Sex is protectively positioned between religion and biology. Otherwise… well, let’s take a look.
“The Obama Administration,” writes Chuck Colson, “has decided to promote and emphasize lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered rights – and it is doing so at the expense of everyone’s God-given freedom of religion.” (Breakpoint 1-17-12)
Colson backs up this strong statement by quoting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In an address entitled “Human Rights Agenda for the 21st Century,” (12-9-09), Clinton said people “must be free to worship, associate, and to love in the way that they choose.”
“Did you catch that?” Colson asks. “In one sentence, little noticed at the time, Mrs. Clinton showed the Administration’s true priorities. In one fell swoop, she changed our God-given right to freedom of religion, a public act, to a much more restricted ‘freedom of worship,’ a private act, which any Chinese official could go along with. At the same time, Mrs. Clinton, speaking for the administration, elevated the quote ‘right to love in the way they choose’ as a fundamental human right.”
Last December, Mrs. Clinton told a gathering of diplomats that “gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.” She also said the “most challenging issue arises when people cite religious or cultural values as a reason to violate or not to protect the human right of LGBT citizens.”
President Obama told a pro-gay-rights group, “Every single American – gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender – every single American deserves to be treated equally before the law.” Colson rightly asks, “Does that include marriage?” There are those in this present Administration who have expressed their support of so-called same-sex “marriage.” This Administration has refused to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. Where is the threat to religious freedom? If so-called homosexual “marriage” can be defined as a civil right, then those who oppose it on Biblical grounds could be branded as practicing “sexual discrimination.”
So, how did we come to this place? How is it that sexual liberty trumps religious liberty? That sexual freedom is the one right above all rights? The one right upon which no one else dare tread?
We were taunted with one question, “Did God really say . . . ?” We doubted divine creation. Put ourselves in place of God. Raised our will above His. Determined our own identity. When we see ourselves, first and foremost, as “sexual beings,” then one might assume the right to express that sexuality according to personal preference. But, God created us to be more than our flesh side. We are each a soul. We are created in His image and, though fallen from that perfect image, we are not captive to sexual instincts. The Savior, Jesus Christ, pulls us out of ourselves and away from harmful choices. His Spirit equips us to avoid sensuality and, instead, pursue purity and holiness. Things of God. When we fail, all is not lost. We are not destined to despair, but invited to confess. Ask for forgiveness and help. Start over. And over… and over…and over.
A good way to start over is to leave foolishness behind. We have been too long in “human sexuality” class and not nearly long enough in Biology 101.
Heterosexual is a biological term describing how a mammalian species reproduces. The “higher” species reproduces sexually. The lower invertebrates reproduce asexually. Therefore, the suffix “sexual” refers to reproduction. The prefix “homo,” which means “same throughout” with “sexual” is an oxymoron. Mammals can’t reproduce with two like genders: male with male or female with female. For the sake of civilization, let’s get our biology straight.
Who better to consult than the Master of biology. When He finished speaking animals into existence, God put His hands to work on His greatest masterpiece. Humans. He made two genders: male and female. Count them. Not three or four or five, but two. He shaped man, then built woman from man. He made them equal, but different. Gender is determined by our anatomy. (If you’re not sure which one you are, look down.) An individual male or female, not paired, might be lonely, but they can actually survive without sexual involvement. However, if they want to continue the human species, they must “fit together.”
God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him” (Genesis 2:18). “Fit for him,” taken literally, means “like his opposite.” Do you comprehend this? Male and female are compatibly different. Their different anatomy allows husband and wife to “fit together” in order to bring new life into the world. It is for our physical, emotional, spiritual, and generational health to live as male or female in a way that honors God rather than self.
God tells man and woman to avoid sexual immorality and sensuality, but never once does He tell us to avoid being male or female. As a man or a woman, single or married, we have a choice. We can live in a way that glorifies God and makes the world a better place… or not.
Mock God, Mr. President. Re-define creation, Mrs. Secretary of State. Replace freedom of religion with “freedom of worship.” Disregard biology and let people “love as they choose.” Claiming to be wise, you lead many on a path of foolishness.
The Holy God stands in contrast. “My ways are not your ways.” While we have opportunity, let us speak of holy things. Oppose foolishness. “Fit together” in marriage. Grow children. Explain what it means to love. To be human.
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