DID JESUS USE THE H-WORD?
One of the most preposterous arguments circulating in the radical sex culture spreading across our land is the suggestion that since Jesus never directly addressed homosexuality, it was not a concern to Him and therefore a lifestyle that is acceptable and divinely blessed. Many naĂŻve and Biblically illiterate people are buying into that notion, and it is a false theory that must be corrected. Note the following four counterclaims to this conjecture.
The Premise is Dubious
Just because Jesus is not recorded in the Gospels as having addressed any particular subject does not prove He didn’t, nor that whatever that is must be divinely approved or acceptable because He might not have. At the close of his Gospel accounts, John clarified – “And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written.” (John 21:25). Accordingly, how can one know with absolute certainty that Jesus never mentioned any subject in particular? Assuming something must be OK solely because a Biblical writer never quotes Christ as having spoken about it is very dubious, especially when it becomes a premise for eternal values. If no one ever heard you mention genocide, do we assume that you approve the killing of senior adults when their failing health becomes a burden to the system?
The Presupposition is Devoid
Biblical study that is diligent & responsible understands that Scripture must always be interpreted in light of “the whole counsel of God.” (Acts 20:27). One doesn’t get to “cherry-pick” a verse, phrase, or idea from the pages of the Bible, ignore its broader context, and manufacture some practical application to make it justify a behavioral choice, lifestyle, or belief one wants to follow in life. Yet, many today do exactly that!
A persistent argument among today’s LGBTQ+ culture is that since Jesus never specifically mentioned “homosexuality,” even though it was a practice in the Greek & Roman societies of His day, it must be a divinely approved and accepted lifestyle. Is that true? Not if you balance that presupposition with the “whole counsel of God” throughout Scripture. Look at it from these three perspectives:
The Panoramic Perspective
Jesus knew the Law. He discussed it with rabbis in the synagogue when He was only twelve. He quoted it to Satan in the wilderness temptation. He challenged the ways the scribes and Pharisees of His day twisted and distorted God’s Law. Most assuredly, Jesus knew what the Law taught about homosexuality – “If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act.” (Leviticus 20:13).
The “Law dissenters” of our day boldly insist that the Old Testament Law doesn’t apply to our modern world and that Jesus came to replace it. But that is not what Jesus declared - "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:17-19). Jesus never questioned the validity of God’s moral law as given to Moses. While Jesus may never have been quoted as using the specific word “homosexuality,” He represented, regarded, and respected the Law of God that clearly did.
The Particular Perspective
Scripture does not quote Jesus as ever using the word “trinity,” but He spoke often to His heavenly Father, described the Holy Spirit’s role in the believer’s life, and clarified, “I and the Father are one.” (John 10:30). He never used the phrase “security of the believer” (once saved, always saved), but He taught, “I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.” (John 10:28). The lack of specific verbiage does not negate the reality of the divine truth being taught.
Jesus may never have been quoted as using specifically the word “homosexuality,” but He did say, “Whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” (Matthew 19:9). The particular Greek word Jesus used for “immorality” in this verse is PORNEIA, from which we get our English word pornography. It is a word that defines any form of sexual immorality, whether it be fornication, adultery, incest, pedophilia, bestiality, rape, prostitution, and, yes, even homosexuality. Jesus never used some of those specific words either, but that doesn’t mean He approved of sex with children and animals! What gross inconsistency would Jesus express if He excepted divorce in the situation of a man leaving his wife for another woman but not leaving his wife for another man?
The Precise Perspective
Follow this laser precision – “All Scripture is inspired by God.” (II Timothy 3:16). “All” means every single part and word of the whole. “Inspired” means God-breathed. The Bible is God’s written revelation of Himself to man and contains all we need to live a holy, righteous life according to His authoritative Word of truth (the Bible). The quill & ink may have been in the hands of men like Moses, King David, the prophet Daniel, the disciple John, or the Apostles Peter, Paul, and others, but it was God “breathing” into them the words of Biblical truth. They were simply the human instruments of divine revelation.
Every word of the Bible was ultimately written by the Godhead Trinity – God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Jesus described this unique divine conduit – “Whatever (the Spirit) hears, He will speak…for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you.” (John 16:13-15). This divine conduit actively guided and dictated the written words of Scripture, protecting and preserving its authority and integrity throughout every process, so that the exact 66 books we hold in our hands today are God’s absolute spoken truth to us.
Accordingly, when Moses said it was a “detestable thing” for a man to lie with a man as one lies with a woman (homosexual relations), it was actually Jesus speaking those words. When Paul describes homosexuality in terms of “impurity, dishonor, degrading, unnatural, indecent, and depraved” (Romans 1:21-32), it was actually Jesus speaking those things. The whole counsel of God – the entirety of Scripture – is authored by Jesus. He spoke it all into existence; therefore, Jesus did indeed mention homosexuality!
The Purpose is Deceptive
It is not just a dubious effort on the part of the LGBTQ+ culture to convince you that homosexuality is normal and acceptable; it is an attempt to entice you into believing that homosexuality is normal and acceptable to God. That is a lie straight from the pits of diabolical darkness!
The Bible reveals this will be a clear manifestation of radically shifting values during the end times – “But the Spirit explicitly says, in the later days, some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons.” (I Timothy 4:1). The Doctrine of Deviation is the demonic ideology driving the LGBTQ+ culture in our nation and world. Yet, many refute that statement, and that too is a characteristic of the end times – “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.” (2 Timothy 4:3-4). If you think gay sex is OK with God just because Jesus never mentioned it, you have turned aside to a myth. You are believing a lie!
As I was writing this article, a post showed up on my social media feed saying that Jesus never spoke about homosexuality, but He did speak about love. That is the mantra of the progressive culture in our world on this issue. No one has the right to judge but God, and all we are called to do is love, love, love in the name of Jesus. As wonderful as that sounds, that too is out of balance with the whole counsel of God.
Paul defines Biblical, Godly love and emphasizes that true, genuine love – “does not rejoice in unrighteousness,” nor does it act in any way that is “unbecomingly,” or indecent. (I Corinthians 13:5-6). Love cares enough to confront sinful living, and if you can casually watch someone indulge in an unrighteous and unbecoming lifestyle without ever challenging them with the spiritual accountability of their behavior before a holy God, then you really don’t love that person at all!
I’m labeled a hatemonger by those who hate me for writing this article. I accepted that stigma when I decided to always defend God’s Word, will, and ways. Jesus warned me that such assaults would come with the turf – “If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.” (John 15:18). I will always tell you the truth, even if you hate me for doing so, because I am more concerned with your eternal destiny than I am with your personal esteem for me. I love you that much!
The TRUTH? Jesus DID mention homosexuality. He warned of its condemnation in the Law of Moses, and He reiterated that condemnation in writers of the New Testament through God-breathed Scripture. One’s eternity is what weighs in the balance – “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals.” (1 Corinthians 6:9). Paul is describing persons who stubbornly and rebelliously persist in these lifestyles without any spiritual remorse or genuine intent toward repentance (abandoning a sinful lifestyle and choosing to live according to God’s righteous truth). That’s not me judging; that’s me quoting God-breathed Scripture written by Jesus Himself.
What you do with it is between you and God.
Rick M. Smith
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One of the most preposterous arguments circulating in the radical sex culture spreading across our land is the suggestion that since Jesus never directly addressed homosexuality, it was not a concern to Him and therefore a lifestyle that is acceptable and divinely blessed. Many naĂŻve and Biblically illiterate people are buying into that notion, and it is a false theory that must be corrected. Note the following four counterclaims to this conjecture.
The Premise is Dubious
Just because Jesus is not recorded in the Gospels as having addressed any particular subject does not prove He didn’t, nor that whatever that is must be divinely approved or acceptable because He might not have. At the close of his Gospel accounts, John clarified – “And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written.” (John 21:25). Accordingly, how can one know with absolute certainty that Jesus never mentioned any subject in particular? Assuming something must be OK solely because a Biblical writer never quotes Christ as having spoken about it is very dubious, especially when it becomes a premise for eternal values. If no one ever heard you mention genocide, do we assume that you approve the killing of senior adults when their failing health becomes a burden to the system?
The Presupposition is Devoid
Biblical study that is diligent & responsible understands that Scripture must always be interpreted in light of “the whole counsel of God.” (Acts 20:27). One doesn’t get to “cherry-pick” a verse, phrase, or idea from the pages of the Bible, ignore its broader context, and manufacture some practical application to make it justify a behavioral choice, lifestyle, or belief one wants to follow in life. Yet, many today do exactly that!
A persistent argument among today’s LGBTQ+ culture is that since Jesus never specifically mentioned “homosexuality,” even though it was a practice in the Greek & Roman societies of His day, it must be a divinely approved and accepted lifestyle. Is that true? Not if you balance that presupposition with the “whole counsel of God” throughout Scripture. Look at it from these three perspectives:
The Panoramic Perspective
Jesus knew the Law. He discussed it with rabbis in the synagogue when He was only twelve. He quoted it to Satan in the wilderness temptation. He challenged the ways the scribes and Pharisees of His day twisted and distorted God’s Law. Most assuredly, Jesus knew what the Law taught about homosexuality – “If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act.” (Leviticus 20:13).
The “Law dissenters” of our day boldly insist that the Old Testament Law doesn’t apply to our modern world and that Jesus came to replace it. But that is not what Jesus declared - "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:17-19). Jesus never questioned the validity of God’s moral law as given to Moses. While Jesus may never have been quoted as using the specific word “homosexuality,” He represented, regarded, and respected the Law of God that clearly did.
The Particular Perspective
Scripture does not quote Jesus as ever using the word “trinity,” but He spoke often to His heavenly Father, described the Holy Spirit’s role in the believer’s life, and clarified, “I and the Father are one.” (John 10:30). He never used the phrase “security of the believer” (once saved, always saved), but He taught, “I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.” (John 10:28). The lack of specific verbiage does not negate the reality of the divine truth being taught.
Jesus may never have been quoted as using specifically the word “homosexuality,” but He did say, “Whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” (Matthew 19:9). The particular Greek word Jesus used for “immorality” in this verse is PORNEIA, from which we get our English word pornography. It is a word that defines any form of sexual immorality, whether it be fornication, adultery, incest, pedophilia, bestiality, rape, prostitution, and, yes, even homosexuality. Jesus never used some of those specific words either, but that doesn’t mean He approved of sex with children and animals! What gross inconsistency would Jesus express if He excepted divorce in the situation of a man leaving his wife for another woman but not leaving his wife for another man?
The Precise Perspective
Follow this laser precision – “All Scripture is inspired by God.” (II Timothy 3:16). “All” means every single part and word of the whole. “Inspired” means God-breathed. The Bible is God’s written revelation of Himself to man and contains all we need to live a holy, righteous life according to His authoritative Word of truth (the Bible). The quill & ink may have been in the hands of men like Moses, King David, the prophet Daniel, the disciple John, or the Apostles Peter, Paul, and others, but it was God “breathing” into them the words of Biblical truth. They were simply the human instruments of divine revelation.
Every word of the Bible was ultimately written by the Godhead Trinity – God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Jesus described this unique divine conduit – “Whatever (the Spirit) hears, He will speak…for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you.” (John 16:13-15). This divine conduit actively guided and dictated the written words of Scripture, protecting and preserving its authority and integrity throughout every process, so that the exact 66 books we hold in our hands today are God’s absolute spoken truth to us.
Accordingly, when Moses said it was a “detestable thing” for a man to lie with a man as one lies with a woman (homosexual relations), it was actually Jesus speaking those words. When Paul describes homosexuality in terms of “impurity, dishonor, degrading, unnatural, indecent, and depraved” (Romans 1:21-32), it was actually Jesus speaking those things. The whole counsel of God – the entirety of Scripture – is authored by Jesus. He spoke it all into existence; therefore, Jesus did indeed mention homosexuality!
The Purpose is Deceptive
It is not just a dubious effort on the part of the LGBTQ+ culture to convince you that homosexuality is normal and acceptable; it is an attempt to entice you into believing that homosexuality is normal and acceptable to God. That is a lie straight from the pits of diabolical darkness!
The Bible reveals this will be a clear manifestation of radically shifting values during the end times – “But the Spirit explicitly says, in the later days, some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons.” (I Timothy 4:1). The Doctrine of Deviation is the demonic ideology driving the LGBTQ+ culture in our nation and world. Yet, many refute that statement, and that too is a characteristic of the end times – “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.” (2 Timothy 4:3-4). If you think gay sex is OK with God just because Jesus never mentioned it, you have turned aside to a myth. You are believing a lie!
As I was writing this article, a post showed up on my social media feed saying that Jesus never spoke about homosexuality, but He did speak about love. That is the mantra of the progressive culture in our world on this issue. No one has the right to judge but God, and all we are called to do is love, love, love in the name of Jesus. As wonderful as that sounds, that too is out of balance with the whole counsel of God.
Paul defines Biblical, Godly love and emphasizes that true, genuine love – “does not rejoice in unrighteousness,” nor does it act in any way that is “unbecomingly,” or indecent. (I Corinthians 13:5-6). Love cares enough to confront sinful living, and if you can casually watch someone indulge in an unrighteous and unbecoming lifestyle without ever challenging them with the spiritual accountability of their behavior before a holy God, then you really don’t love that person at all!
I’m labeled a hatemonger by those who hate me for writing this article. I accepted that stigma when I decided to always defend God’s Word, will, and ways. Jesus warned me that such assaults would come with the turf – “If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.” (John 15:18). I will always tell you the truth, even if you hate me for doing so, because I am more concerned with your eternal destiny than I am with your personal esteem for me. I love you that much!
The TRUTH? Jesus DID mention homosexuality. He warned of its condemnation in the Law of Moses, and He reiterated that condemnation in writers of the New Testament through God-breathed Scripture. One’s eternity is what weighs in the balance – “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals.” (1 Corinthians 6:9). Paul is describing persons who stubbornly and rebelliously persist in these lifestyles without any spiritual remorse or genuine intent toward repentance (abandoning a sinful lifestyle and choosing to live according to God’s righteous truth). That’s not me judging; that’s me quoting God-breathed Scripture written by Jesus Himself.
What you do with it is between you and God.
Rick M. Smith
#spiritualwarfare #demonicspirits #satanicevil #spiritualforces #forcesofdarkness #evilpowers #principalities #powersofdarkness #demons #christlitbookaward #amazonbooks #spiritualarmor #armorofgod #christianliving #biblicalworldview #biblicalteaching #internationalimpactbookaward #audible #amazonkindleunlimited #KindleUnlimited #kindlebooks
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