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ny desire any behavior that strays from god s original design is labeled sin and sinful in matters of physical sexuality and intimacy this includes but is not limited to same sex behaviors even natural law and common sense reason can determine that same sex unions cannot procreate according to what god says in his word same sex behaviors clearly go against his good will for all human beings relevant old testament passages include genesis 19 where men of sodom surrounded lot s house and demanded that his male visitors be brought out that they may know them 19 5 see genesis 4 1 for know referring to the sex act lot even urged these concupiscent men not to act so wickedly 19 7 and sodom was ultimately destroyed by god himself leviticus 18 22 which says you shall not lie with a male as with a woman it is an abomination leviticus 20 13 which says if a man lies with a male as with a woman both of them have committed an abomination they shall surely be put to death their blood is upon them the new testament is no less bold in calling such behavior sinful that is against god s good will romans 1 18 27 st paul identifies various sins that show how all human beings are fallen in original sin concupiscence among these sins he says women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another 1 26 27 1 corinthians 6 9 10 st paul lists men who practice homosexuality among other sinners with their sinful behaviors who will not inherit the kingdom of god 6 9 the original greek actually specifies both the receiver and the giver of the male on male sex act 1 timothy 1 8 10 st paul proclaims that god s law is good if used lawfully in order to expose sinful behavior 1 8 among other sinners he again mentions men who practice homosexuality 1 10 from these well known passages same sex behavior is clearly sinful that is it strays from trusting and loving god and his design for male and female it also strays from his good design for sexual relations as the activity in which a husband and a wife express their union and mutual companionship find delight in one another and carry out god s purpose of the procreation of children see lutheran service book p 275 but what about same sex desires while it can be helpful to distinguish between same sex behaviors and same sex desires such a distinction does not make the desires any less sinful nor does it mean that same sex desires are any more sinful more serious more damning etc than other sinful desires if we look for a handy dandy scriptural proof text that says same sex desire is sinful or an abomination or we will come up empty handed however from what god does say in his word we can discern that same sex desires do fall into the category of sinful as do other desires such as desires of adultery greed revenge etc not only can and should every human being confess behold i was brought forth in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceive me psalm 51 5 but also every individual must admit that none is righteous no not one no one understands no one seeks for god romans 3 10 11 every human being along with all of his or her desires is infected with concupiscence that vicious turning to fleshly things to find meaning and fulfillment in life the new testament is replete with references to the sinful desires a k a passions that war against our life with god here is a small sampling romans 1 26 god gave them up to dishonorable passions in the context of women and men exchanging natural relations for same sex relations romans 6 12 let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body to make you obey its passions galatians 5 24 those who belong to christ jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires ephesians 2 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh carrying out the desires of the body and the mind 2 timothy 2 22 so flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness faith love and peace along with those who call on the lord from a pure heart titus 2 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions and to live self controlled upright and godly lives in the present age 1 peter 1 14 as obedient children do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance 1 peter 2 11 beloved i urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh which wage war against your soul having certain passions desires does not mean that they are innocent or innocuous our lord jesus illustrates this when he refers to adulterous desires and thoughts i say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart matthew 5 27 28 the most incisive comment from jesus comes when he identifies with precision the true source of our sinful behaviors they actually come from within from our sinful desires what comes out of mouth proceeds from the heart and this defiles a person for out of the heart come evil thoughts murder adultery sexual immorality theft false witness slander these are what defile a person matthew 15 18 20 does god have anything else to say having said all of that what else does god say same sex desires and behaviors are indeed sinful as are many other desires and behaviors such as alcoholism cheating theft adultery slander gossip etc however god has a better more life giving more comforting word to speak to all of us he forgives us and restores us through his son jesus christ pastor tom eckstein expresses it well as he addresses those who wrestle with same sex desires and behaviors if you are a person who bears the burden of homosexuality you need to understand that when god uses holy scripture to show that your homosexual desire and behavior is sin he does this because he loves you god exposes your sin so that you can trust in jesus your lord and savior through whom you are completely forgiven and holy in god s sight even as you continue to struggle with homosexual desires and behavior in fact once we are set free by the gospel of jesus christ we are then able to see god s sexual laws as gifts from a loving father bearing their burden speaking the truth in love to people burdened by homosexuality p 39 emphasis original the gospel of jesus christ applies to all sinners whatever their sinful desires and behaviors by his resurrection we get to live a new life in our baptism we are called daily to drown the old adam with all sins and evil desires and daily to arise to live before god in righteousness and purity forever small catechism holy baptism listen to my family shield interview with dr beverly yahnke on giving gospel healing to those who struggle with same sex attraction posted by randy asburry at 9 48 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christian life christianity and culture forgiveness marriage original sin pastoral care word of god 25 may 2015 homily for the day of pentecost the pentecost harvest acts 2 1 21 john 14 23 31 listen here if you want to know who the holy spirit is and what he does don t listen to the pentecostals or the charismatics they get it all wrong they insist that the holy spirit is somehow in business for himself making a name for himself doing his own thing making us ooh and aah over unusual things like hearing unknown babbling languages instead if you truly want to know who the holy spirit is and what he does listen to jesus he says the helper the holy spirit whom the father will send in my name he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that i have said to you no lone ranger holy spirit there with father and son he is god and he works in concert with the father and the son and his number one work is to point you to jesus jesus also says when the helper comes who i will send to you from the father the spirit of truth who proceeds from the father he will bear witness about me jn 15 26 the holy spirit is god comes from god and testifies about our lord jesus and his salvation jesus also says when the spirit of truth comes he will guide you into all the truth for he will not speak on his own authority but whatever he hears he will speak and he will declare to you the things that are to come he will glorify me for he will take what is mine and declare it to you jn 16 13 14 nope no lone ranger independent contractor work for the holy spirit instead he comes to guide you into the truth and truth has a name his name is jesus the spirit takes the things of jesus his forgiveness his life and his salvation and he declares them to you if you want to know what this day of pentecost is all about again don t listen to the pentecostals or the charismatics they focus on the out of the ordinary mighty rushing wind and the divided tongues as of fire as if we should expect those same spectacular things actually to benefit us in our normal non spectacular lives today they miss the point if you truly want to know what this day of pentecost is all about listen to god in his word this day of pentecost is also called the feast of pentecost it comes straight from the old testament and it reminds us of a festival or feast god gave for a fiftieth day the word pentecost means fifty st paul speaks of questions of festivals and sabbaths and then says these are a shadow of the things to come but the substance belongs to christ col 2 17 just as the holy spirit does those old testament feasts and festivals including pentecost point us to christ jesus himself let s start with the biggie of old testament feasts the feast of passover about 1500 years before jesus god was about to lead his people out of egyptian slavery he told moses how to celebrate a feast for this deliverance take a lamb slit its throat paint the blood on the doorposts so that the angel of death would pass over the homes and the people could live roast the lamb eat it all of it with a meal that rehearses the lord s mighty acts of rescuing his people from slavery and celebrate this feast every year when jesus comes to deliver us from our slavery to sin and death he actually comes as the lamb of god who takes away the sin of the world jn 1 29 he is slain when he is nailed to the cross and that happens on passover his blood covers us so that we may live and not see eternal death and on the night when he is betrayed when he celebrates the passover meal with his disciples he even gives us his body and his blood for us to eat and to drink and thus live in his mighty acts of rescuing us from sin death and the devil and we get to celebrate this new christian passover meal not just once a year but every lord s day and at other times jesus fulfills the old testament passover feast for us christ our passover lamb has been sacrificed 1 cor 5 7 close on the heels of passover came another ancient feast the feast of firstfruits at the same time of the year as passover late march or early april during the same week as passover god s people living in god s promised land would see the first fruits in their wheat and barley fields god told moses to tell the people you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest and he shall wave the sheaf before the lord so that you may be accepted lev 23 10 11 along with this ritual action of waving the sheaves that god had given god s people would offer sacrifices of thanksgiving lambs and grain and wine and would feast on the lord s goodness after this feast of firstfruits every household in israel could enjoy the new harvest it joined together their eating of ordinary meals at home with sacred meals at the sanctuary kleinig leviticus 502 jesus fulfills the passover feast in his death on the cross he also fulfills the feast of firstfruits in his resurrection at the same time of year in the same week on the third day for several weeks now we ve been celebrating what st paul boldly proclaimed christ has been raised from the dead the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep 1 cor 15 20 the first fruits of the wheat field give hope and promise that more fruits more heads of grain will soon follow christ jesus is the first fruits of all of us who are bound to fall asleep into death but high priest jesus waves the first fruits of his resurrection for all to see you me all people even god the father more resurrections are sure to come for you for me for all who trust jesus for forgiveness life and salvation for as by a man came death by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead for as in adam all die so also in christ shall all be made alive but each in his own order christ the firstfruits then at his coming those who belong to christ 1 cor 15 21 23 jesus resurrection marked the beginning of the harvest time that will not end until the close of the age kleinig leviticus 509 now we re ready for the feast called pentecost the feast of day fifty also called the feast of weeks in the old testament fifty days after passover that is seven weeks after passover the people would once again bring their sheaves of wheat for the priest to wave as an offering these sheaves now came from the full harvest god had made the fields fruitful god had provided for them from his land god had caused the harvest now his people could enjoy god s mighty works of providing for them how does our lord jesus fulfill the feast of pentecost he keeps his promise to send the holy spirit when the holy spirit manifests himself on pentecost jesus disciples begin speaking in various normal and down to earth languages and what do they speak the mighty works of god acts 2 11 his works of saving and forgiving us sinners through the death and resurrection of jesus when the holy spirit manifests himself on pentecost god is causing a harvest a harvest of people who hear the mighty saving works of god in christ jesus in their own languages a harvest of people who rejoice in jesus death and resurrection for them a harvest of people who live in the new life of jesus that harvest is you and all christians and it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the lord shall be saved acts 2 21 welcome to the pentecost harvest at pentecost god the father poured out the holy spirit on the disciples of christ he did not give them the blessings of a bountiful harvest from the land but conveyed the firstfruits of the spirit to them as his priests through the risen lord jesus kleinig leviticus 509 you and i and all who hear and receive the gospel of jesus are the harvest god chose you as the firstfruits to be saved through sanctification by the spirit and belief in the truth 2 thess 2 13 and god the holy spirit along with the father and the son will bring in the full harvest on the last day you and i and all who hear and receive the gospel of jesus have been redeemed from mankind and are firstfruits for god and the lamb rev 14 4 that s what pentecost is all about and that s who the holy spirit is and what he does for you amen 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