Let’s begin with the source of our morals. Where does our sense of right and wrong come from? Morality is not subjective or based on personal feelings; it’s objective, grounded in the very nature of God. The Lord has given us a moral law that defines what is right and what is wrong. It is written in Scripture and in the conscience of every person (Romans 2:15). God’s moral law is the standard by which we live, and His design for marriage and sexuality is clear: marriage is between one man and one woman.
God’s Design for Marriage
From the very beginning, God established marriage as a covenant between a man and a woman. In Genesis 2:24, we read: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” This is reaffirmed by Jesus Himself in Matthew 19:4-6, where He says: “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”
The natural order, created by God, is male and female. This design is not just seen in humans, but throughout all of creation. Even plants reproduce through male and female parts. It is God’s order, and it is good (Genesis 1:27-28).
Homosexuality: A Perversion of God’s Design
The Bible clearly teaches that homosexual behavior is a sin. In Leviticus 18:22, God’s law states: “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.” The New Testament echoes this in Romans 1:26-27: “For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.”
Some may argue that they were “born this way,” believing that if they feel attracted to the same sex, they must act on it. But this is not true. Homosexuality is a behavior, not an identity. We all have desires that are contrary to God’s will because we live in a fallen world (Jeremiah 17:9: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?”). Just because someone has a desire doesn’t mean it is right or good. As a married person, I might feel attraction to someone who is not my spouse. Acting on that desire would be adultery, which is also a sin. We have the choice to resist sinful desires, no matter what they are.
The Need for a New Heart
The truth is, we are all born with sinful natures, and our desires are corrupted by sin. This is why Jesus said we must be born again (John 3:3). We need new hearts, transformed by the Holy Spirit. Ezekiel 36:26 says: “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” We need the power of Christ to live according to God’s design, not according to our fallen desires.
Love and Truth
As Christians, we are called to love everyone, including those who struggle with homosexual desires. But true love does not mean affirming what is sinful. True love means telling the truth, even when it’s hard, because we care about a person’s eternal soul. Jesus said in John 8:32: “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” We want to see people set free by the power of the Gospel, not enslaved by sin.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 gives a powerful message of hope: “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… 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.” This passage shows that no sin is beyond the reach of God’s grace. There is hope for everyone in Christ.
My Final Thoughts
The biblical view is clear: God designed marriage for one man and one woman, and any sexual activity outside of that covenant is sin. Homosexuality is a perversion of God’s design for sexuality, but it is not unforgivable. We must repent and turn to Christ, who offers forgiveness and transformation. We love people enough to tell them the truth and point them to Jesus, who can give them a new heart and a new life.
