. If the term is used consistently,
it will break down their defense against that sin and soon it will become an
accepted term with all its deviant lifestyle practices. There was an actual time
during the reign of King Josiah when the sodomites had attempted to infiltrate
the temple practices with their evilness.
(2 Ki 23:7 KJV) And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by
the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
King Josiah had ascended the throne and saw that the sodomites had literally
infiltrated the temple with their worship of Asherah. So what he did was to raze
the houses of these sodomites and get them away from the temple. The women were
making hangings for the grove and was to be used for the worship of Asherah.
Asherah was a Phoenician goddess and associated with temple sexual religion such
as prostitution. King Josiah got rid of them because corruption of the Jewish
temple was already taking place.
This is what the modern sodomite is doing. They are entering the churches and
beginning to bring them from worshipping the real God to worshipping false gods,
that is, of accepting their nefarious lifestyle. What churches have to do is
reject them when they come calling to dialogue or want to speak to the
congregation about their lifestyle. They should have absolutely no voice in any
church. They need to be removed as King Josiah removed them from the temple.
The problem is that too many churches are fashioning themselves after Lot.
(Gen 13:12 KJV) Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the
cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. The churches don’t
want to be thought of as old fashioned or unfriendly so instead of rejecting
what God rejects in many places in Scripture, they pitch their tent toward
Sodom. Eventually Lot wound up as a ruler in Sodom so he did not stick to
raising cattle but allowed himself to be carried away by the draw of the city
and it cost him the life of his wife and his two son in laws. Not only that,
when God finally destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, He also destroyed two other
cities with them, Admah and Zeboim. (Deu 29:23 KJV) And that the whole land
thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth,
nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah,
and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath: Four
cities were destroyed in a matter of minutes and four is the number of
universality. With the rise in the acceptance of sodomy all over this world, it
gives us a hint that as the world accepts sodomy, simultaneously God is readying
it for destruction.
The main focus of this article is to see if sodomy and Christianity are
compatible and to see if the term “gay Christian” is actually applicable to
those who claim to be. The first thing which we must look at are definitions.
What is a Christian?
The meaning of the term “Christian” has been widened beyond its true biblical
meaning. Today it can mean one who is a member of a church, one who is born in a
Christian nation, one who is not of Jewish lineage, or one who is born of
Christian parents. These are all basic dictionary meanings. That is like taking
the term “meat” which can describe “steak, hot dogs, hamburgers, or venison
along with other definitions. It is a generic term. The term “Christian” has
also been made into a generic term as we saw but that is not the view we take.
The name “Christian” has a specific meaning to it applied to a certain group of
people. The meaning is that which is found in the Bible and not the dictionary.
The Greek word is “christianos” and it means ”Christian,” and “a follower of
Christ.” It is used three times in the New Testament and all as nouns.
(Acts 11:26 KJV) And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And
it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church,
and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in
Antioch.
Antioch was the center of early Christianity having as much as 100,000
Christians in that city alone. It is believed that the dating of the name
“Christian” goes back to 44 A.D. It is believed that the name was coined by the
early Christians to denote that they were “servants of Christ.” The Bishop of
the Syrian church at Antioch, Euodius, had coined the name first.
(Acts 26:28 KJV) Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to
be a Christian.
During Paul’s trial before King Agrippa, Paul made such a powerful case for
Christianity that the King was so moved that he almost became a Christian.
(1 Pet 4:16 KJV) Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be
ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
A Christian is never to feel shame if they suffer just for being a Christian. If
we suffer as an evildoer, then we deserve what we get but if we suffer for
naming the name of Christ, there is no shame in it. In fact receiving
persecution at the hand of the unsaved world for being a Christian is a badge of
honor for the true Christian. This is because if the world has a case against
you, then you must be representing the Kingdom of God well. The world will never
oppose a Christian who sits in a bar or never witnesses because they are holding
hands with the world. If you are witnessing for Christ without compromise, then
the world will come at you with everything it has. If you are going opposite of
the world, then you will bring Glory to God because the world system is opposed
to God’s system.
It is also important to note that the Greek word “christanos” comes from the
word “Christos” which is the actual name of Christ. The name “Christian” is not
just a glib name but it represents a group of people who follow Christ and
according to Peter, can suffer for Him.
Sodomite
The Greek term for “sodomite” or “homosexual” is the word “arsenokoites.” It
comes from two words “arsen” which means “male” and “koite” which means
“marriage bed or sexual relations.” The word is used twice in the New Testament.
(1 Cor 6:9 KJV) Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the
kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor
adulterers, nor effeminate,
nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
(1 Tim 1:10 KJV) For whoremongers, for them that
defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured
persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
In 1 Corinthians 6:9, there is another word of interest and that is
“effeminate.” That word “effeminate” comes from the Greek word “malakos.” It
refers to a person that is soft and here in 1 Corinthians 6:9 it takes on the
meaning of “a passive partner of a homosexual relationship.” When both words, “arsenokoites”
and “malakos” are used in the same sentence it is highlighting both the active
and passive homosexual partners.
The Reality
When we look at 1 Corinthians 6:9 and 1 Timothy 1:10, we read that homosexuals
are among the list of the unrighteous along with other sins. (1 Tim 1:9-10
KJV) Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the
lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and
profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, {10}
For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers,
for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is
contrary to sound doctrine; It is called being contrary to sound doctrine.
Were
As we continue to look at 1 Corinthians 6, another interesting word shows up in
verse 11 and that is “were.” (1 Cor 6:11 KJV) And such were some of you: but
ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the
Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. The apostle Paul is stating that
some of the Corinthian Christians were partakers of the sins which he just
listed and one of those sins was “homosexuality.” It is interesting to note that
many homosexuals who claim to be Christians state that they are not active in
the lifestyle. Well the word “effeminate” covers that portion of the
relationship. With Paul introducing the word “were” he is also declaring a
salvation separation between the old lifestyle of homosexuality and the new
lifestyle which is Christian. There was a washing that took place which caused
them to go from rank sinners to justified believers in Christ. What was that
washing? (Titus 3:5 KJV) Not by works of righteousness which we have done,
but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and
renewing of the Holy Ghost; It was salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Their souls were washed clean and it is as if they had never sinned because the
sacrifice of Christ gave a complete cleansing along with the removal of all the
sin, not just a covering. (Psa 103:12 KJV) As far as the east is from the
west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Gay Christians?
The question that surfaces demands an answer. If a person can be homosexual and
Christian simultaneously, then how can a person be saved and unsaved at the same
time? (James 3:11-12 KJV) Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet
water and bitter? {12} Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either
a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. James
asks some questions along the same line of thought. Can a water fountain send
forth both sweet and bitter water? Does the fig tree bear olives? The answer to
the two questions are no. No fountain can bring forth salt and fresh water at
the same time. You are either a fountain which brings salt water or fresh water.
You are either a fig tree or an olive tree. In assessing Christian things and
people, the little word “or” is a very important word. It is a conjunction which
indicates an alternative between two phrases or two sentences. A man commits
perjury or is telling the truth in court. He cannot be telling the truth and
perjuring at the same time. A man worships an idol or he worships the true God.
He cannot worship an idol and the true God at the same time.
We have previously defined both “Christian” and “homosexual.” A Christian is one
who is a follower or adherent of the Lord Jesus Christ by regeneration. A
homosexual is one who has an unnatural attraction to the same sex. (Rom
1:26-27 KJV) For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even
their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: {27}
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their
lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and
receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
In 1 Corinthians 6 we saw that homosexuality falls into the category of the
unrighteous and twice in two verses we read that they shall not inherit the
kingdom of God (vss 9 & 10). A Christian is one who has been washed by
regeneration and has already inherited the Kingdom of God. (1 Pet 1:4 KJV)
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away,
reserved in heaven for you, The practicing or non-practicing homosexual is
still under the list of unrighteous acts and cannot inherit the Kingdom of God,
which means they are unsaved, and one cannot be unsaved and be a truly
regenerated Christian.
Therefore
The Scriptures are to be the authority of the Christian and not the political
correctness police who like to redefine terms. The Bible has shown us that an
unregenerate homosexual cannot be a Christian because of what is involved in
being a Christian. A true Christian must be true follower of the Lord Jesus
Christ. (Luke 9:23 KJV) And he said to them all, If any man will come after
me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. How
many homosexuals have taken up the cross of Christ and followed Him? I do not
know of any except those who have become truly saved.
Just because the homosexuals have formed churches like the Metropolitan
Community Church does not make them Christians or just because they are an
accepted member of a main line false church like Episcopal, United Methodist,
United Presbyterian Church et al also do not make them Christians. A true
Christian is one who has been born again through Christ. If someone claims to
have become a Christian and still continues and advocates their sinful
lifestyle, then that simply means they have never become saved. (Rom 1:32
KJV) Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are
worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
To become saved is to become a Christian. There is no true Christian who has not
been regenerated and true regeneration propels a person onward and not backward
into the old lifestyle. Christ did not go to the cross to make us sinners but
Saints. The next time someone tells you they are a gay Christian, beware because
they are nothing but a manipulative liar and Revelation 21:8 gives their future.
(Rev 21:8 KJV) But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and
murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall
have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the
second death.