It appears that the majority of Christian churches in America are apathetic to the major issues facing our country. The two greatest sins being committed in our nation are abortion – the murder of 56 million babies in the womb since Roe v. Wade and close behind this is the sin of homosexuality. Only 3.5% of the adult U.S. population identifies with being gay or lesbian. So homosexuality isn’t rampant in our country – yet. But the apathy and tolerance of it is rampant in America and this is even true in the majority of Christian churches.
But abortion and homosexuality are both abominations to the LORD God Almighty. Proverbs 6:16-19 says: These six things does the LORD hate: yes, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren. Leviticus 18:21 also tells us that God is against child sacrifice: And you shall not let any of your seed (or children) pass through the fire to Molech, neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
In Leviticus chapter 18, it tells us that incest and adultery are abominable to God. Then in Leviticus 18:22 it reminds us that homosexuality is also an abomination to God. It states: You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Then verses 23-30 say: Neither shall you lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. Defile not yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomits out her inhabitants. You shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourns among you:
(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;) That the land spue not you out also, when you defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you. For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people. Therefore shall you keep mine ordinance, that you commit not any of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that you defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
Everyone screams for tolerance now-a-days and most people are tolerant unless you are preaching against sin – especially the sin of abortion or the sin of homosexuality. Then all of a sudden these very tolerant people are no longer tolerant. People who preach against sin are called haters and we are accused of being intolerant. We are accused of being judgmental. (People quote Matthew 7:1 all the time: Judge not lest ye be judged. But they fail to read Matthew 7:2-5. What Jesus was really saying there was don’t preach that people shouldn’t commit sin when you are doing the same thing – He was saying don’t be a hypocrite!) There are still some of us around this nation who will stand in the gap. There are still some who will proclaim God’s Word regardless of what people think or say.
And don’t think that God won’t judge America for these and many other sins. God will judge and punish us for becoming a godless nation. Read Genesis. Read Deuteronomy. Read Joshua. Read Isaiah. Read Jeremiah. Read the books of the Bible by the Minor Prophets. God is the great Creator and He does and will judge the nations. I dare say that God is already judging America. How can I say that? Because we have not repented from our sins and we have not turned back to God. As a nation we are also rushing faster and faster down the broad road to destruction.
Not only this, but God has turned us as a nation over to a reprobate mind. God has been patient with us. He has put up with us viciously slaughtering 56 million babies in the womb over the past 40 years. That’s 40 years of patience and waiting for us to stop this great evil. But now He has turned us over to a reprobate mind as a country. The President of the United States evolved in his thinking and decided in 2012 that same sex marriage was alright after all. Then the Supreme Court ruled against the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013 and now in 2014 the Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeals from five states about enforcing their existing state laws that say marriage is between a man and a woman. So the Supreme Court has effectively legalized same sex marriage all across America.
Do you see the difference? Even though abortion is an abomination to God, He has put up with us for 40 years and we still have not repented and turned from our evil ways. But now same sex marriage is being legalized within a matter of a couple of years. God has turned us over to a reprobate mind. God rejects those with reprobate minds as being godless and wicked. These people are rejected by God. One sure sign that God is judging America is that He is rejecting us as a nation because we as a nation are rejecting Him. We are a worthless, godless, immoral nation as a whole and God is turning us over to our debauchery. We want to run wild and rampant in our sinful lifestyles, so God is letting us go right ahead and do so. He has withdrawn His favor from us as a nation and now He is actually judging us.
God is allowing us to run as fast and as immorally as we can away from Him and we will find out how well that works for us. Debauchery has no bottom. Reprobate minds never say this is enough. They just keep pushing the envelope further and further. It may not necessarily be in this order, but we are headed toward this transgender mess, polygamy, polyamorous, pedophilia, incest, beastiality and God only knows what wickedness we’ll come up with after these.
You think I’m an alarmist? You think these things are crazy? Polygamist are already filing suit for their cause in this nation. In Europe, there’s a group that promotes man-love, they say “love” or sex with a minor is alright as long as both parties are in “love.” Germany says that they don’t have the right to tell brothers and sisters that they can’t have sexual relations. Polyamorous Americans have already participated in gay pride marching events in order to promote their deviant lifestyles. Beastiality is already NOT illegal in Sweden. Folks this is serious. I am not being an alarmist. All these abominations are already here and/or they are being promoted by various groups around the world – right now! This is serious. There is no end to our debauchery.
God is judging America. Listen to these words in Romans 1:16-32. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 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 recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
This unfortunately, perfectly describes America right now. As a nation as a whole, God has turned us over to a reprobate mind. Does God still have a remnant in our country? You bet! But remember God did allow a remnant of the Israelites to be carried off to Babylon. So yes, we will suffer God’s judgment too.
Oh fellow Americans, we need to repent. We must repent and put our faith in Jesus. Jesus Christ is the only answer. Jesus is the only Light in this dark, dark world. Come to the Light, America. We must repent by turning away from our sins and we must put our trust in Jesus. Repent Springfield! Repent Missouri! Repent America! Repent before it’s too late and we suffer the full wrath of God Almighty. Repent!
(This message was lifted up on the square in downtown Springfield, MO on October 17, 2014)