If you’ve talked with people about the gospel, you’ve heard the question, “Is God fair?”
In Romans 2:12-16, Paul is establishing the point of verse 11, “For there is no partiality with God.” God will judge everyone with perfect justice. Paul is anticipating a Jewish objection, “But surely God will treat us more favorably than the pagan Gentiles. We know God’s ways as revealed in His Law, but they don’t!” Or, perhaps a Gentile would object, “It’s not fair for God to judge me for disobeying a standard that I knew nothing about! I’ve done the best that I could with what I knew. God won’t judge me, will He?”
So Paul shows that God will impartially judge everyone for sinning against the light that they were given. His line of reasoning goes like this: The Gentile sinned without the Law, so he will perish without the Law. The Jew sinned under the Law and so he will be judged by the Law (2:12). In other words, as verse 6 stated, God “will render to each person according to his deeds.” Hearing the Law isn’t good enough; you must be a doer of the Law (2:13). Although the Gentiles did not have God’s Law, they all have an inner sense of right and wrong (2:14). And, although occasionally they may do what is right, they all have sinned against what they know to be right. Their consciences and thoughts convict them of their guilt (2:15). But whatever they may think of themselves, the day is coming when God will judge not only outward deeds, but also the secrets of men through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the gospel (2:16). To sum up, Paul is saying:
Since God will impartially judge everyone for sinning against what they know to be right, everyone is guilty and thus everyone needs the gospel.
And he judges the world with righteousness; he judges the peoples with uprightness. Psalms 9:8
Mat 10:15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
In Jesus using the example of Sodom and Gomorrha we can draw parallels to the crimes that were being committed at the time.
Gen 19:4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
Gen 19:5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
Clearly, though other commandments were being broken in those Cities, one that angered God so much was homosexuality. Doing a quick search in the Bible, we find very few crimes that God specifically said those people should be stoned to death.
Lev_20:11 And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Lev_20:12 And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
Lev_20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Lev_20:16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Lev_20:27 A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
Now while it is easy for the world to rush to the ‘loving’ part of God and call for a ‘united’ support for the LGBT community, it is clear that standing on that side of the street is the wrong choice. Today, Christians are being called to ‘pray’ for the victims, to ‘donate’ blood and all manner of support for the injured at the club.
This would seem to be the wrong kind of approach for Christians to take.
Luk 17:28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
Luk 17:29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
God is very clear. The destruction of the world will happen when the world is lost in debauchery, similar to those of Sodom and Gomorrha. The attack at Orlando took place ‘like a thief at night’ quite literally, at 2am.
Should Christians feel remorse?
Deu 7:25 The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.
Deu 7:26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.Pro_17:15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
It is because the path that leads to life is very ‘thin’ only a few will tread. Being politically correct is not being a Christian.
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