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Violating the Second Commandment?

In the light of these facts, we should ask ourselves if we are violating God's command-
ments. Do we have pictures of this false Christ -- the representation of pagan gods -- in our homes,
in our Bibles?

If we do have, we should do as God commanded the ancient Israelites in Numbers 33:52.
"Destroy all their [the heathen's] PICTURES, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck
down all their high places." Yes, so let each of us rid himself of any form of idolatry -- including
this form of violating the second commandment. And, let us be about our Father's business, by al-
ways being in obedience to His commandments (I John 2:3, 4).

The Scourge of Sodom We know well that many who call themselves
Christians do not now have much regard for the
Divine directives recited in the Old Testament, on
This magazine would not normally be joining the this or any other matter. But if their claims to be
media in providing space for the purpose of dis- Christ's followers are to bear any credence what-
cussing the nauseating shame of homosexuality. soever they are bound to acknowledge the author-
But we are driven to expostulation by the laissez- ity of Christ's very own apostles.
faire attitude of Christian communities who so
casually stand aside and by their silence and inac- Paul's comments are trenchant enough. He calls a
tion give near-approval. We are faced by the foul- spade a spade. Speaking scathingly of the sodo-
est wave of sub-animal beastliness since the mites of Abraham's day he said: "For this cause,
scourge of Sodom ended in the destruction of a de- God gave them up to their vile affections...Even
generate community among whom not even a bare their women did change the natural use into that
handful of non-perverts could be found. which was against nature...Likewise also the men,
leaving the natural use of the women, burned in
But even more demoralising for the soul of our na- their lust, one towards another; men with men
tion than the tardiness of the churches to denounce working that which is unseemly and receiving in
this moral pestilence is the apparent glossing by themselves that recompense of their error which
religious dignitaries of those guilty of this degra- was meet."
dation. There are many instances of self-declared
association on the part of "men of the cloth." If hierarchies will not take action of themselves, it
must be the task of ministers of God to urge them
But worse -- even far worse -- has transpired. forward; for this uncleanness, self-imposed by
Many church groups have recommended that prac- man, not only defiles both personal and national
tising ministers who are homosexuals shall be al- character; it can be the means of transmitting un-
lowed to remain in office at the discretion of their speakable disease to those who practise it. Medi-
leaders and that the "Church" should recognize it cal research is revealing that obscure ailments, of
as justified homosexual relationships "involving great virulence, can be thus communicated.
the expression of sexual love."
Of this, Christians can be certain. There will be no
We ask if the "Churches of God" are so satisfied response to prayers for Divine relief from the per-
with their attitude to this crime against YEHO- ils which are threatening our land and nation until
VAH and man that they are not prepared to stand those who claim to be followers of Christ leave
up and condemn it? Will they soon be prepared their "broadminded" hidey holes, vigorously to
also to regard man's ultimate shame of incest as a indict and, by the power of God, finally to extin-
mere human aberration? Has the Biblical injunc- guish the putrefacation of human body and soul
tion that our bodies are the very temple of the holy which has come down from the Hell that was
spirit of YEHOVAH ceased to have any meaning? Canaan.

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