Two Articles Written To Our Local Newspaper
Legislature’s Chaplain
The following article was submitted to the
Editor, the Yuma Daily Sun. Concerning our
Legislature and its keeping the chaplain position,
Bob
W. Lovelace
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THE
APPROACH OF GAY & LESBIAN ANGLICANS
Editor,
the Yuma Daily Sun: With regards to Mr. Parsels
article “Stand by beliefs” (
1. THE CHARGE OF HYPOCRISY.
Gay and lesbian advocates have charged that
many bishops are hypocrites because they signed a statement that they did not
accept gay relationships among clergy but have hired or ordained non-celibate
homosexuals. Thus they claim such are victimizing in public those whom in
private they have professed to support.
a. SCRIPTURAL
SOLUTION: The scriptural solution to such a charge from the Word of
God is not to endorse the sin of homosexuality or any other form of
sexual immorality. (See Romans 1:26-32) IF such bishops are privately endorsing
the practice of homosexuality then such bishops need to repent of their sin of
endorsement in private. (See I Timothy 5:22) According
to the Scriptures it would not be that the hypocrisy needs to be exposed so
they can go ahead and be blessed to practice a sinful act, but rather that the
practice of such endorsements in private be repented
of so the sinner doesn’t think he has an endorsement at all!
2. THE CHARGE THAT YOU ARE
DENYING THE HOMOSEXUAL A BLESSING.
Secondly, the charge is often made that you
are “denying” the homosexual the right to the blessing of a sexual
relationship.
a. SCRIPTURAL
SOLUTION: When leaders such as “Bishop” (Not by New Testament
standards by any means, I Tim. 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-10) John Baker are quoted as
making such ridiculous statements as “I cannot see that married heterosexual
clergy have a right to deny their homosexual brothers and sisters the potential
spiritual blessing of a sexual relationship when they themselves enjoy that
blessing," then the reply should be to Mr. Baker and others that it
doesn’t really matter what “YOU” can’t
see for the thing that counts is that all men be able to see what God sees and
says about this sin! (See Isaiah 55:8-9)Mr. Baker needs to learn to deny
himself the freedom he’s taken upon himself to speak out in favor of what God does
not permit and labels immorality. There is NO spiritual blessing from Christ or
God in homosexual and lesbian sexual relationships of any sort! For crying out
loud the Apostle Paul said in I Corinthians 6:9, “Do you not know that the
unrighteous will not inherit the
3. THE
CHARGE OF INSENSITIVITY AND HOSTILITY.
For further illustration of how the wind blows with false doctrine some
bishops of the Canadian church have been said to have stated that they believe
the church should apologize to the gay and lesbian community for insensitivity
and hostility. And several said that the church should be "more accepting
and affirming of models of family other than the nuclear family." How
about that one folks! If you apply that to homosexual and lesbian couples
living in sin then that spells just one thing -- More accepting of and
affirming of sin! (See Romans 6:1-2)
a. SCRIPTURAL
SOLUTION: The problem once
again is a true lack of sensitivity towards God’s plain declarations in His
Word that this is immorality. (See Matthew 13:15) What is needed is rebuke not
only for those who commit such sin but also for those who condone such and
continue to promote such. (See I Timothy 5:20)
Bob W. Lovelace