Christians are compelled in faithfulness and love to hold to the truth of God’s word. This includes what the Scriptures clearly reveal, command, and teach concerning homosexuality, both as to law and grace, sin and salvation. (See below.) At the same time, also in accordance with the word of God, Pilgrims Covenant Church abhors and detests the sort of vile, unscriptural teachings and behavior which is typified by the likes of the Westboro Baptist Church which is infamous for its “God hates fags” campaign and for celebrating the deaths of U.S soldiers.
March 22, 2007
With Friends Like Albert Mohler, Who Needs Enemies?
By Pastor Ralph Ovadal
"O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen." 1 Timothy 6:20-21
Recently, Rev. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, managed to enrage the citizens of New Sodom and, at the same time, give their corrupt agenda a good shot in the arm. Mohler made the sodomites a bit more mad—I believe that would be the appropriate multipurpose word—than they already are by suggesting his support for the development of prenatal sexual orientation screening and prenatal medical treatment to "reverse the sexual orientation" of babies found to be homosexual.
The offending remarks were made in a lengthy article written by the influential Mohler, titled "Is Your Baby Gay? What If You Could Know? What If You Could Do Something About It?" Albert Mohler's article did a great service for the sodomites' cause. I have no doubt that after their first, and typical, temper tantrum had ebbed, sodomites, along with their friends far and wide, realized just what a gift they had been handed. A quote in a recent AP story provides evidence of that very thing: "Dr. Jack Drescher, a New York City psychiatrist critical of those who consider homosexuality a disorder, commended Mohler's openness to the prospect that it is biologically based. 'This represents a major shift,' Drescher said. 'This is a man who actually has an open mind, who is struggling to reconcile his religious beliefs with facts that contradict it.'"
And that is exactly what Reverend Mohler is doing. Rather than stand by the Word of God in the face of contrived scientific "knowledge," he has made "science falsely so called" the final authority in all matters of faith and practice. As I said, Reverend Mohler's article is lengthy. It is also a classic, confused mixture of objective truth and subjective reasoning with a heavy emphasis on the latter. President Mohler's thesis seems to be that, while he is not saying that homosexuals are born that way, they probably are born that way because science will probably prove as much; therefore Christians need to change their thinking and doctrine in order to be in sync with the pending scientific conclusion that sodomites were born sodomites. In his article, Reverend Mohler makes points too numerous to quote and critique in this article, points such as the following:
Recently, Rev. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, managed to enrage the citizens of New Sodom and, at the same time, give their corrupt agenda a good shot in the arm. Mohler made the sodomites a bit more mad—I believe that would be the appropriate multipurpose word—than they already are by suggesting his support for the development of prenatal sexual orientation screening and prenatal medical treatment to "reverse the sexual orientation" of babies found to be homosexual.
The offending remarks were made in a lengthy article written by the influential Mohler, titled "Is Your Baby Gay? What If You Could Know? What If You Could Do Something About It?" Albert Mohler's article did a great service for the sodomites' cause. I have no doubt that after their first, and typical, temper tantrum had ebbed, sodomites, along with their friends far and wide, realized just what a gift they had been handed. A quote in a recent AP story provides evidence of that very thing: "Dr. Jack Drescher, a New York City psychiatrist critical of those who consider homosexuality a disorder, commended Mohler's openness to the prospect that it is biologically based. 'This represents a major shift,' Drescher said. 'This is a man who actually has an open mind, who is struggling to reconcile his religious beliefs with facts that contradict it.'"
And that is exactly what Reverend Mohler is doing. Rather than stand by the Word of God in the face of contrived scientific "knowledge," he has made "science falsely so called" the final authority in all matters of faith and practice. As I said, Reverend Mohler's article is lengthy. It is also a classic, confused mixture of objective truth and subjective reasoning with a heavy emphasis on the latter. President Mohler's thesis seems to be that, while he is not saying that homosexuals are born that way, they probably are born that way because science will probably prove as much; therefore Christians need to change their thinking and doctrine in order to be in sync with the pending scientific conclusion that sodomites were born sodomites. In his article, Reverend Mohler makes points too numerous to quote and critique in this article, points such as the following:
"1. There is, as of now, no incontrovertible or widely accepted proof that any biological basis for sexual orientation exists.
"2. Nevertheless, the direction of the research points in this direction. Research into the sexual orientation of sheep and other animals, as well as human studies, points to some level of biological causation for sexual orientation in at least some individuals.
"3. Given the consequences of the Fall and the effects of human sin, we should not be surprised that such a causation or link is found. After all, the human genetic structure, along with every other aspect of creation, shows the pernicious effects of the Fall and of God's judgment."
Upon reading Reverend Mohler's long—and quite frankly, convoluted—article as well as a follow-up article, it becomes clear that he believes sodomites are "born that way" but should not act out their orientation since that would be sin. For instance, he says such things as:
• "We sin against homosexuals by insisting that sexual temptation and attraction are predominately chosen. . . . Christians must be very careful not to claim that science can never prove a biological basis for sexual orientation."
• "Caring Christians will be aware of the fact that many persons who struggle with homosexuality—males and females—testify as Christian believers or as those troubled in conscience that they simply have no idea where same-sex desire originated in their lives. They do know that they did not choose this pattern of attraction."
For decades, the foundation of New Sodom's perverted platform has been the constantly repeated lie that homosexuality is biologically determined and no one chooses to be "gay." Many of the gains made by the sodomites can be attributed to the acceptance of that lie in certain political circles and among a certain percentage of the American public. Now Albert Mohler has added some fuel to the sodomites' spreading fire. From his article, it is apparent that Reverend Mohler is most impressed by some "sexual partner preference testing" recently done on sheep! The scientists involved claim a certain percentage of the rams turned out to be bisexual and homosexual. Based on that "science falsely so called," Mohler has committed the classic error of the modern higher critic. He has decided that the Word of God must be interpreted by science when the two seem to clash. And the Bible does clash with the notion that human beings commit homosexual acts because they are biologically programmed and born as sodomites.
For instance, Romans 1:26-27 states, "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 recompense of their error which was meet."
The truth unambiguously stated by God Himself in that passage and supported by the whole counsel of His Word is that those who commit homosexual acts change from what is natural to what is against human nature as created by God. They were not born with a homosexual "orientation" that caused them to be sexually attracted to persons of the same gender as themselves. In light of his sweeping, unsupported claim that the fall of man caused a change in "human genetic structure" which in turn biologically programmed a certain percentage of men and women to be sodomites right from birth, I would remind Reverend Mohler that Paul wrote Romans well after the fall! Yes, every human being is born with a sin nature and no original righteousness, but that is not the same as being born biologically ordered by one's very nature to be a sodomite and commit the sin declared by God's revealed Word and law of nature to be "against nature." Reverend Mohler can throw in his lot with a few heathen scientists and a bunch of sheep (not to mention goats spiritually speaking) if he likes; I intend to stick with the immutable Word of God.
And speaking of nature, Mohler ought also to be reminded that animals are not humans, and humans are not animals. Animals, even the most intelligent, are dumb beasts driven by blind instinct, hormones, and breeding cycles which can be manipulated to produce a certain amount of so-called "gay behavior."
By the way, there are also no studies on humans which have come anywhere close to proving any kind of "biological causation" for homosexuality. There is only a lot of wishful thinking, mighty striving, and baseless conclusion-drawing by a few researchers who have not proven anything even to their own peers—nothing, that is, other than their penchant for coming to a baseless conclusion and then trying to manipulate their shoddy research into a fantasy they call "scientific proof."
In his article, Reverend Mohler endorsed the use of prenatal treatment on babies with homosexual "orientation" in order "to reverse the sexual orientation to heterosexual" should such treatment ever become available. This begs the question, What about treatment to reverse "fornication orientation" or "false witness orientation," or what about "rape orientation"? How about "ungrateful heart orientation"? The Mohler doctrine, if taken to its logical conclusion, would mean that science may well have the capability to someday create sinless human beings.
Certainly, there are many aspects of Rev. Albert Mohler's article which would warrant an in-depth biblical critique and, quite frankly, warrant condemnation by all Christians who tremble at His Word (Isaiah 66:5). But hoping to have provided some food for thought, I close with one final, brief point. Has Reverend Mohler too long been breathing the ecumenical air of the Southern Baptist world? I say that because his "born that way but just don't act it out" theory of homosexuality harmonizes nicely with Roman Catholic dogma which insists that homosexuality is an "intrinsic disorder" and a "trial" for those born with a so-called homosexual orientation. According to the pope et al., homosexuals cannot help that they were born "gay," but they are not to commit homosexual acts. In light of that, is it any wonder the Associated Press reported Mohler's argument was endorsed by a prominent Roman Catholic thinker, the Reverend Joseph Fessio, provost of Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida and editor of Ignatius Press, Pope Benedict XVI's U.S. publisher? "'Same-sex activity is considered disordered,' Fessio said. 'If there are ways of detecting diseases or disorders of children in the womb, and a way of treating them that respected the dignity of the child and mother, it would be a wonderful advancement of science.'"
With his willingness to subordinate the Word of God to "science falsely so called" and give support to the "born that way" theory, Rev. Albert Mohler has strengthened the hand of the enemies of the Lord and His church. As one who has for several decades put a good deal of effort into defending biblical truth and Christian liberty against sodomite lies and homo-fascism, I can't help but ask, With friends like Albert Mohler, who needs enemies?
For instance, Romans 1:26-27 states, "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 recompense of their error which was meet."
The truth unambiguously stated by God Himself in that passage and supported by the whole counsel of His Word is that those who commit homosexual acts change from what is natural to what is against human nature as created by God. They were not born with a homosexual "orientation" that caused them to be sexually attracted to persons of the same gender as themselves. In light of his sweeping, unsupported claim that the fall of man caused a change in "human genetic structure" which in turn biologically programmed a certain percentage of men and women to be sodomites right from birth, I would remind Reverend Mohler that Paul wrote Romans well after the fall! Yes, every human being is born with a sin nature and no original righteousness, but that is not the same as being born biologically ordered by one's very nature to be a sodomite and commit the sin declared by God's revealed Word and law of nature to be "against nature." Reverend Mohler can throw in his lot with a few heathen scientists and a bunch of sheep (not to mention goats spiritually speaking) if he likes; I intend to stick with the immutable Word of God.
And speaking of nature, Mohler ought also to be reminded that animals are not humans, and humans are not animals. Animals, even the most intelligent, are dumb beasts driven by blind instinct, hormones, and breeding cycles which can be manipulated to produce a certain amount of so-called "gay behavior."
By the way, there are also no studies on humans which have come anywhere close to proving any kind of "biological causation" for homosexuality. There is only a lot of wishful thinking, mighty striving, and baseless conclusion-drawing by a few researchers who have not proven anything even to their own peers—nothing, that is, other than their penchant for coming to a baseless conclusion and then trying to manipulate their shoddy research into a fantasy they call "scientific proof."
In his article, Reverend Mohler endorsed the use of prenatal treatment on babies with homosexual "orientation" in order "to reverse the sexual orientation to heterosexual" should such treatment ever become available. This begs the question, What about treatment to reverse "fornication orientation" or "false witness orientation," or what about "rape orientation"? How about "ungrateful heart orientation"? The Mohler doctrine, if taken to its logical conclusion, would mean that science may well have the capability to someday create sinless human beings.
Certainly, there are many aspects of Rev. Albert Mohler's article which would warrant an in-depth biblical critique and, quite frankly, warrant condemnation by all Christians who tremble at His Word (Isaiah 66:5). But hoping to have provided some food for thought, I close with one final, brief point. Has Reverend Mohler too long been breathing the ecumenical air of the Southern Baptist world? I say that because his "born that way but just don't act it out" theory of homosexuality harmonizes nicely with Roman Catholic dogma which insists that homosexuality is an "intrinsic disorder" and a "trial" for those born with a so-called homosexual orientation. According to the pope et al., homosexuals cannot help that they were born "gay," but they are not to commit homosexual acts. In light of that, is it any wonder the Associated Press reported Mohler's argument was endorsed by a prominent Roman Catholic thinker, the Reverend Joseph Fessio, provost of Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida and editor of Ignatius Press, Pope Benedict XVI's U.S. publisher? "'Same-sex activity is considered disordered,' Fessio said. 'If there are ways of detecting diseases or disorders of children in the womb, and a way of treating them that respected the dignity of the child and mother, it would be a wonderful advancement of science.'"
With his willingness to subordinate the Word of God to "science falsely so called" and give support to the "born that way" theory, Rev. Albert Mohler has strengthened the hand of the enemies of the Lord and His church. As one who has for several decades put a good deal of effort into defending biblical truth and Christian liberty against sodomite lies and homo-fascism, I can't help but ask, With friends like Albert Mohler, who needs enemies?
New Sodom, New Calvinists, and the Truth about Homosexuality
Listen here to this comprehensive, scriptural teaching on homosexuality.
Listen here to this comprehensive, scriptural teaching on homosexuality.