{"id":58699,"date":"2023-02-04T20:33:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T02:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=58699"},"modified":"2023-02-04T20:33:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T02:33:27","slug":"the-perversion-of-homosexuality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-perversion-of-homosexuality\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perversion of Homosexuality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\tQuote from Robert Jeffress\nBut God’s Word has not changed. The Bible describes homosexuality as a perversion of God’s design for human sexuality that has devastating physical, emotional, and spiritual consequences. Christians should not fall into the trap of cutting our consciences to fit this year’s fashion, to paraphrase American playwright Lillian Hellman. Homosexuality is a distortion of God’s plan for human sexuality.\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Quote from Robert Jeffress But God’s Word has not changed. The Bible describes homosexuality as a perversion of God’s design for human sexuality that has devastating physical, emotional, and spiritual consequences. Christians should not fall into the trap of cutting our consciences to fit this year’s fashion, to paraphrase American playwright Lillian Hellman. Homosexuality is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-58699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-homosexuality"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":58375,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-collision-between-homosexuality-and-christianity\/","url_meta":{"origin":58699,"position":0},"title":"The Collision Between Homosexuality and Christianity","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"by Dennis Abernathy The agenda of the LGBTQ is to redefine the family. Bumper stickers are seen all over that say: \"Burn the Binary.\" What does that mean? It means to destroy the distinction between man and woman or male and female. Apparently, such foolishness is making inroads in our\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":35923,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/your-site-has-been-helpful-to-me-in-preparing-for-a-talk-on-sexual-perversion\/","url_meta":{"origin":58699,"position":1},"title":"Your site has been helpful to me in preparing for a talk on sexual perversion","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 22, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I've found your site so helpful when I wanted to know more about\u00a0sexual perversion, a topic given to me to share in a youth conference in my area. It's amazing to see the rate at which it's growing in this generation.\u00a0 May God help us to live and also\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":96094,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/civil-rights-or-sinful-rights\/","url_meta":{"origin":58699,"position":2},"title":"Civil Rights or Sinful Rights?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"by Ron Nelson via\u00a0Sentry Magazine, Vol. 21 No. 2, June 1995 The Centerfold is a gay and lesbian newspaper distributed in Central Florida. In the September 1992 edition, the managing editor had this to say in an article entitled, \"Moral Breakdown or Value Readjustment, The 1992 Election\": \"When the United\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27801,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-can-god-condemn-homosexuals-when-he-made-them-that-way\/","url_meta":{"origin":58699,"position":3},"title":"How can God condemn homosexuals when He made them that way?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 19, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have read many of\u00a0your answers regarding homosexuality\u00a0and how it is a sin no different than stealing or adultery. Being gay myself, and having both a Christian mother and Atheist father, I have constantly pondered about religion and my sexuality. What do you feel is God's reason or justification\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":96501,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/misinformation\/","url_meta":{"origin":58699,"position":4},"title":"Misinformation","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeff Smelser via\u00a0Sentry Magazine, Vol. 21 No. 4, December 1995 No informed individual can rationally claim the Bible does not condemn homosexuality. There are people who try to make such a claim, but these fall into two categories: the uninformed and the biased representatives of the homosexual community. 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