THE DOUBLE STANDARD OF LGBT “CHRISTIANS”

No one likes to be ill-treated.  And that certainly includes LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender) people.  Many in the LGBT crowd feel mistreated by people that don’t agree with them and will often make comments like, “When you speak out against us, or when you don’t agree with our beliefs / position / lifestyle, you are…”:

• Judging us

• Marginalizing us

• Oppressing us

• Trying to shame us

• Intolerant

• Bullying us

• Using hate-speech

• Trying to take away our freedom / civil rights

• Making us victims of your prejudice

• Taking away our dignity

• Disrespecting us

• Homophobic

Concerning their lifestyle, they will say things like:

·  “I was born that way.”

·  “That’s just my orientation.”

·  “We don’t agree with your ‘traditional’ [read biblical] morals.” 

·  “The Bible says to love your neighbor, but you’re attacking us.”

·  “The gay lifestyle may not be right for YOU, but it is right for ME.”

·  “You need to accept us because all people are equal, right?  Aren't we all made in the image of God?"

    

As can be expected, many LGBT people are against Christianity, but we also need to point out that some of them actually claim to be Christians.  They feel that God loves them as they are, and that they are on their way to Heaven.  They even say they believe in the Bible.

But the Bible is extremely clear that homosexuality is a sin (Genesis 19:1-29; Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Romans 1:24-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; 1 Timothy 1:9-10; Jude 7).  And furthermore, they are forgetting or overlooking the fact that God, in His Word, puts homosexuals in the same category as other types of sinners.  Consider these Scripture passages:

1 Corinthians 6

v. 9) Or do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God?  Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,

v 10) nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Timothy 1

v. 8) But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully,

v. 9) realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous man, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers

v 10) and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching

Yes, ALL the people in these Scripture lists are living in sin and are not in God’s will.  They ALL need to repent and turn from their wicked ways.  Unless they repent, everyone in these lists will end up in Hell.

But those in the LGBT crowd who claim to be Christians do a very interesting thing.  They will consider the others in these lists as sinners and frown upon their lifestyles.  Yet, they exempt themselves from the punishment due to all the others, and expect special treatment from society.  Rather than seeing themselves as sinners, deserving of the punishment that God prescribes, they believe they are somehow elevated above the others and are immune from criticism, even demanding acceptance from society.

   

But this is an extreme case of special pleading because we don’t think that anyone in the LGBT crowd would accept similar arguments from a murderer who insists that if you don’t agree with him, you are “discriminating” against him, and “marginalizing” him by trying to take away his freedom and his “civil rights.”  He doesn’t see anything wrong with killing innocent people, so why are you trying to strip him of his “dignity”?

  

Or what about a kidnapper who claims that you’re “shaming” or “bullying” him when you speak against his lifestyle of stealing children?  He can’t help it.  That’s just his “orientation.”  You shouldn’t pick on “minorities” like that.

Or maybe a thief who thinks it’s ok to steal will claim that you are “intolerant” of his beliefs and you are “judging” him.  Why are you “victimizing” him with your “hate-speech”?  Remember, it’s his life!  According to the thief, stealing may not be right for you, but it’s right for him. 

 

Or what about a perjurer who accuses you of “shaming” and “disrespecting” him for his way of life.  He loves to lie under oath.  After all, he says he was “born that way,” and he doesn’t appreciate your “oppressing” him at all.  He is offended by your “traditional” way of seeing things. 

These “arguments” are very similar to those of the LGBT camp.  So, why wouldn’t you “Christian” homosexuals accept these claims from murderers, kidnappers, thieves and perjurers?  It is because you know that their arguments are wrong.  You know and accept the fact that these people are living in sin, and are apart from God.  What they are doing is wrong.  But your own sin is included in the same group! 

Why is it that YOU can use all these insults, accusations and inflammatory phrases, but THEY can’t?  This is clearly a double standard – you think that which applies to others in the same group doesn’t apply to you.

Repent while there is still time.