Same-Sex Marriage

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Struggling with my own ambiguous feelings between the obscure line of acting Christ-like and abandoning my convictions led me to much study, pondering, and prayer concerning my position on same-sex marriage (This being a big issue here in Utah where I live). Please understand that the commentary is my interpretation of the scriptures and is in no way casting judgment on yours. This was originally written for myself, and all the questions were ones I was asking myself, so please don’t interpret my language as being preachy of self-righteous. In the end I know we all fall short of God’s grace, otherwise we would have no need for a Savior.

Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

It is written that we should FIRST correct our own sins then we can clearly see how we can help our brother in correcting his. I think it would be in error to say we should do nothing to disrupt our brothers in their currant course of abomination (Leviticus 18:22). However, it must be done through spiritual eyes ONLY after we have ourselves in spiritual check. This is the only time we can clearly see with our spiritual eyes. Until that time acting in benevolence should be the most acceptable course of action. However, defining love as an act of showing support for a course of action that will have eternal consequences to the individual as well as defile the land where we raise our families (Leviticus 18:24&25 as a result of homosexuality18:22) is not benevolence it is, “Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth”(Paul’s description of “us” in 2013 [Timothy 3:7]). By choosing not to take a stand am I guilty of the sin of omission? If my child were addicted to heroin I would not advocate for the legalization of heroin because I am aware that the consequences would be worse than the lack of support I showed towards my son. However, because of my love for him, I would try to find him the best help available regardless of the cost (would God’s love of His children not look the same?).

Like my son being miserable as a result of his addiction there are studies that would suggest that after receiving equal rights homosexuals might become more miserable not happier. (This idea holds true to my conviction that, “Wickedness never was happiness” [Alma 41])

“The limited evidence available suggests that where social and legal acceptance has been implemented, the problems associated with homosexuality have increased rather than dissipated. Cutting the bonds of sexual restraint do not “free” the homosexual to live life to its fullest, but rather increase his chances of personal misery and isolation. Acceptance did not necessarily make homosexuals’ lives better: 35% of gays (v. 11% of heterosexual men) and 37% of lesbians (v. 24% of heterosexual women) had either seriously considered or attempted suicide. Of homosexuals who had attempted suicide, the most frequent reason – which accounted for 47% of all attempts – was disagreements with a lover. Further, although these “liberated gays reported many more lifetime sexual partners than the homosexuals interviewed in the 1940s (a median of 250+ compared to a median of 20), twice as many homosexuals as heterosexuals (15.6% v. 8.4%) reported having “often” felt “very lonely” It is far from surprising that half of gays expressed regret about their homosexuality or that four times as many would advise adolescents who were just beginning homosexual activity to stop rather than continue.”

Hindsight is 20/20 In Romans we can find an account that eerily reflects what is happening around us everyday. When we read it happening in biblical terms it sounds so shocking like “what were they thinking?” But when we compare it to what’s happening today it’s clear how desensitized to evil we have become, and just how real this “spiritual darkness” is and just how important it is for us to keep “oil in our lamps.” What a blessing for the Lord to have given us insight showing us exactly were our ideals should rest.

Romans

1:21 Men become corrupt in their reasoning’s and deliberations–foot notes (we start seeing weakness as happiness) and as a result experience spiritual darkness (losing the divine ability of discernment; left to our own vain imaginations).

1:22 Spiritual darkness led to false pride

1:23 Men redefine God nature in an attempt to match His values with their own (cognitive dissonance).

1:25 Men support the corruptions of others justified by their new definition of Gods values.

1:26 Women were lesbians

1:27 Men were homosexuals

1:28 God allowed it to happen

1:32 Those who disobeyed Gods commandment and refused to hold homosexuals (“those worthy of death” [Leviticus 20:13]) accountable for their sins also become wicked (the line “not only do the same” refers to the characteristics listed in verses 29-31 not becoming homosexuals themselves).

Clearly Jesus showed love and compassion even to those who crucified him crying to his father, “Forgive them for they no not what they do.” The key phrase here being “For they no not what they do.” For a man who had the law given and still chose to disobey Jesus proclaimed, “It had been good for that man if he had not been born.” (Matt. 26:24) Surly many homosexuals will be saved under the protection of ignorance, however, those of us who have been given the law and choose to support them in their sin, will we someday “wish we were never born?”

The Lord said, I ” cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance.” Alma 45:16 & D&C1:31 So, as decibels of Christ should we?

I often here the argument, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” but our we forgetting, “And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.” I don’t think God’s love looks like our cultural understanding of love. The proud and unrepentant Jews never felt “loved” by Jesus. They felt threatened and judged. Does this mean Jesus was a hypocrite by not “loving” his neighbors, or is his understanding of Love higher than ours?

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