In reply to Randy.

Dearest Randy, my heart goes out to you, as we had a family member who also choose the homosexual lifestyle. He passed on the AIDS virus to two other partners, before his death at 40 years young. I believe God had a better plan for his life.

But, he believed as you do. And before his passing, he made a comment to me that changed my spiritual life forever.

He said, "We all have pet sins and unless you are perfect, leave my pet sin alone!"

So, I started out a quest to take out the plank in my eye before I would worry about the speck in my brother's eye.

And 25 years later, I'm still asking God... "Create in me a pure heart, oh God and renew a right spirit within me...Psalms 51:10, TMH

I still fall way short from God's perfect heaven, and I still believe in the free gift of faith given to us through the love of Christ who shed His blood on the cross, and redeemed mankind back from our enemy/Satan.

But, here's the difference between us: you are proud of your pet sin. And I look at every sin has poison to my soul, that helps give Satan the power to deceive others.

I'd honestly, rather be dead right now than to intenially dishonor my Lord Jesus, after He suffered and died to buy us back from the evil one.

Martin Luther said,
"It is a doctrine of satan that men are no longer terrified by the law and have replaced it with a gospel of love and grace ONLY!”

Here is what God's Word says in the New Testament:

Jude 1:4b,7 NIV
They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.

In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire. (‭Jude‬ ‭1‬:‭4, 7‬ NIV)

Be careful my dear brother in Christ, God's love gives us grace to live for Him. Not for the evil one.

John 14:15 NIV ( Jesus said),
"If you love Me, keep My commands."

> And to God be the Glory!