Indiana’s Bold Move

Indiana’s bold move
Indiana has enacted a law intended to prevent its state and local governments from imposing a “substantial burden” on a person’s free exercise of religion. Immediately the homosexual lobby jumped on the media train and has condemned anything “Indiana” for its possible discriminatory action. Editorial commentators are claiming foul and comparing the law to those that prevented Blacks from voting, drinking water at public fountains and playing professional sports in the 1960s. One sportscaster said that discrimination against homosexuals was no different than the discrimination against Blacks, and no religion has a right to do that. They refuse to hear a differing point of view, saying ‘religion is wrong. That’s that.’
There is a point that these paragons of hysteria are missing. I know of no place in the Bible where it says that being of a certain color is an abomination or sin. There are several places in the Bible where homosexuality is considered an abomination by God. Leviticus 18:22 (repeated in 20:13) says, “You shall not lie with a man, as with a woman: it is abomination.” The homosexual wickedness of Sodom and Gomorrha caused God to destroy the cities. As Jude 1:7 reminds: “Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.”
Romans Chapter 1:24-28 is very specific: “Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 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: 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 due.”
There are a lot of haters out there. And as Paul points out in Romans, they wish to “change the truth of God into a lie” because it doesn’t fit their personal system of justice. Christians should not be forced to renounce our faith in any way. We also should not return hate for hate. 1 Peter 3:9 says not to render evil for evil or insult for insult, “but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.” See, we know the truth and the truth sets us free. Our job is to make disciples, but that’s a lot harder than pointing a finger. Hopefully, this Jot will arm you with the scriptures and the spirit to discuss the Indiana law and show that homosexuality and skin color are not the same; that people need to be educated on scripture; and that God wishes no man to perish.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!

Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com