“Ex-Gays?”

Hello everyone, and welcome to my return to blogging. It's been awhile since I've done this, so bear with me.

I recently decided to try to find a way to be more "in touch" with the world. I don't watch a lot of TV, but I want to be aware of the things that are happening around us and the dangers that they might present to our spiritual lives. Thus, I decided to blow the dust off of my old Google Reader account, and subscribe to several different news organizations. Doing so, and sorting through the various stories listed, has spurred on a lot of thoughts.

There was one article in particular that caught my attention this morning. I was looking through one of my sources and found this headline: "Disney to hear plans to protect ex-gays/SEC says entertainment conglomerate can't simply ignore shareholder". Wow – there's one word that really stood out. "Ex-gays".

You can read a press release here or here to see what I'm writing about. It seems as though the extensive "sensitivity training" that Disney employees are subjected to has left a major group out: those who were once homosexuals. The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) is ordering Disney to include them in their corporate policies.

Does this not sound like a very tolerant thing to do? Why sure, in the interests of tolerance this is what an organization (speaking from their view) ought to do to show tolerance. Why all of the fuss? Well, it seems as though homosexuals do not want this particular group to be recognized. Why? Because the recognition of this group ("ex-gays") would mean that such a thing would be legitimized.

Long has the cry been that homosexuality is something decided genetically instead of intelligently. Such a ruling undermines the very foundation that the homosexual movement is based upon. Examination of the scriptures, though, brings to light the fact that the choice of homosexuality – or to spurn it – is not an old thing.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 reads this way in the NKJV –

 

"(9) 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 homosexuals, nor sodomites,(10) nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.(11) And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God."

 

Make careful note of the underlined phrases. Homosexuals are listed as those who "will not inherit the kingdom of God". Also, Paul asks the question in vs. 9 in such a way as to suggest that this was a fact which the church in Corinth was intimately familiar with. Why? Look at the beginning of vs. 11 – "And such were some of you". What are you saying, Paul?

 

Simply stated, what Paul is saying is that he knew some people who were living in one of the most abominable environments in the ancient world who had changed their minds not just about being drunkards, thieves, or extortioners. No, there were some who had changed their mind about being homosexual. Why? Because they wanted to go to heaven.

 

Once again, scripture shows that the extremes to which man will go to justify sin is ultimately vain and futile (Romans 1:21-22).

 

Sources:

"Disney Ordered to Include Ex-Gays in Shareholder Resolution"; http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/disney-ordered-to-include-ex-gays-in-shareholder-resolution-81311002.html

"Disney to hear plans to protect ex-'gays' / SEC says entertainment conglomerate can't simply ignore shareholder" http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=121865