Episode 63: A Christian's Response to LGBT

In the name of the glorious Trinity, Father and Son and Holy

Spirit forever. Amen.

Glory be to the everlasting mercies which sent you to us, O

Christ, the Light of the world and the life of all.

Give us wisdom by your law and enlighten our impulses by your

knowledge. Sanctify our souls by your

truth, and grant that we may be obedient to your words and may

fulfill your commandments at every hour.

O you who enlightens the rational with the knowledge of

your greatness, do enlight, O my Lord, our thoughts that we may

meditate upon your holy and divine Scriptures at all times,

O Lord of all, Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever.

Amen. A topic that has been so on my

heart for so long to discuss and and somewhat of a current

affairs is this issue or the topic of the L GB TQ.

Now I'm not going to be politically correct and I'm not

going to speak politics. But this episode, by the request

of the many of our dear beloved sisters and brothers, we'll

cover the question, How does a faithful, obedient, Christ

loving, active Christian respond to all Lgbtqs?

Let me share a an encounter I had with a mother who had issues

with her son who had begun playing the slot machines or

poker machines. He was somehow okaying it and

justifying it by saying I only play 10 or $20 maximum $50 kept

increasing. Actually though, I'm replied

Robbie, I'm not concerned of the 10 or 20.

I'm more concerned about the thousands that he will end up

gambling in due time. Just the title L GB TQ is

concerning, but I'm more concerned about the plus.

Now please excuse my ignorance. It may mean something.

It obviously stands for something.

But what is this plus more to come in the future?

In any case, let's begin with an encounter that Jesus had with

with a man named Zechayes in blue, chapter 19, verse nine.

And this will be our our model. This will be our platform on how

we can respond to our brothers and sisters and friends from the

LGBT group or movement. Now Zakeus, who was perceived,

he was marked, he was labeled as a dreadful, putrid, ever so

despised Jew among the Jewish community, the Jews.

And we read that it was the greatest attribute of Jesus

Christ which moved Zakeus to #1, accepting him to be Lord,

followed by a genuine repentance which entailed the confession of

his sins, which was justified, meaning the confession.

The repentance was justified and amplified by his promise of

doing good deeds, by giving half of it for his wealth to the poor

and the other half repaying those who he default or he

defrauded 4 folds. And this extended and life was

declared to him and to his household through Jesus.

Marisha, that of mirth pay truck of the Assyrian Church of the

East, writes that while the chaos was in the tree, he was

actually praying in his mind and saying in his mind thinking in

his mind and his heart. Blessed is everyone who is

worthy, worthy that this this righteous man Jesus should go

into his house. And the all knowing God, Jesus

Christ, praise be to his name, knew him and knew his desires.

And hence Jesus says haste. Make haste to come down the

case. I need to be in your house.

One very crucial point to note is that Jesus Christ didn't

justify and was not in acceptance of the crime or the

criminal life of Zakias as an extortionist, A deceiving

person, a lying person, as a cruel person.

No, no, no. Off the bat we must we must

acknowledge that he did not justify or in any way, shape or

form except the criminals life as a criminal.

No, but he saw Zakhayas in a way that the world could not see

him. Now that should be our response

to anyone who is not only active and involved in a life that is

an abomination revolting to mankind and it is inverse.

It is opposite to human ethics, manners and etiquette.

And I think it was the last episode of the episode before

that we spoke about the the Assyrian manners ethics and

etiquettes. Not only that, but more so and

more importantly, it is not accepted to the Lord God.

It is not appropriate to live a life of abomination to the Lord

God, be it heterosexuals outside of marriage.

I'm talking about adulterers, be it bisexuals, Alcoholics, drug

addicts, extortionists, gays, lesbians, queers, transgenders

or homosexuals. First and foremost.

We should not for a moment and even begin to contemplate to

justify and be lenient on the detestability of the above

mentioned lifestyles that I mentioned.

No, that is not doing anyone any good.

Since God was not, has not, has not been, and will not be

lenient to sin, so too, the Church has not been, is not, and

should not and will not at any time be lenient to sin.

Period. There it is.

I've said it two episodes ago. I even warned and mentioned that

those who are engaged in such abominable lifestyles should

refrain from partaking in the Holy Eucharist for their own

well-being. Now if you are challenging and

questioning my words right now, let me provide you scriptural

evidence and support. Now a side note that this is to

those who claim to be believers and lovers of God and His Son,

Jesus Christ and His all sanctifying Holy Spirit.

Let's read some scripture. Leviticus chapter 18 verses 22

Leviticus 18:22–23

to 23. And this is God who does not

change like a shadow. Saint James writes, God says you

shall not sleep with a male as one sleeps with a female.

It is an abomination. Also, you shall not have sexual

intercourse with any animal to be defiled with it, nor shall

any woman stand before an animal to mate with it.

It is a perversion back in my school days, and I say this in

all shame. You know, Saint Paul writes to

the Galatians, I believe. What good do you have of those

things that you did in your life before coming to Christ that now

you are ashamed of? There was the pornographic

videos and there was a pornographic videos of humans

and animals. That is disgusting.

That's revolting. Some of you may be saying this

right now. Why does it keep harping on

these things? Because these things are

happening. Beloved saying Peter writes that

mankind has been like an animal and is like an animal today.

So it's in the scriptures. We're quoting scriptures where

supporting our argument or our statements with scriptures, holy

scriptures as He and again to those who read scriptures and

post scriptures and love the Lord.

This is for us. In Leviticus chapter 20, verse

Leviticus 20:13

13. If there is a man who sleeps

with a male as those who sleep with a woman, both of them have

committed a detestable act. They must be put to death.

They have brought their own deaths upon themselves.

See, it's there. They have brought their own

deaths upon themselves. It's not that God desires the

death of a sin. I know he doesn't.

They have sown the evil. They are now going to rape the

evil. And if you're saying this is Old

Testament, Jesus Christ has abolished.

Don't dare claim that Jesus abolished the Old Testament and

the law. I don't care whether you wrap it

or you sing it or it's a TikTok meme.

Don't because you're disrespecting the Holy

scriptures. Matthew chapter 5 verses 17 to

Matthew 5:17–18

18. Jesus says do not think that I

have come to revoke or abolish the written law or the prophets.

I'm not come to revoke or abolish but to fulfill.

Yes, I say to you that until heaven and earth will pass away

one Ute which is one of the alphabets in the in the Syrian

alphabet and without the the ending it's the smallest

alphabet. One Ute and one tag or stroke

will not pass away from the written law until everything

will happen. This is scripture not

compromising, calling it as it is calling a spade a spade.

Romans chapter one verses 26 to 28.

This is in the in the New Testament.

Therefore God handed them over to disgraceful diseases and

their females change their natural need and became

accustomed to that which is unnatural.

Why do we not read these scripture passages and preach

them when we are justifying and compromising sin?

Why? Why do we only harp on?

Jesus is love. Of course God is love.

But what about these verses? These are in the scriptures.

These are inspired by the Holy Spirit which is God.

And again also their males in this way abandoned the natural

need of for females, and they were ravished with desires for

one another, even made from male for male, and committed disgrace

and received a right reward in their persons for their error

and became and because they deceit decided in themselves not

to know God. Let me read that again.

And because they decided in themselves they did, they did

this not to know God. God handed them over to a

worthless mind, so that they would be doing whatever is

inappropriate. Jew Chapter one verses five to

seven. Now I want to remind you, though

you know everything once and for all, that the Lord, after saving

a people out of the land of Egypt, subsequently destroyed

those who did not believe the A and the angels who did not keep

their own dominion, but abandoned their proper dwelling

place. These he has kept in eternal

restraints under darkness for the judgment of the great day.

These are the demons, just as solemn Sodom and Gomorrah.

Read up on Sodom and Gora, Gomorrah and the cities around

them, Since they, in the same way as these angels, indulged in

sexual perversion and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as

an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.

So, beloved, it is unconditionally an abomination

to the Lord, to the Church, and it should be to old Christ

loving faithfuls, just as Zechayes was.

However, however, we'll also learn from Jesus that when we

have the desire and the attempt and the hope for restoration of

those who are corrupted by abominable sins and find to find

those who are lost in love, the keyword in love love accompanied

complimented by the stern and unwavering stance on the non

acceptance of the perversity of the sin.

To love someone does not mean that you justify and you accept

the sin of that person. Now if you say what do you mean

Rabi, what are you talking about?

Well let me tell you exactly what I mean through the

scriptures 1 Corinthians 511. But actually I wrote to you not

to associate with any so-called brother if he is a sexually

immoral person. Let me read it again.

Pull over. Stop your washing, your cooking,

what have you pull over. Listen to this.

This is in the Holy Scriptures. This is read in the churches

during the Eucharistic service. But actually, I wrote to you not

to associate with any socalled brother if he is a sexually

immoral person or a greedy person or an idolater, or is

verbally abusive or habitually drunk or a swindler, not even to

eat with such a person. Now that sounds, and the by the

sounds of what Saint Paul is saying is instructing, is that

our response and our relationship with those who are

in grief, sin. We're talking about the Lgbtqs,

those who are active. Our relationship and our

response with such people should be one that is distant, limited

and somewhat subliminal. Oh, how people are going to stop

listening to this, I believe, but the truth must be said.

So love must also go hand in hand with caring and seeing the

person that is in such atrocity as one who is a soul, a being,

and more so a child of God. That is why Paul is instructing

and declaring such demanding and severe outlook.

Lack of a better term. And you know, an act of someone

who is insin so that we can win that person back.

See Luke 19/9. When Jesus declared life to the

House of Zacchaeus, he explained that Zacchaeus is a son of

Abraham. The reason why Saint Paul is

telling us not to associate and not to eat with this person is

so that person can come to that realization.

That person is a soul. That person is God's creation,

created, made, fashioned in the image and likeness of God.

That soul will be rewarded according to the deeds, whether

good or evil. But now if you're asking, well,

how can I then reach out to someone if I'm supposed to

distance myself? Paul says do not associate, do

not encourage, do not accept, do not.

Oh, that is so beautiful. Oh yeah, you know, you're right.

No, no, that is causing more damage.

Beloved, be prepared to always correct.

Be prepared to always stretch out the hand of assistance and

help and aid to restore, not to encourage, to continue in the

death. This is the response of those

Christians who want to help those that are in sin.

Philippians 2. Four, we read, Do not merely

look out for your own personal interest, but also for the

interests of others. Be prepared.

Caring for others should follow none other than praying and

fasting. That is the pinnacle response,

beloved, the response of the responses, praying and fasting,

not compromising and encouraging and accepting and justifying and

finding excuses. No, they are weak.

They are flawed. But praying and fasting that the

Lord will, the Lord's will will be done, that the Lord will

determine the paths of reaching out.

How do I reach out that the Lord will open the door of

communication for one purpose only, one purpose of restoration

that the Lord will deliver from the evil one and his host?

You know why we repeat this in the Church, in the liturgical

services, when the priest says, deliver us from the evil one and

his host, and everyone repeats from the evil one and his host,

Because it is such a significant and such a such a a most wanted

request, such a needy request. That Lord, we need, you, we

help, we want, and we beseech that you deliver us from the

Evil One and His Host. And at all times, beloved, our

response should be that we are available to respond to the

desire and any indications of remorse, sorrow or repentance.

Any cry for help, any cry for assistance for cleric

clarification running out. This is our response to run out,

to go out of your way, to be there, the prodigal son when he

came to his senses. And when he confessed that he is

dying because he is, he is distanced from his father.

And he confessed that the father has so much, there is so much

grace and love and mercies. But the Father never justified

what the prodigal son did. No, he didn't say it's OK, my

son. No, he didn't say.

He didn't refer to his sin because there was that

confession and that repentance when he said, I will return,

there's your repentance. And he made his way to the

Father, and the Father ran out. The Father didn't go looking for

the prodigal son and said, oh, so is this where you're living?

Oh, this is your partner. Oh, so you 2 live here together

and you share this bed together? No, he didn't do that.

He waited for the sun to return. But the minute the sun returned,

beloved, he ran out. That's got to be your response.

If you love someone, that has to be your response to run out only

to be prepared to help restoration and repentance.

And in all this, beloved, we need to be careful.

We need to be aware. We need to be alert, careful and

looking out for our Christian well-being, our own Christian

well-being, because we are taking on the deeds, the

ideology, the will of Satan, Galatians chapter 6, verse one,

Galatians 6 · chapter mention

Saint Paul writes. Brothers and sisters, if a

person is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are

spiritual number one, we need to be praying and fasting for

ourselves. Lord, good me arm me, strengthen

me, wisen me, give me strength. I'm going to go in battle now.

You, who are spiritual, are to restore such a person in a

spirit of gentleness, love, understanding, sympathizing in a

way where I I know it's wrong. I know why you're doing what

you're doing, but not compromising and accepting but

each one looking to yourself so that you are not tempted as

well. You are not tempted again to

compromise the truth of Jesus Christ found in the Holy

Scriptures and in the Church. That is her faith, her doctrine,

her cannons, her liturgy, and her mysteries.

Lastly, always be ready to listen.

Always be ready to listen rather than to yak and yak and yak with

too many words and not enough information.

Always know and understand that there is a reason and a

circumstance to every situation, to every issue.

All this must be done. But, and this all comes from

that love that is portrayed in one Corinthians 13, Love that

does not rejoice in unrighteousness or evil or filth

or immorality, but rejoices with the truth.

Now as a result of this episode, you know saying Paul writes, I

think it's to again to the collisions.

He said you know I and let me paraphrase it.

You know, I feel sorry that I have I have caused grief within

you. I I'm sorry that I have upset

you. I'm upset that I have upset you.

But you know what? No, I'm glad that I have upset

at you because you're upset. Your grief will bring you to

repentance as a result of this episode.

If I have offended anyone, if I have upset anyone, no, I will

not apologize. I will thank God, because I pray

that that upset that grief will bring to repentance.

And I would officially, and with all love and peace and harmony

and caring, I would like to extend a loving and caring

information to all who are stricken by the wounds of L GB

TQ plus, to come to come and open a friendly, a confidential,

confidential, friendly discussion.

I will by no means judge to condemnation, but rather make

aware of the judgment awaiting us.

By Jesus Christ I will not merely point out the wrong, but

I will make aware of what is right and what is holy.

I will by no means call evil good, but rather find a path to

changing the evil into good. By the grace of God.

I say, come now and let us reason together.

Though your sins be as Scarlets, they shall be as white as snow.

Though they be red like Crimson, they shall be as wool.

And this you'll find in Isaiah chapter one, verse 18, which is

an invitation from God, praise and glory be to His holy name,

now and at all times and forever.

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