What about “Pridefest!?”
“Pridefest” is an annual celebration encouraging and supporting homosexual lifestyles … producing the following results:
- More sexually transmitted diseases (STD’s) in those taking part … and others:
- Less amounts of safe donated blood to save the lives of those who are ill and dying, for the Red Cross will not knowingly accept the high-risk donated blood from those who have had homosexual experiences in past years;
- On average, more early deaths of those participating in the homosexual lifestyle: (Hear radio “links” at the bottom of this narrative);
- And being guilty of what the Bible, the Word of God – , described as “sin,” “sexual immorality and perversion” … .alerts us about such activity.
So this question for those supporting and participating in “Pridefest”
Do “friends” actually want “friends” to be involved in more sexual diseases, reducing the amount of safe blood, on average die sooner, and, according the Bible – The Word of God – be a bad life example and offend God Himself?
SO WHAT DOES THE WORD OF GOD HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT?
(Remembering with compassion my cousin who, for years, was in “the lifestyle”… now having “full blown” aids. Learning from his experience, he now ministers to those in need from the lifestyle)
Below are enlightening scriptures of warning and promise from the Bible, the Word of God.
Genesis chapter 19 … “… all the men from every part of the city of Sodom — both young and old — surrounded [Lot’s] house. They called to Lot, ‘Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so we can have sex with them.” (Genesis 19:4 & 5). … The angels, guests of Lot with whom the mob wanted to have sex, then said to Lot … “Get … out of here, because we are going to destroy this place. The outcry of the Lord against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.'” (Genesis 19:; 12 & 13) … “Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah — from the Lord out of the heavens. Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, including all those living in the cities …” (Genesis 19:23-25).
And from God’s laws to the children of Israel …
“THE LORD SAID TO MOSES ‘SPEAK TO THE ISRALITES AND SAY TO THEM: ‘I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD … DO NOT LIE WITH A MAN AS ONE LIES WITH A WOMAN. THAT IS DETESTABLE” (Leviticus 18: 1, 22)
“THE LORD SAID TO MOSES .. ‘IF A MAN LIES WITH A MAN AS A MAN LIES WITH A WOMAN, BOTH OF THEM HAS DONE WHAT IS DETESTABLE. THEY MUST BE PUT TO DEATH; THEIR BLOOD WILL BE ON THEIR OWN HEADS.’” (Leviticus 20: 1, 13)
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“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight..” (Isaiah 5:20, 21)
When Jesus Christ was asked a question about marriage, he answered: “’Haven’t you read … that in the beginning the Creator [In Genesis chapter 1] made them male and female and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and the two will become one flesh?’ So they are no longer two, but one. … {Matthew 19: 4 – 7) So the son of God declared that real and genuine marriage requires one biological man … only and one biological woman … only. Thus two people of the same gender is not marriage in eyes of God!
Romans 1:18 – 31. which includes … “… Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged unnatural relations with women and were inflamed with lusts for one another. Men committed indecent acts , and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion … ” (Romans 1:26 & 27)
I Corinthians 6:9 – 11 “Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? So do not be deceived: Neither the sexual immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanders nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. AND THAT IS WHAT SOME OF YOU WERE. BUT YOU WERE WASHED, YOU WERE SANTIFIED [set apart], YOU WERE JUSTIFIED IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND BY THE SPIRIT OF OUR GOD.” [caps mine]
(This is such a wonderful reassurance of the forgiving and loving power of God … available to any one of us … and everyone! People here who had been “ … sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexual offenders, thieves, greedy, drunkards, and slanders …” had turned in faith to Jesus Christ in repentance and faith … had been forgiven and joyfully changed for the better … and had received abundant and eternal life!]
II Corinthians 5:10 “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ …”
Ephesians 5:10 – 12 “… find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.”
Hebrews 9: 27, 28 “Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment. So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people, and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.”
II Peter 2: 5 – 9 “If [God] did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly, and if [God] rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard) — if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment …”
Jude 6: “… Sodom and Gomorrah gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.”
But … PLENTY OF GOOD NEWS!!!
EVERY SIN CAN BE FORGIVEN!!
‘WHOSOEVER WILL MAY COME’
ABUNDANT AND ETERNAL LIFE AWAITS US
THESE WONDERFUL BENEFITS ARE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE FOR THE BIBLE PROMISES THAT …
“EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD
WILL BE SAVED!”
(Romans 10:13)
These wonderful truths and promises from the Bible are for everyone!
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and are justified [‘just as if I’d never sinned’] freely by his grace [‘unmerited favor’] through the grace that came by Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:23, 24)
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
“Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:13)
“…this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that Christ would suffer. Repent then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out …” (Acts 3: 18, 19)
“When God raised up his servant [Jesus], he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.” (Acts 3:26)
“And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his son. He who has the son [Jesus] has [eternal] life; he who does not have the son [Jesus] does not have [eternal] life. (I John 5:11, 12)
“The Lord … is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” (II Peter 3:9)
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son [Jesus], that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” (John 3:16, 17)
” [Jesus said] Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in…” (Revelation 3:20)
“For it is by grace [unmerited favor] that you have been saved, through faith — and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared beforehand for us to do.” (Ephesians 2: 8 – 10)
“God made [Jesus] who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (II Corinthians 5:21)
“… Jesus declared ‘I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again’” (John 3:3)
“Yet to all who received [Jesus], to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God — children born … of God.: (John 1:12, 13)
(Read to me … and claimed by me … the night as a teenager that I received Christ by faith!)
“[Jesus said] … whoever comes to me I will never drive away [I will never reject].” (John 6:37)
(Also read to me … and claimed by me that if I came to him he would not reject me … the night as a teenager that I received Christ by faith into my life!).
DO WE DARE RISK MISSING OUT ON THIS WONDERFUL OFFER FROM GOD? HE WANTS TO GIVE EACH AND ALL OF US WHO WILL CALL UPON HIM … ABUNDANT AND ETERNAL LIFE?!
A suggested prayer for everyone who would repent and receive Christ by faith and, thus, receive the gift of abundant and eternal life …
a prayer that must be prayed in repentance and heart commitment.
God has promised to hear it and forgive us of all of our sins!
“LORD JESUS, THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME.
I KNOW THAT I AM A SINNER AND NEED FORGIVENESS.
I KNOW THAT YOU DIED ON THE CROSS FOR MY SINS AND ROSE FROM THE DEAD.
I WANT TO TURN FROM MY SINS AND GIVE YOU CONTROL OF MY LIFE.
PLEASE COME INTO MY LIFE RIGHT NOW, LORD..
HELP ME TO FOLLOW YOU ALWAYS. AMEN”
Below is a radio recording addressing same-sex sexual activities as a health issue
TO HEAR a brief radio discussion, titled … “Same-sex activity is a health issue; more STD’s, less safe blood, and, on average, more early deaths” … CLICK ON … https://haroldhendrick.com/2016/06/19/same-sex-activity-is-a-health-issue-more-stds-less-safe-blood-and-on-average-more-early-deaths .
Know of others who need this information?
A BIBLICAL RESPONSE TO “PRIDEFEST,”
WHICH IS A “CELEBRATION” WHICH ADVOCATES AND SUPPORTS HOMOSEXUAL LIFESTYLES.
They appear to ignore ongoing results of the lifestyle, such as…
- Producing more sexually transmitted diseases (STD’s);
- Making available – on average – less safe donated blood to save and help others …
(the Red Cross will not knowingly accept such donated blood);
- On average, more early deaths; and
- What the Bible, the Word of God, alerts us about such activity.