God's Values Are The Only Family Values

Perversion: "The act of perverting; a turning from truth or propriety; a diverting from the true intent or object; change to something worse." (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

1 Corinthians 11:9, "Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man."

Romans 1:22, 24-29, 31-32, "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools...Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:...For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness...Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them."

Leviticus 18:22, "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination."

Deuteronomy 23:17, "There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel."

John 8:11, "...Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more." These words in John 8 spoken by Jesus to the woman caught in adultery would be the same words he would have spoken to those living the perverted lifestyle described in the above verses.

For those of you who really detest this perverted lifestyle, keep in mind that fornication, adultery, pornography and other sexual related sins fall into this same "perverted lifestyle" category. Your detest for these sins should be just as strong, if not stronger.

If you are not one who is living a perverted lifestyle, do you fall into the group of people in Romans 1:32 who "have pleasure in them that do"? Do you view television shows or movies or even read literature which sanction perverted lifestyles? Do you associate as friends (in person or in virtual reality) with those who live such lifestyles? Do unto these as Paul said to the church at Corinth in 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 to do to fornicators who are "brethren", "...not to company with fornicators:...Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person." Doing anything less to "brethren" is not of God and shows true Christian love -- a "tough love" -- for that person. All the while, pray that they repent of their sin and evil. And by all means, be there for them should they want real Christian counsel as well as when they return out of those lifestyles.

For lost (unsaved) persons living perverted lifestyles, Paul states in the same passage that we should, in essence, not wholly separate ourselves from them since we are to be a witness or a light to them. Company with them should be limited so as not to sanction their sin. For them, we should pray that they recognize their lost state, view what Christ did on their behalf as their only source for salvation, and be saved. Jesus Christ is their only hope.