Life is filled with choices. We make a multitude of them every day. They can range from the inconsequential and insignificant to life-altering and momentous. Some of the inconsequential may include things like what to wear, what to eat. which route to take to work, with whom to have lunch, will I sleep in or get an early start, and a multitude of others. These are choices that we make day after day, each day, every day. They don’t have much impact at all on the direction our lives take.

But then there are other choices that do make an impact. These are the decisions that give direction to our lives. These choices are life-altering, and truly momentous. These may include things like where I will go to college, what career path will I choose, whom will I choose as my life partner, how many children do I want to have, and, again, a plethora of others.

In this blog, I would like to focus my attention on an explosively controversial subject: sexual orientation and biological selection. Before reading my remarks concerning this topic, please read the following personal statement carefully.

I am not a homophobe. I know some will accuse me of being homophobic after reading this blog, but if you do it simply means you totally misunderstand what I am saying. So, I ask that you please read my remarks carefully, and don’t allow yourself to read anything into my words. I have many friends – true friends – who practice homosexuality. I care deeply for them, and believe they do for me as well. I feel confident in saying that they would never accuse me of showing any form of contempt toward them. But, I also feel confident in saying that they know that, even though I care deeply for them, I do not condone their lifestyle. So how do I reconcile this seeming contradiction? Hopefully, this blog will answer that question.

Let me begin by quoting the same verse from my previous blog:

“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them. Then God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.'”

Genesis 1:27-28a

There are a few observations I need to make about this matter as I give consideration to the creative work of God. First, I believe the Bible is the accurate, inerrant Word of God, giving truthful proclamation of the unfolding purposes and plans of God. Second, I believe the Biblical record of creation in the first two chapters of Genesis to be an accurate description of God’s purposeful work. In other words, God had a specific plan for His creation – every individual part of creation. Third, the record is that God created man in His own image. This creative act included male and female, and no others. Fourth, God then commanded man and woman to procreate, filling the earth with their offspring. My statements in the continuance of this blog will be based on those observations.

The Biblical record states clearly that God created male and female. Period. When new parents see that beautiful new-born baby, they have no question whatsoever as to the sex of the child. It is either a boy or a girl. There are no other possibilities. None. Zero. That baby will have the anatomical parts that will quickly identify that child biologically as either male or female.

However, biological identity does not address the issue of sexual orientation, at least according to the LGBTQ+ community. Thus the term sexual orientation. Granted, this is an extremely complex subject, and the arguments are based on sexual orientation rather than biological assignment (biological assignment being the term used to identify the sex of the newborn child, while sexual orientation allows room for the possibility that the child assigned a male body may actually have the disposition, tendencies, preferences, attractions, etc, of the opposite sex).

Now to the question: If biological assignment is the determining factor in identifying the sex of a newborn child, would this not mean that when an individual identifies as something other than their biological assignment it is a matter of personal choice? If an individual is born male, then is it not a choice he makes to identify otherwise? In other words, according to this line of reasoning no one is born LGBTQ+, but are born male or female. As they grow into adulthood they may choose to be something else, but it is a choice.

The Bible has much to say about human sexuality, and gives clear guidelines on how we are to live within Biblical, God-given parameters. For example, the Bible denounces pre-marital sexual relations, but teaches the sexual relationship should be reserved for a man and a woman after they have entered into a marital commitment. To have premarital sexual relations is a choice one can make, and it places them outside the guidelines given in Scripture. The Bible also teaches that extra-marital relationships are forbidden. So, to engage in sexual relations with a person other than my spouse is a choice one can make that goes against the teachings of Scripture.

So it is, Biblically, with those who choose to enter into sexual relationships other than the one prescribed in Scripture. It is a choice. Paul made this clear in his correspondence with his friends in Rome. He says that when women engage in sexual relations with other women, and men with other men, God gives them over to their choices. In other words, we have the liberty to choose to reject the teachings of Scripture and do things our own way. For example, I could choose to engage in a sexual relationship with someone other than my wife, and God would give me over to that choice. That would be completely outside His prescribed order, but He would allow it so as to not infringe on my freedom to choose for myself.

So, for this writer, it comes down to this. You might choose to embrace a lifestyle other than those ordained in Scripture. We can exert our power of choice and determine our personal path of life. I, personally, respect anyone’s right to choose for themselves. I will continue to love you, even though I may disagree with your life choices, just as you disagree with mine.

As a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, and one who strives to follow His teachings, I will strive to live a life of commitment to His teachings, and will also try to share those teachings with others. What anyone does with those teachings is a personal choice. But whatever your choice, I will always respect your liberty and freedom to choose for yourself.

I only ask the same from you. I will never bash you, attack you in any way, defame you, reproach you for your decisions, but rather I will respect your choices in life. I will love you enough to strive to show you the love of Jesus Christ by sharing with you His guidelines for Godly living, and will then leave the choice to you.