WEBVTT 00:00:14.230 --> 00:00:16.969 Hey Forever GodGirl! I'm your host Iz, and welcome 00:00:16.969 --> 00:00:19.250 or welcome back to the Forever GodGirl Podcast 00:00:19.250 --> 00:00:21.670 in today's episode We are gonna talk all about 00:00:21.670 --> 00:00:25.429 homosexuality because well It is June, and the 00:00:25.429 --> 00:00:29.250 focus of June is homosexuality. And also because 00:00:29.250 --> 00:00:32.950 homosexuality is a form of sexual impurity. And 00:00:32.950 --> 00:00:35.149 if you recall, we have been doing a mini -series 00:00:35.149 --> 00:00:38.090 on sexual purity, but this time we're talking 00:00:38.090 --> 00:00:41.170 all about homosexuality. Another title that is 00:00:41.170 --> 00:00:44.170 commonly used to refer to homosexuality is LGBTQ 00:00:44.170 --> 00:00:47.090 +, and all those letters stand for something. 00:00:47.509 --> 00:00:51.359 Lesbian, gay. bisexual, trans, and queer. And 00:00:51.359 --> 00:00:54.000 homosexuality is a person who is romantically 00:00:54.000 --> 00:00:56.719 attracted to someone of their own gender. So 00:00:56.719 --> 00:00:59.380 the reason I'm telling you this is because any 00:00:59.380 --> 00:01:02.259 way you turn in today's world, you most likely 00:01:02.259 --> 00:01:05.760 are going to see someone who is LGBTQ +, especially 00:01:05.760 --> 00:01:08.959 since it is June, which is Pride Month. But when 00:01:08.959 --> 00:01:11.719 it comes to this topic specifically, it only 00:01:11.719 --> 00:01:14.780 matters what the Bible says, what God says. And 00:01:14.780 --> 00:01:19.739 in Genesis 1 verse 27, he says, So God created 00:01:19.739 --> 00:01:23.060 mankind in his own image, and the image of God 00:01:23.060 --> 00:01:26.659 he created them. Male and female he created them. 00:01:27.260 --> 00:01:30.099 I also want to say that it can be tempting to 00:01:30.099 --> 00:01:32.379 go with the crowd and what the world thinks about 00:01:32.379 --> 00:01:36.359 homosexuality, because nowadays it is so normalized, 00:01:36.819 --> 00:01:39.620 and people take pride in it, literally. But actually, 00:01:39.920 --> 00:01:42.159 they should be no surprise, because in Romans 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:47.959 1, 26 through 27, it says, Because those people 00:01:47.959 --> 00:01:51.200 turned against God, he let those bad things rule 00:01:51.200 --> 00:01:53.560 their lives. They strongly wanted to do things 00:01:53.560 --> 00:01:56.200 that they should be ashamed about. Even the women 00:01:56.200 --> 00:01:59.159 stopped having sex in a way that is proper. Instead 00:01:59.159 --> 00:02:01.560 they began to have sex with other women, which 00:02:01.560 --> 00:02:04.640 is not proper. Also the men stopped having sex 00:02:04.640 --> 00:02:07.560 with women. Instead they strongly wanted to have 00:02:07.560 --> 00:02:10.960 sex with other men. Men did bad things with other 00:02:10.960 --> 00:02:13.599 men that they should be ashamed about. So the 00:02:13.599 --> 00:02:15.780 first question I wanna tackle is why would such 00:02:15.780 --> 00:02:18.580 a loving God turn them over to the sin, which 00:02:18.580 --> 00:02:21.599 is bad for them? Well, because their hearts were 00:02:21.599 --> 00:02:23.819 so hardened. That's not to say that they were 00:02:23.819 --> 00:02:26.919 beyond the love of God, but that is to say that 00:02:26.919 --> 00:02:30.180 they had so much pride and such a strong desire 00:02:30.180 --> 00:02:32.300 to do the things that they wanted to do that 00:02:32.300 --> 00:02:35.360 they wouldn't listen to God. Pride itself is 00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:38.159 a sin. In the scripture, it literally says, is 00:02:38.159 --> 00:02:41.080 that God hates pride. We feel like we can take 00:02:41.080 --> 00:02:43.319 it on by ourselves. We feel like we can do it 00:02:43.319 --> 00:02:45.840 all by ourselves. We feel like we don't have 00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:48.300 anything to be ashamed about. We won't want to 00:02:48.300 --> 00:02:50.680 repent. We won't want to turn from our ways. 00:02:50.919 --> 00:02:53.439 So I know I've just talked heavily about how 00:02:53.439 --> 00:02:56.219 homosexuality is a sin, but I know that since 00:02:56.219 --> 00:02:59.080 it's so prevalent in today's world, a lot of 00:02:59.080 --> 00:03:01.719 people struggle with it. First Corinthians 6, 00:03:01.939 --> 00:03:04.599 9 through 11. It's gonna start off by saying 00:03:04.599 --> 00:03:08.050 this. Or do you not know that wrongdoers will 00:03:08.050 --> 00:03:11.169 not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. 00:03:11.610 --> 00:03:14.189 Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, 00:03:14.590 --> 00:03:17.210 nor adulterers, nor men who have sex with men, 00:03:17.729 --> 00:03:21.129 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor 00:03:21.129 --> 00:03:24.990 slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom 00:03:24.990 --> 00:03:27.919 of God. And that is what some of you were. but 00:03:27.919 --> 00:03:31.259 you were washed, you were sanctified, and you 00:03:31.259 --> 00:03:34.099 were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus 00:03:34.099 --> 00:03:38.120 Christ by the Spirit of our God. This is such 00:03:38.120 --> 00:03:41.659 good news. This tells us that no matter how far 00:03:41.659 --> 00:03:45.340 we think we are in sin, we can still be washed, 00:03:45.860 --> 00:03:48.800 sanctified, and justified in the name of the 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:51.680 Lord Jesus Christ. So the first thing we have 00:03:51.680 --> 00:03:54.280 to do if we struggle with homosexuality, or any 00:03:54.280 --> 00:03:56.659 other sin for that matter, is to go to Jesus 00:03:56.659 --> 00:04:00.639 and ask for his help. Surrender to him, just 00:04:00.639 --> 00:04:04.280 like any other type of sin. If we surrender, 00:04:04.659 --> 00:04:09.680 repent, and seek God, he will help us. We can 00:04:09.680 --> 00:04:12.520 go to his throne in confidence knowing that he 00:04:12.520 --> 00:04:15.139 will listen to us and he's always ready to help. 00:04:15.449 --> 00:04:18.430 Another thing we can do is to reach out to trusted 00:04:18.430 --> 00:04:21.509 Christian mentors. Finding a Christian mentor 00:04:21.509 --> 00:04:24.449 is so important and a trusted one. Somebody who 00:04:24.449 --> 00:04:27.350 has a strong relationship with Jesus and walks 00:04:27.350 --> 00:04:30.310 out their faith in their everyday life. The best 00:04:30.310 --> 00:04:33.290 way to break the chain of sin is to expose it. 00:04:33.629 --> 00:04:36.449 When we expose it, we are kept accountable and 00:04:36.449 --> 00:04:38.769 it doesn't have as much power over us. One last 00:04:38.769 --> 00:04:40.670 thing I want to say is if you do see someone 00:04:40.670 --> 00:04:42.709 who is homosexual, we should treat them with 00:04:42.709 --> 00:04:45.709 respect. However, at the same time, healthy boundaries 00:04:45.709 --> 00:04:48.620 is what we want to keep up. Now it's time for 00:04:48.620 --> 00:04:51.540 our special segment. All right, so since season 00:04:51.540 --> 00:04:54.040 three, we are gonna have something a little bit 00:04:54.040 --> 00:04:56.439 different for special segments. It's time for 00:04:56.439 --> 00:04:58.939 question of the day, movies and TV shows. The 00:04:58.939 --> 00:05:01.560 question is, what is your favorite Bible series 00:05:01.560 --> 00:05:04.720 and what is your favorite episode from that Bible 00:05:04.720 --> 00:05:07.660 series? My favorite Bible series of all time 00:05:07.660 --> 00:05:10.600 is definitely The Chosen. My favorite episode 00:05:10.600 --> 00:05:13.259 from The Chosen would probably be either season 00:05:13.259 --> 00:05:16.860 two, episode two, I Saw You. or season four, 00:05:16.939 --> 00:05:21.199 episode seven, The Last Sign. It's really dramatic, 00:05:21.540 --> 00:05:24.819 emotional, and amazing. Definitely a must watch, 00:05:24.899 --> 00:05:26.839 especially if you're trying to learn more about 00:05:26.839 --> 00:05:29.899 the Bible. Well, that was such a great special 00:05:29.899 --> 00:05:32.120 segment, but now it's time to talk about something 00:05:32.120 --> 00:05:35.639 a little bit more serious and exciting, salvation. 00:05:35.959 --> 00:05:40.699 Here's a word from Zy. So, if you have a personal 00:05:40.699 --> 00:05:45.040 relationship with Jesus Christ, then this episode 00:05:45.040 --> 00:05:49.660 will help you but if you don't have a personal 00:05:49.660 --> 00:05:53.720 relationship with Jesus Christ then I invite 00:05:53.720 --> 00:05:56.500 you to give your heart to the Lord today to receive 00:05:56.500 --> 00:05:59.759 him into your heart go to Romans 10 9 through 00:05:59.759 --> 00:06:02.899 10 it says If you confess with your mouth the 00:06:02.899 --> 00:06:06.180 Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God 00:06:06.180 --> 00:06:08.540 has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 00:06:08.819 --> 00:06:11.360 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, 00:06:11.860 --> 00:06:14.879 and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 00:06:15.740 --> 00:06:18.980 If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are 00:06:18.980 --> 00:06:21.399 saved, and now have eternal life with Jesus. 00:06:21.699 --> 00:06:25.620 You are saved from all your sins, past, present, 00:06:26.139 --> 00:06:29.560 and future sins you may commit. Now, This truth 00:06:29.560 --> 00:06:34.139 is not a free pass to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus 00:06:34.139 --> 00:06:37.860 gives you power over all wrong choices and empowers 00:06:37.860 --> 00:06:41.120 you to spread the gospel to others. You are saved 00:06:41.120 --> 00:06:43.899 forever and your name is written in the Book 00:06:43.899 --> 00:07:00.660 of Life. And remember, homosexuality is a sin. 00:07:01.160 --> 00:07:04.259 However, Jesus loves all sinners equally, but 00:07:04.259 --> 00:07:43.480 it's the sin itself he hates. Is homosexuality 00:07:43.480 --> 00:07:48.199 a sin? Short answer, yes. But a disclaimer, God 00:07:48.199 --> 00:07:50.740 doesn't hate people who are homosexuals. Jesus 00:07:50.740 --> 00:07:54.139 loves all of us. However, he doesn't love our 00:07:54.139 --> 00:07:54.300 sin.