Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
George Santayana (1863–1952), U.S. philosopher, poet. Life of Reason,“Reason in Common Sense,” ch. 12 (1905–6).
Much is made about what Romans has to say about homosexuality and yet those who stand on this verse ignore the culture to which Romans was written. Rome was founded as a republic, similar to the United States’ origins. It was a culture based on hard work and morality.
But, Rome became proud, and began to conquer the known world. In this process she gave up her work ethic and her morals. Rome was a republic for 450 years prior to her first recorded divorce. Rome’s ruling class became lazy, devotees of pleasure, and gave up responsibility for raising her children and allowed educated slaves to imbue their children with new philosophies. Most of these educated slaves were Greece, and Greek culture became more important than hard work and morality.
Divorce became the rule, not the exception, foreign fertility gods, and sexual deviancy became the norm. Caesar the first Roman Emperor was rumored to keep a slave boy for his sexual pleasure. 12 of the first 14 Roman Emperor’s also engaged in sexual perversion keeping boys and girls to satisfy their sexual lusts.
So what is my point? An increase in homosexual activity is preceded by heterosexual’s throwing morality and responsibility for their children out the window while they pursue their own sexual deviancy and perversions.
In my almost 60 years I have seen American culture repeat the history of Rome. Divorce has become rampant and parents have allowed extracurricular activities, day care, TV, MTR, and VH1 raise their children. Work, golf, sports, parties, and the persuit of possessions and wealth have become more important then Biblical admonitions:
Ps 78:4-5
4 We will not conceal them from their children,
But tell to the generation to come the praises of the LORD,
And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.
5 For He established a testimony in Jacob,
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers,
That they should teach them to their children,
Ephesians 6:4
4 And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger; but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Colossians 3:21
21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, that they may not lose heart.
Romans 1:18
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. 21 For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give thanks; but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.
The American of today has “exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God” for the gods of science, sports, psychology, the pursuit of pleasure and possessions, and a “an image in the form of corruptible man (a perfect body).
So is it any wonder that: Rom 1:24-25
God (has given this country over to) lusts of their hearts to impurity, that their bodies might be dishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
The divorce rate among professed evangelical Christians is 52% and you wonder why boys and girls are turning to their own gender for approval, acceptance, and affirmation as human beings!
If you are really interested and concerned about the rise in power and numbers of homosexuals in the nation return the adults to morality since morality is taught at home and best taught by example; use your political power to clean up your own house before you try to clean up the gay community since heterosexual hypocrisy is the major root of America’s problems.
Political power and influence will not undo the damage the heterosexual population has done to this country. It will take a grace-roots effort in the home, not the schools, or the halls of justice to save this country from the discipline of God.
Matthew 24:37-39
37 "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. 38 "For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, they were marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so shall the coming of the Son of Man be.
The worst punishment God visited upon this Earth was not Sodom and Gomorrah, it was Noah’s flood when a Holy God obliterated all save 8 heterosexuals.
2 Chron 7:13-14
13 If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, 14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
If 9/11 is God’s discipline on this country it is because His people need to humble themselves, pray, seek His face, repent, and then He will heal this land. Political power and scapegoats will not do the trick. The Body of Christ is responsible to reverse the trend in America through repentance of THEIR sins, not be judge those outside for their ignorance of the truth. (1 Corinthians 5).