Huffington Post did an article Sunday on "Reverend" David Weekly, a United Methodist Minister, who nearly four years ago shared with his congregation in Portland, Oregon, that he was actually born a female. The congregation went silent...Weekly is now living in the Northeast and no longer pastoring a church.

Weekly attends Lexington United Methodist Church and belongs to a group called Reconciling Ministries Network that trains and certifies Methodist Churches that want to be open to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender worshipers.

HuffPost went on to report that "after historic US Supreme Court rulings that 'knocked down the defense of marriage act' and effectively invalidated California's gay marriage ban, gay and lesbian communities are celebrating nationwide, including this weekend in New York at one of the country's most popular gay pride celebrations."

I noticed key words in the publication above, such as "knocked down the defense of marriage" and "popular gay pride celebrations." It seems the sexually deviant are having a field day "knocking down," "being popular" and "proud."

There are just a couple of problems with all of this, 1) God prohibits these lifestyles 2) The Word of God says, "Pride goes before destruction, and a hughty spirit before a fall" Proverbs 16:18.

The Word of God is the Word of God and no matter how common the sin becomes, it is still contrary to God's Word and He will never change. The Word of God says he does not change (Hebrews 13:8).

The Bible says,

"The same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed" Luke 17:29-30.

The Lord is telling us here that as soon as He catches His people away (rapture - Latin Vulgate), destruction will come upon the earth because of the transgressions of the people, just as it did when Lot escaped Sodom (the sin is named after the city famous for it). The scriptures allude to the fact that the same sins which overtook Sodom will be prominent in the world when the Lord returns. The Bible also says,

"The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard and shall be removed like a cottage, and the transgression shall be heavy upon it, and it shall fall and not rise again" Isaiah 24:20.

The people can defile themselves, party and celebrate as much as they want to, because God doesn't force anyone to obey His Word, but the Bible clearly tells us, Old and New Testaments, that all will stand before the judgment seat of God to be judged according to their works (Revelation 20:13). No, you can't earn salvation and this has nothing to do with earning salvation. Salvation is free, but the life we live after we are given the free gift of salvation through the blood sacrifice of Jesus, each and every one of us will give an account of before God. People need to understand that abstinence from sin does not connotate works. Staying away from sin is not laborious nor does it equate as payment for salvation.

Essentially, if a person receives Jesus Christ as their Savior and never does anything in the form of good works, they are still saved, because we can't earn salvation. People need to stop equating abstinence with the word earning. It is obviously a twisted lie from satan and the two words are worlds apart. Abstaining from evil isn't working for anything. How ridiculous to even suggest such a thing; but people all over the world equate the two.

God didn't save anyone from the depths of sin to leave them in the mire. God delivers. If people return to sin, the Bible says, it is like this,

"For after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter is worse with them than the beginning; for it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it has happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire" 2 Peter 2:20-22.

The Word of God promises that no temptation is too great, but God has made a way of escape, if people will only take it,

"There has no temptation taken you, but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able, but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it" 1 Corinthians 10:13.

It is simply a choice of self gratification, or taking up our cross to follow Him. Jesus said,

"He who takes not his cross and follows after Me, is not worthy of Me" Matthew 10:38.

Moses was a great example to us. He left the riches of Egypt to suffer the afflictions of the righteous in this temporary world (Hebrews 11:25), but his reward is great throughout eternity.

Do you need deliverance, friend? The power of God is there to deliver you out of all sin and bring you into the family of God. There is little time to make the right choice and the choice you make will last for eternity. If you aren't saved, please visit the How Can I Be Saved page of this website. God bless you.