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The issue of homosexuality is a volatile and emotional issue that should be approached with patience and love, compassion and a true desire to understand and aid all who come to examine the condition. If anger, impatience, fear or guilt are stirred in the reader they will not be able to hear objectively. | The issue of homosexuality is a volatile and emotional issue that should be approached with patience and love, compassion and a true desire to understand and aid all who come to examine the condition. If anger, impatience, fear or guilt are stirred in the reader they will not be able to hear objectively. | ||
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What was foolish here? He forced an offering of the people to support his army for he feared the enemy. Israel operated on free will offerings... later they even cared for the needy with forced offerings through a socialist system of Corban. Such systems lead the people to be selfish and greedy for benefits and break down the bans of love and charity, neglecting hope and faith. Every time a society goes that way of forced offerings where men call themselves benefactors but exercise authority you see a rise in homosexuality along with many other symptoms of a selfish and decaying society. | What was foolish here? He forced an offering of the people to support his army for he feared the enemy. Israel operated on free will offerings... later they even cared for the needy with forced offerings through a socialist system of Corban. Such systems lead the people to be selfish and greedy for benefits and break down the bans of love and charity, neglecting hope and faith. Every time a society goes that way of forced offerings where men call themselves benefactors but exercise authority you see a rise in homosexuality along with many other symptoms of a selfish and decaying society. | ||
To be continues.... | To be continues.... | ||
====Man==== | |||
[[image:man.jpg|left]]'''Man''' ''2012-03-24'' | |||
'''Half hour Blogtalk''' <BR> | |||
http://hisholychurch.net/audio/20120331manBR.mp3 | |||
'''''LibertyRadioLive'' Man''' | |||
Keys of the Kingdom 2 Hours 3/31/12 <BR> | |||
http://www.keysofthekingdom.info/KOK-120331.mp3 | |||
More on the '''Sabbath Hour'''<BR> | |||
http://hisholychurch.net/audio/20120331manFR.mp3 | |||
====Woman==== | |||
[[image:woman.jpg|left]]'''What is Woman?''' <br>''2012-03-24'' | |||
'''Half hour Blogtalk'''<BR> | |||
http://hisholychurch.net/audio/20120324womanBR.mp3 | |||
'''''LibertyRadioLive'' Woman''' | |||
Keys of the Kingdom 2 Hours 3/24/12 <BR> | |||
'''Synopsis of recording'''<BR> | |||
The first half hour | |||
** The Challenge of Change | |||
** When Shift Happens | |||
** Universal Blackout <BR> | |||
** Overthrowing the Law Modern Geology<BR> | |||
** The Idolatry of the Eschatology of Men<BR> | |||
** The Betrayal of the Offices of Power<BR> | |||
** The Salvation of Service <BR> | |||
2nd Half Hour<BR> | |||
** The Booming topic of Woman | |||
2nd Hour <BR> | |||
** AAA Networking and real charity <BR> | |||
** Back to the topic of Woman<BR> | |||
** The marriage bed<BR> | |||
3rd Half Hour<BR> | |||
** The Salvation of a Successful Societies<BR> | |||
** Blessed are the Baron?<BR> | |||
** Cherishing the Virtuous Woman<BR> | |||
Where is our Bozra, our Fortress? Is it the Family?<BR> | |||
http://www.keysofthekingdom.info/KOK-120324.mp3 | |||
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More Woman on the '''Sabbath Hour'''<BR> | |||
http://hisholychurch.net/audio/20120324womanFR.mp3 | |||
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Revision as of 11:58, 30 June 2015
The issue of homosexuality is a volatile and emotional issue that should be approached with patience and love, compassion and a true desire to understand and aid all who come to examine the condition. If anger, impatience, fear or guilt are stirred in the reader they will not be able to hear objectively.
Psychology was one of the first to study homosexuality as a discrete phenomenon. The previous view of homosexuality in terms of pathological models was that it was a disorder of the mind or even a mental illness. Today behavioral and social sciences has begun to oppose the classification of homosexuality as a mental disorder.
- "The American Psychological Association Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation conducted a systematic review of the peer-reviewed journal literature on sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) and concluded that efforts to change sexual orientation are unlikely to be successful and involve some risk of harm, contrary to the claims of SOCE practitioners and advocates. Even though the research and clinical literature demonstrate that same-sex sexual and romantic attractions, feelings, and behaviors are normal and positive variations of human sexuality, regardless of sexual orientation identity, the task force concluded that the population that undergoes SOCE tends to have strongly conservative religious views that lead them to seek to change their sexual orientation. Thus, the appropriate application of affirmative therapeutic interventions for those who seek SOCE involves therapist acceptance, support, and understanding of clients and the facilitation of clients’ active coping, social support, and identity exploration and development, without imposing a specific sexual orientation identity outcome." [1]
The research and clinical literature suggesting that same-sex sexual "behaviors are normal and positive variations of human sexuality" is patently absurd from the point of view of biology and the reproduction of society because they are not fruitful behaviors. Ultimately they are centered in self gratification of emotional and physical desires or mere dominance and control with elements of justification.
This is not to say that heterosexual behavior cannot also be centered in self gratification of emotional and physical desires. Biologically in heterosexual intercourse there is a natural purpose of reproduction that is not present in homosexual acts. While nature provides the reward of endorphin release in the mind and body during sexual encounter the natural purpose of sexual exchange is not pleasure but reproduction. Pleasure and comfort is not a mere biological byproduct of sexual encounters but does provide socioeconomic benefits.
The binding of a man and women together through the pleasurable rewards of intimacy aids in keeping the family unit intact during the raising of offspring which provides a more stable environment for the fruit of that intimacy as the offspring mature. The sexual intimacy does not stand alone but also requires other social virtues in the creation of more permanent social bonds within the complex human relationship.
To reduce the sexual interaction to a fruitless interaction for only the purpose of self gratification is to pervert the natural use. This does not require degrees or long complex arguments but is a simple common sense observation for any one who wishes to honestly examine the truth about homosexuality.
This is not to say that homosexual desires are not natural in some people or that their desires are beyond their personal control but simply that it is a deviation from the primary purpose of biological sex.
The American Psychiatric Association has shifted its position and now has condemned "psychiatric treatment, such as reparative or conversion therapy which is based upon the assumption that homosexuality per se is a mental disorder or based upon the a priori assumption that the patient should change his/her sexual homosexual orientation."[2]
While it may be true that SOCE may be ineffectual and in some cases harmful the problem is not with the conclusion that homosexuality is against the natural biological use of our given sexuality but with the methods and motivation of the SOCE (“sexual orientation change efforts”) practitioners.
The drinking and eating disorders of people may be just as much a compulsion as sexual orientation. And people may be drawn or even compelled beyond their personal control toward alcoholism, drug use or obesity by natural inheritance as well as emotional trauma and addiction. No one would dare say that these individuals or members of society cannot change these unfruitful and sometimes even damaging practices.
The changing of compulsive behavior often requires a more in depth approach to the problem or practice than many are willing to make. Many of the conditions labelled as problematic are really only symptoms. Treating the symptom seldom helps in overcoming the problem. In fact such treatment may merely mask the real problem behind more symptoms and side effects.
While it may also be true that "strongly conservative religious views that lead them to seek to change their sexual orientation" are often motivating and driving the process, the truth is that the religious orientation of the practitioner is already become a victim of the changing definition of Religion.
Because of biblical objection and admonitions of homosexual behavior religious views often find themselves at odds with the present political and social pressures to accept homosexuality as a natural phenomenon.
Religion itself can be an opiate of the people depending on how you define the term. If it is defined as the pious practice and performance of your duty to your fellow man religion is simply a voluntary system of social welfare based on love of your neighbors life as much as your own. But if you are going to define Religion as your personal or collective opinion as to the origins and cause of the universe then religion coupled with pride and personal agendas may become an opiate to the mind and persona of society regulating its acceptable practices.
Changing
The changing of theDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has become a practice that has led to an increase in the number of people who are considered to be mentally ill while removing the label :disorder" from those who clearly have a confusion about their biological identity which their mental and emotional state cannot support or coexist with.
" In September 2012, the California legislature passed Senate Bill 1172 (SB 1172), which prohibits licensed psychotherapists from engaging in “sexual orientation change efforts” (SOCE) with minor patients. This unprecedented statute aims to prevent any mental health professional from using techniques—commonly known as “conversion therapy” or “reparative therapy”—that attempt to eliminate homosexual attraction or foster heterosexual attraction when treating a minor patient.[3] [4]
While this treatment of minor patient has been outlawed in California parents have been praised for ordering hormone therapy and irreversible sex changes for minors causing permanent damage to the natural body of children.
A mental disorder, also called a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a mental or behavioral pattern or anomaly that causes either suffering or an impaired ability to function in ordinary life (disability), and which is not a developmental or social norm. The fact that a male thinks he is attracted sexually to other males keeps him from a normal life if a normal life in society includes the reproduction of society. Throughout nature and even according to evolutionists procreation is a natural and fundamental part of the natural order of society. Homosexual behavior impairs the ability to function in ordinary life as nature intends.
Religious hatred and social stigmas often compound the nature of the problem or disorder bringing an element of emotional distress and therefore suffering.
Numerous studies of twins in different countries give no support that homosexuality is genetic and if it were and the evolutionist is correct any gay gene if it did exist would soon be weeded out of the genetic pool of society. SOCE practitioners seeks to change the mental state and emotional addiction of the homosexual with limited success because homosexuality is not the problem but rather a symptom within society.
While we see homosexual behavior condemned in the Old Testament understanding the problem will take a lot more than mere hate speech and accusations. Most of the people who like to point the abomination finger at homosexuals have similar confusions or disorders about the meaning of Religion and the Gospel of the kingdom.
The author Michael Brown who wrote a book "Can You Be Gay and Christian?" wrote the statement in one of his articles "How can they say to their gay friends, "I love you and I want you to be happy, but I cannot affirm your 'marriage' to your partner"?
The Christian position is "I love you and I want you to be happy seeking the kingdom of God and His righteousness" or what early Christians called "The Way". Just because you disagree with someone or think that gay relations are an unnatural use of our natural body does not mean you do not love someone. The Bible is clear "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent." Revelation 3:19 A Hebrew word translated "sin" means "to miss the way" and to kindly inform people they are missing "the way" is love. Jesus ate with sinners, not make them happy in their sin, but to set them free from the wrong ways so they might bear fruit worthy of repentance.
- If Homosexuality is not a choice nor genetic but simply symptom within society of being off the path of nature's righteousness then what practices or elements of society are causing a rise in homosexuality?
Change
The homosexual may not be able to simply change themselves. In some cases changing a person physically might be easier than changing their mental sexuality through psychological means. But neither actually addresses the cause of the sexual confusion or physical/emotional dialectical dichotomy.
Paul seems to support the idea that the homosexual cannot change himself. In Romans 1 he emphasizes in verses 26 and 28 that the homosexual is given over to his present mental state. His or her obsession with the same sex is caused by other things and is not a choice. So the homosexual is right to say that he or she cannot change themselves. It is not merely a mental choice.
We will need to look deeply into our own hearts to find peace and resolution concerning these issues.
- Romans 1:22 "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,"
Ryan Sorba claims that "No one is born gay, the idea is ridiculous."[5]
There was a clear agenda for promotion of a natural cause of homosexuality by those who became homosexual after sexual trauma at an early age. But that does not address the fertile ground in society nor the root cause of this shift and change of what has been primal and natural use. We know of Romans 1:24 "Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:..." But what is the driving force in society today behind this change? What was it in Rome? Have the people been Romans 1:22 "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools..."?
The Cause
The American Psychological Association (APA) and Royal College of Psychiatrists acknowledge that sexual orientation scientific theories that sexual orientation is caused by a combination of biological and postnatal environmental factors. The APA adds that despite much research into the genetic, hormonal, developmental, social, and cultural influences on sexual orientation, "no findings have emerged that permit scientists to conclude that sexual orientation is determined by any particular factor or factors."
On interesting observation among Anthropologists had to do with uncompetitive primitive cultures. Those that do not elevate or distinguish the best hunters by praise or reward in the tribe have virtually no homosexuality. Competition for position and acceptance may play a more important factor. It has also been suggested the more older brothers in a family may increase the likelihood of homosexual tendency. This again may be the result of subtle competition and male dominance.
Some have suggested that homosexuality within herds is natural because of members of a heard mounting one another. That mounting usually produces either pecking order with in a herd. So again it is about domination and position and not sexual orientation.
Social factors
There seems to be a connection between Socialist ideologies and acceptance of homosexuality. Prominent socialists who acceptance of homosexuality include Edward Carpenter, Daniel Guérin, Harry Hay, Bayard Rustin, and Oscar Wilde, among many others.
This is not to say that socialist states have apparently expressed a backlash rejection of homosexuality. We find in some states in the USSR continue to ascribe legal punishments on sodomy.
Is there a connection to the socialist state and an increase in homosexuality?
In most societies the family was the core of social welfare. Society was born and raised within the family which was the reproductive unit of society. Under socialism the family is less important.
- "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee." Exodus 20:12
The word דבכ kabad is the same word for honor we see in Exodus 20:12 “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”
Kabed and Kabad are actually both the same exact Hebrew letters dbk Kaf Beit Delath
Kaf may mean something like “The Power to Actualize Potential”.
Beit is said to mean “God’s Dwelling Place”.
Dalet is associated with the idea of Selflessness – Charity
The same three letters word דבכ is given the Strong's number 03514 and are translated heavy twice and grievousness or great number once each. It is defined as “weight, heaviness, mass, great... mass, abundance...
The same exact three letters word דבכ which we see as liver appears as Strong's number 3515 translated great 8 times, grievous 8, heavy 8, sore 4, hard 2, much 2, slow 2, and hardened, heavier, laden, thick once each. It is defined with the meanings “heavy, great, massive, abundant, numerous, dull, hard, difficult, burdensome, very oppressive, numerous, rich.”
How can the same word that means liver also mean heavy, hardened, honour, glorious, chargeable, sore, grievous, slow or thick, etc.? more to come
- "And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever." 1 Samuel 13:13
What was foolish here? He forced an offering of the people to support his army for he feared the enemy. Israel operated on free will offerings... later they even cared for the needy with forced offerings through a socialist system of Corban. Such systems lead the people to be selfish and greedy for benefits and break down the bans of love and charity, neglecting hope and faith. Every time a society goes that way of forced offerings where men call themselves benefactors but exercise authority you see a rise in homosexuality along with many other symptoms of a selfish and decaying society.
To be continues....
Man
Man 2012-03-24
Half hour Blogtalk
http://hisholychurch.net/audio/20120331manBR.mp3
LibertyRadioLive Man
Keys of the Kingdom 2 Hours 3/31/12
http://www.keysofthekingdom.info/KOK-120331.mp3
More on the Sabbath Hour
http://hisholychurch.net/audio/20120331manFR.mp3
Woman
What is Woman?
2012-03-24
Half hour Blogtalk
http://hisholychurch.net/audio/20120324womanBR.mp3
LibertyRadioLive Woman
Keys of the Kingdom 2 Hours 3/24/12
Synopsis of recording
The first half hour
- The Challenge of Change
- When Shift Happens
- Universal Blackout
- Overthrowing the Law Modern Geology
- The Idolatry of the Eschatology of Men
- The Betrayal of the Offices of Power
- The Salvation of Service
2nd Half Hour
- The Booming topic of Woman
2nd Hour
- AAA Networking and real charity
- Back to the topic of Woman
- The marriage bed
- AAA Networking and real charity
3rd Half Hour
- The Salvation of a Successful Societies
- Blessed are the Baron?
- Cherishing the Virtuous Woman
- The Salvation of a Successful Societies
Where is our Bozra, our Fortress? Is it the Family?
http://www.keysofthekingdom.info/KOK-120324.mp3
More Woman on the Sabbath Hour
http://hisholychurch.net/audio/20120324womanFR.mp3
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/therapeutic-response.pdf Abstract of the Report of the American Psychological Association Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses, to Sexual Orientation
- ↑ Position Statement on Therapies Focused on Attempts to Change Sexual Orientation (Reparative or Conversion Therapies), American Psychiatric Association, May 2000, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-10, retrieved 2007-08-28 archived from the original
- ↑ S.B. 1172, 2011-12 S., Reg. Sess. (Cal. 2012) (codified at Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 865-865.2 (West 2013)).
- ↑ Regulating Sexual Orientation Change Efforts: The California Approach, Its Limitations, and Potential Alternatives, Jacob M. Victor
- ↑ Quote from homosexual activist Lillian Faderman.
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Bible quotes Mark 10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. 7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 5:2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination.
Leviticus 20:13 - If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them.
1 Corinthians 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
1 Timothy 1:10-11 10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.Mark 10:6-9 - But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
Jude 1:7 - 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 forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Ezekiel 16:49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Romans 13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love [is] the fulfilling of the law.
James 4:12 - There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
Romans 1: 26 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: 27 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 recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Romans 1:32 - Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.