Genesis 1:27-28 (NKJV) So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
In a world that has succumbed to the pressure of populism, the church must stand firm against values that violate God’s moral laws and values. Otherwise, the church would lose her testimony of being the light and the salt of this world. In the face of strong advocacy for LGBTQ, the church’s view must also be heard, because ultimately the Bible is the yardstick that will restore order and stability in a chaotic world.
God asked us to take authority over our life by subduing it and to have dominion over His creation. Therefore, we can subdue our feelings, including the unnatural and destructive ones, towards ourselves and those around us. For those who are parents, we also need to equip ourselves with what the biblical views regarding LGBTQ are so that we can teach our children before they are led astray. A strong foundation must be laid by gently pointing them back to the Bible.
According to Genesis, God made Adam and Eve to be partners for life. The Bible starts with a marriage between a man and a woman and ends with the church being the bride of Christ in the Book of Revelation. The God ordained marriage is always between a man and a woman. The married couple is to give each other companionship and to procreate by consummating their marriage, which can only happen through a male and a female. They are to play the roles of husband and wife, father, and mother on the earth, and to establish the marriage covenant where the husband is to love his wife as himself. This is the kind of marriage that we should model for our children. If this most basic nucleus in society is broken, changed, or given an alternative, the society at large will also suffer. In fact, the disintegration of the family unit is one of the reasons for all the problems with LGBTQ today.
Everyone should protect and love their family because the choices that one makes can hurt their loved ones. However, we should always love the person concerned even though we may not condone their sinful acts or lifestyles, and continue to keep the door open for their return just as the Heavenly Father did with the prodigal son. We should offer hope to those who are practising homosexuality or gender fluidity to return to the loving arms of the Lord Jesus Christ and help them understand that there is tremendous power in the finished work of redemption to help them turn around if they so decide. Jesus died for the ungodly. Therefore, everyone including the LGBTQ community qualifies to be saved. Homosexuals should be welcomed to the church to listen to the good news of the Gospel without feeling being judged.
Sermon Series: Natural or Unnatural (Part 2- Homosexuality)
福音是给所有人的
创世记1:27-29 神就照着自己的形像造人，乃是照着他的形像造男造女。神就赐福给他们，又对他们说：“要生养众多，遍满地面，治理这地，也要管理海里的鱼、空中的鸟，和地上各样行动的活物。”
在这个屈服于民意主义压力的世界上，教会必须坚定地反对违反 神道德律法和价值观的观点。否则，教会将失去它作为这个世界的光和盐的见证。面对LGBTQ的强烈主张，教会的观点也必须被倾听，因为最终圣经是在混乱的世界中恢复秩序和稳定的标尺。
神要求我们除了管理祂所创造的，还要通过制服我们的肉体来掌控我们的生命。因此，我们可以控制自己的情绪，尤其是那些对自己和周围的人非自然和破坏性的情绪。对于那些为人父母的人来说，我们还需要让自己了解圣经中关于LGBTQ的观点，这样我们就可以在孩子误入歧途之前教育他们。必须温柔地引导孩子们回到圣经，给他们打下坚实的根基。
根据创世记， 神创造了亚当和夏娃成为一生的伴侣。圣经以一男一女的婚姻开始，以启示录中教会成为基督的新妇而结束。 神所指定的婚姻总是在一个男人和一个女人之间。结婚的夫妇要彼此陪伴，并通过进入婚姻来生育，而这只能通过一男一女来实现。他们在地上要担当丈夫和妻子，父亲和母亲的角色, 并立下婚姻的盟约，在婚姻中，男人要爱他的妻子就如爱他自己。这是我们应该为我们儿女树立的榜样。如果这个社会中最基本的核心被打破、改变或被替代，整个社会也将陷入困境。事实上，家庭单元的解体是当今LGBTQ所有问题的原因之一。
每个人都应该保护和爱护家人，因为一个人做出的选择可能会给他所爱的人带来伤害。然而，我们应该永远爱这个人，即使我们可能不会宽恕他们的罪恶行为或生活方式，但仍然为他们的回归敞开大门，就像天父对待浪子一样。我们应该给那些同性恋或变性者带来希望，让他们回到主耶稣基督的爱的怀抱，并帮助他们明白，如果他们做出这样的决定，在完成的救赎工作中有巨大的力量可以帮助他们翻转过来。耶稣为罪人而死。因此，包括LGBTQ群体在内的所有人都有资格得到救赎。应该欢迎同性恋者来到教会，聆听福音的好消息，而不会感到被论断。
讲章系列：自然或非自然（第二部分 同性恋）
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