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How should Bible-Believing Christians respond? How should Bible-Believing Christians respond?

I. THE _______ PATTERN

I. THE DIVINE PATTERN

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27

I. THE DIVINE PATTERN “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.” “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24

I. THE DIVINE PATTERN “Have you not read that at the beginning, the Creator made them male and female, and said: `For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and the two will become one flesh?’” “Have you not read that at the beginning, the Creator made them male and female, and said: `For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and the two will become one flesh?’” Matthew 19:4-5

I. THE DIVINE PATTERN “So they are no longer two but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate.” Matthew 19:6

Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives… Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. 1 Peter 3:1, 7

Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior… Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her…."For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.“ This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. Ephesians 5:22-32

In both the Old and New Testaments, one man and one woman in a marriage covenant relationship for life is the Divine Pattern.

I. THE DIVINE PATTERN “More than ten thousand studies have concluded that kids do best when they are raised by loving and committed mothers and fathers.” Dr. James Dobson

II. THE ___________ PERVERSION

II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION

“You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detestable.” Leviticus 18:22

II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION “If a man sleeps with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination...” Leviticus 20:13a

God’s “Extreme Makeover Demolition” of Sodom & Gomorrah

II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION What Is Jesus’ Perspective? “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” Matthew 5:17

II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION What Is Jesus’ Perspective? “I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.” Matthew 5:18

II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION Additional New Testament Scriptures condemning Homosexuality as an act, behavior or lifestyle: Romans 1:18, 26-32; 1 Corinthians 6: Timothy 1:10; 2 Peter 2:6ff; Jude 7; etc.

III. THE __________ PROBLEM

III. THE DEFINITIVE PROBLEM

Is there a “Gay Gene?”

“Gay Gene” Studies conducted by…. Gays

III. THE DEFINITIVE PROBLEM “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” Romans 3:23

III. THE DEFINITIVE PROBLEM “We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way...” Isaiah 53:6

III. THE DEFINITIVE PROBLEM “I am certain that homosexuality does not result from irresistible genetic influences, as some would have us believe.” Dr. James Dobson

III. THE _______________ Program

III. THE Destructive Program

Homosexuals represent a fraction of the total U.S. population: Only 2.9%! But the activists have been extremely successful in advancing their agenda.

IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM Goals of the Radical Homosexual Agenda:  Special privileges and rights in the laws (e.g., Federal Hate Crimes; ENDA; Military; etc.).  “Sensitivity training" of our children through public education.  Silencing critics in the clergy and Christian media.  Securing the legal benefits of marriage and parenting for any two people of the same gender.

IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM A. Entertainment Arena

IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM B. Educational Arena

Gay “Marriage” Book read to Second Graders in Massachusetts

California First Graders on a Gay “Wedding” Field Trip

IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM “It is the first fact of civilization, whoever captures the kids owns the future.” Patricia Nell Warren

IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM C. Legal/Legislative Arena

Methodist Camp in New Jersey loses Tax Exempt Status Protest against Ocean Grove Methodist Camp

New Mexico Photographers Elaine & Jon Huguenin: fined over $6,500

“Bash Back” Church Invasion Mount Hope Church in Lansing, Michigan

Swedish Pastor Åke Green was sentenced to one month in jail

The State Senate is poised to vote this week on a bill titled the “Civil Marriage and Religious Protection Act,” which will legalize same-sex “marriage.” Governor Corzine wants to sign it into law before he leaves office. The State Senate is poised to vote this week on a bill titled the “Civil Marriage and Religious Protection Act,” which will legalize same-sex “marriage.” Governor Corzine wants to sign it into law before he leaves office.

IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM Edmund Burke is often cited: “All that is needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” We must do something!

V. THE ______________ PLAN

V. THE DETERMINED PLAN

Action Step 1: Pray We need to pray for God's mercy on a state and a nation that is speeding toward Sodom and hurtling toward Gomorrah. V. THE DETERMINED PLAN

Action Step 1: Pray “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14

V. THE DETERMINED PLAN Action Step 2: Practice We need to practice the biblical principles for a healthy marriage as a positive and winsome witness. See 1 Peter 3:1-7 & Ephesians 5:22-33.

V. THE DETERMINED PLAN Action Step 3: Participate We need to participate in our “government of the people, by the people, and for the people” as Abraham Lincoln described it.

Action Step 3: Participate “You are the Salt of the Earth…You are the Light of the World.” Matthew 5:13-16 “Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God’s.” Matthew 22:21

V. THE DETERMINED PLAN Action Step 3: Participate Contact your State Senators. Respectfully let them know how you feel about this brazen attempt to redefine marriage in our state. Urge them to vote against any proposal that legalizes same-sex “marriage” in New Jersey. Here is the contact info for the Senate Majority Office:

V. THE DETERMINED PLAN Action Step 3: Participate Persuade your family, friends, and acquaintances to contact their State Senators. Visit for helpful information as to why same-sex “marriage” is a bad idea for New Jersey.

V. THE DETERMINED PLAN Action Step 3: Participate Write a letter to the editor, blog, compose a Facebook post, and tweet about your convictions on marriage between one man and one woman. Again, visit for some great information and helps.

V. THE DETERMINED PLAN Action Step 4: Proclaim “Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.” 1 Corinthians 6:9b-10

V. THE DETERMINED PLAN Action Step 4: Proclaim “Some of you were like this, BUT you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” 1 Corinthians 6:11

V. THE DETERMINED PLAN Action Step 4: Proclaim “If you hold to my teaching (that’s God’s pattern), you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free… If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed.” John 8:31-32; 36

V. THE DETERMINED PLAN Action Step 4: Proclaim “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17

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