The Religion Of Sexual Humanism
Bodie Hodge, M.Sc., B.Sc., PEI
Biblical Authority Ministries, October 7, 2024
A Fall From Grace
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“Transgender kids being mutilated.
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Drag queen story hour in libraries.
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Female identifying biological males attack women
in restrooms.
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Homosexual “marriage” codified in US Law.
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“Transgender” attacks and murders kids and
teachers in a Christian school.
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Why is infidelity so common?
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Abortions increase in the U.S., reversing a
30-year decline
These types of headlines have caused many Christians to
scratch their head wondering how the United States, which had been blessed by
God in the past, has bowed to such madness of morality and ethics in such a
relatively short time.
The United States (USA) was born out of a Christian nation
(technically an Anglican nation—a
protestant denomination that came out of the Reformation of the 16th century).
The King or Queen of England is still the head of the Anglican Church to this
day (the official Church of England).
A USA history textbook from the late 1800s and early 1900s
said that the colonists were mostly protestant, along with a small percentage
of Roman Catholics.[1] In
1892, the US Supreme Court Justice David Brewer ruled that the USA was “a
Christian nation”.[2] In
1931, the Supreme Court again ruled that “We are a Christian people”.[3]
Mid-twentieth-century presidents like Harry Truman[4]
and Dwight D. Eisenhower (who led the military defeat of the evolutionary Nazi’s
in Europe) openly discussed the Christian God and His blessings on America. But
today, precious few politicians would dare say such a thing!
Don’t get me wrong, there have been plenty of
non-Christians—including leaders and early American fathers who were not fully on
board with the Christian faith.[5]
But notwithstanding, the point is that Christian
morality held a strong sway in hearts and minds of many people not just in the
United States but across the Western World for a long time. Yet the elderly in every
Western nation today have seen Christian morality fall like a tree that was
suddenly cut off at its roots.
It’s no surprise that many liberal (non-conservative) cities
in the USA have been repeatedly compared to Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19)![6]
But again, this is not just a problem in the United States. Sexual immorality,
including homosexual actions and gender dysphoria, has now infected much ground
in the Western World—England, France, Canada, Germany, Norway, Sweden,
Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Portugal, and the list goes on!
If people are no longer standing on Christian morality—which
gives us the standard for sexuality—then the obvious question to ask is “what
religious standard are they now embracing?” This brings me to the religion of Sexual Humanism.
Sexual Humanism—The Religion
Sexual Humanism is a sub-branch of the secular forms of humanism (e.g., Secular Humanism or its various manifestations). Before we get lost in terminology, allow me to explain humanism first so that you can better understand the religion of Secular Humanism and thus its daughter Sexual Humanism.
The religion of humanism views man as the highest authority, not God. In other words, in this
religious framework, man’s ideas/opinions/beliefs are elevated to supersede God
and His Word (the Bible) as the supreme authority. If you have ever heard the
famous mantra “man is the measure of all things”, then you’ve heard humanism
preached.
Another way to put it, humanism is preached anytime man’s
ideas are elevated to allegedly be greater than our omniscience (all-knowing),
omnipotent (all-powerful), and omnipresent (all-seeing) God of truth. Even if you were to take all the people who
have ever lived and combine them together, we have an infinitely small amount of knowledge and power compared to the infinite
God of the Bible, who created and sustains our very being into existence.
And yet, people have the audacity to think man—and
hence man’s ideas about religion, history, morality, science, and so on—is
somehow greater than God! Now to break this down further, foundationally, there
are only two religions in the
world—just two: God’s religion and “not God’s” religion (otherwise known as “man’s”
religion or humanism). Thus, the battle is really just Christianity vs. Humanism,
in its broadest aspects.
All other religions (which are technically sub-religions of humanism) that do not
come from God and His Word (all 66 books of the Bible) have elevated man’s
ideas, one way or another, to ultimately take people away from God and His
Word. Even if a religion is satanic or demonic, it still comes through the mind
of man and is therefore, humanistic.
Humanism consists of many sub-religions. In addition to
elevating pagan or secular ideas as the ultimate standard, some of these
religions can be based on various beliefs and ideas of ancient sages. Other
religions can also come from distortions of God’s Word, such as from alleged “prophets”
(outside the Bible), adding books to the Bible, taking them away from the Bible,
trying to change the Bible, and so forth. But regardless, in each case, they
take man’s variant ideas and neglect
what God has to say on the subject—whether it’s about origins, God, salvation,
afterlife, morality, et cetera.
All false religions are humanistic because in every one of
these religious systems, man’s ideas, either directly or indirectly, have been
used to deceive people into false beliefs. Some of these humanistically
influenced religions deviate only slightly from the Bible, whereas others
deviate a lot. In general, there are four philosophical categories of humanism[7]:
1.
Secular [humanistic]/atheistic (i.e.,
materialistic/naturalistic religions that believe only matter [mass/energy]
exist in the natural universe, where everything is purely governed by natural
laws, and thus reject anything “supernatural”).
2.
Transcendental Mysticism, otherwise known as Eastern
religions (e.g., spiritualistic religions that believe all is spirit, all is
one, all is god, and thus there is nothing physical, where one’s mind can be
deceived into thinking something is physical).
3.
Immanent Moralistic religions (i.e., some sort
of moral code, not revealed from a god(s), but rather derived by man—they may
or may not even have a god(s), but if they do, it is definitely not the true God of the Bible).
4.
Counterfeits of Christianity (e.g., religions that
look or act like Christianity, which essentially pay “lip-service” to the Bible
but deviate from it by being based on false beliefs, such as polytheism (e.g.,
Mormonism), pseudo-messianic (e.g., having false Christs) or Unitarianism
(e.g., Judaism, Islam, and Jehovah’s Witnesses). These religions usually appeal
to a new prophet/prophecies/prophetess and/or change the Bible to mean
something else by adding books, interpretations, or subtracting books from
Scripture.)
In some cases, some of these religions try “mixing” or “syncretizing” their view with another sub-religion or even with the Bible (called “syncretism” or “compromise”). But the man-made beliefs tend to supersede the plain reading of Scripture in these examples. Simply put, in each instance of humanism intermixing, God’s Word is not the absolute truth/standard in one or more areas.
Sexual Humanism comes out of the secular forms of humanism (being another subset of this secular religion—a “denomination” if you will). Sexual humanists not only devote themselves to living sexually immoral lives but also to promoting these sexual sins in the culture. In many instances, they try to force others to hold to their religious views of sex and immorality in every area of culture, ranging from politics to classrooms to public company support. This is a very aggressive religion that pushes their sexually deviant agenda on all ages (including young kids and teens), governments, media, business, and even Christian churches.
All forms of sexual immorality (also called “unchastity”)
are lumped under the religion of Sexual Humanism. This religious system can be
further broken down into the following various tenets:
1.
Fornication
2.
Sexual Predation
3.
Homosexuality
4.
Adultery
5.
Transgender
6.
Rape
7.
Pedophilia
8.
Sodomy
9.
Bisexuality
10.
Sterilizations/Mutilations
11.
Prostitution
12.
Drag
13.
Exhibitionism
14.
Incest
15.
Pornography
16.
Sex Slavery/Trafficking (forced prostitution)
17.
Pederasty (forced homosexual sex with a
castrated child)
18.
LaVeyan Satanism (a largely pro-sexual deviancy
religion)
19.
Abortion (to cover sexual deviancy’s
repercussions)
20.
Lust
21.
Polyamory
22.
Bestiality
23.
Sexual Harassment
24.
Infidelity
25.
Etc.
Different sexual humanists often hold to various tenets of
the above listings and to various degrees as well—some are actively involved
and others are merely allies (i.e., giving approval). The Bible condemns both
equally in Romans 1:24-32.
Brief History of Sexual Humanism
Sexual Humanism is an ancient religion that began after sin entered the world in Genesis 3. Prior to sin, sex was perfect (Genesis 1:31) within marriage between Adam and Eve. After sin, sexual immorality began. As a point of note, marriage between close relatives was originally acceptable as Cain, Abel, and Seth (three of Adam and Eve’s many children) could intermarry with their female siblings (Genesis 5:4).[8]
Noah’s grandchildren could intermarry as well after the
Flood. At the time of Moses (about 1400-1500 BC), God forbade close
intermarriage (now called “incest”) in Leviticus 18.
We also see the following certain instances of sexual
immorality in Scripture:
· Sodom, Gomorrah, and the Five Cities of the
Plain (Genesis 19)
· Canaanites (Leviticus 18)
· Benjamites (Judges 19-21)
· Absalom (son of David) taking his father’s
concubines (2 Samuel 15-20)
· Greeks (1 Corinthians 5)
· Romans (Romans 1)
As you can see, Sexual Humanism is often mixed in with many
other false religions, and even the godly can be enticed into its practices. Though
Sexual Humanism is not unified into a single organized body, there are many
clubs and organizations that propagate this religion today.
Historically, pagans, in various forms, often had rampant
sexual sin. Islam has child brides (pedophilia/cross generational sex), wife
for a night (prostitution), and so on. Modern LaVeyan Satanism (the atheistic
form) is loaded with sexual sin and pornography.
The modern movement of deviant sexuality has increased the
religion of Sexual Humanism to the forefront in our culture. Following the
progression outlined in Romans 1 of being turned over to immoral lusts, the
Western World has gone through the following stages in history:
A. The Sexual Revolution (beginning in the 1960s)
B. The Homosexual Revolution
C. The Gender Revolution[9]
This brings us to today, the rampant worship of deviant
sexual practices, transgenderism, and attacks on biblical marriage and family.
God says,
“A woman shall not wear anything
that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who
do so are an abomination to the LORD your God.” (Deuteronomy 22:5 NKJV)
In our culture, not only do we see cross dressing, but we
see the futility of sinner’s minds go so far as to have surgeries and try to
alter their own bodies by mutilations to appear as the opposite sex! Such
things are a sign of judgment on the unbeliever who has being given over to a
debased mind that cannot think properly (Romans 1:18-28, 2 Corinthians 4:4,
Ephesians 4:17-19, Titus 1:15-16, 2 Timothy 2:23-26).
Syncretism in Churches
As a result, we have seen many pastors and Christian leaders
fall from grace into sexual sin—and in some cases, we’ve seen whole
congregations go so far as to promote Sexual Humanism in their local congregations.
Sadly, many local churches and denominations toss aside God’s Word on the
subject (usually by heavily reinterpreting the plain meaning of various passages
of Scripture) to support sexual sin like homosexuality, fornication, and transgender
ideologies. Some “pastors” or “reverends” even go so far as to outright deny
Scripture (reject God’s authority) in order to justify deviant sexual lifestyles![10]
In doing so, God’s Word is demoted, thus allowing certain tenets of Sexual Humanism
to be proclaimed from the pulpit!
When Christianity is mixed with another religion, especially
with one like this religion, God’s clear teachings are being mocked. Fundamentally,
it is no different than when the Israelites began mixing their godly worship of
the one true God with other false gods like Baal, Molech, and other similar
false gods. Even Solomon began offering sacrifices to pagan gods due to his
sexual deviancy with pagan women who then influenced him to deny God’s Word. God
was not happy with him (Nehemiah 13:26).
For clarification, this term pagan and paganism is an
overview term. It is not just one religion but encompasses many types of
religions, such as mythological and
polytheistic religions (e.g., Baal Worship, Roman Mythology, Germanic/Norse
Mythology, etc.) as well as pantheistic
religions (where the universe or cosmos is all that supposedly exists). Secular
religions, like naturalism or materialism, are pantheistic and so, by
definition, they are pagan too.
Famous secular atheist Carl Sagan used to open his show “Cosmos” with his
mantra, “The universe is all that is, ever was, and ever will be”. This statement
is outright pantheism, hence paganism.
In fact, when a local church or denomination accepts any
form of secular religious views into their church (again, called syncretism) like big bang, millions of
years, evolution, sexual immorality, etc., they are defending paganism and
false secular beliefs associated with paganism. Why would a church do this?
Consider what God said in Hosea:
My people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from
being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also
will forget your children. (Hosea 4:6 NKJV)
Many false religions tend to deviate on sexuality one way or
another anyway. Many were saved out of such horrible situations (1 Corinthians
12:2). Like the ancient pagan religions of the past, the modern secular
religious movements commonly deviate regarding sexuality. It is a sad
indictment on the church when secular
humanistic sexuality (e.g., Sexual Humanism) is promoted in the church in
defiance of God and His Word.
What Else Does Scripture Say (NKJV)?
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Leviticus
18:22 ‘You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.
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Leviticus
18:23 ‘Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor
shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.
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Leviticus
20:13 ‘If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have
committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall
be upon them.
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Romans
1:24-32 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of
their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the
truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the
Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this reason God gave them up to vile
passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against
nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in
their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and
receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. And even as
they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over
to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with
all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness,
maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they
are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters,
inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy,
unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God,
that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the
same but also approve of those who practice them.
·
1
Corinthians 5:9-11 I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with
sexually immoral people. Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral
people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters,
since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I have written to you
not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or
covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an
extortioner — not even to eat with such a person.
·
1
Corinthians 6:9-11 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit
the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor
adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor
drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And
such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you
were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
·
2 Peter
2:6 and turning the cities of Sodom
and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example
to those who afterward would live ungodly;
·
Jude 1:7
as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these,
having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh,
are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
·
[In the
context Hell] Revelation 21:8
“But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral,
sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which
burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
·
[In the context Heaven and Hell] Revelation 22:14-15 Blessed are
those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of
life, and may enter through the gates into the city. But outside are
dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and
whoever loves and practices a lie.
Jesus Christ is absolutely clear in His Word—recall that
Jesus Christ is the Creator God (John 1, Hebrews 1, Colossians 1) and His
Word—the 66 books of the Bible—are His written Word by the power of the Holy
Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21).
Some critics may respond that these are “clobber passages”. But
note that this is only done in an attempt to deceive Christians into simply tossing
these biblical passages aside; and thus, view the arbitrary and fallible opinions of sinful man as superior to God
and His Word (again, note the religious aspect of humanism). In other words, it
is a subtle method to convince people, especially Christians, to deny God in
this particular instance and instead follow the religion of sexual humanism.
But actually, if we look at this claim logically, the term
“clobber passages” is just an epithet/emotive language fallacy.[11]
There is no logical reason to toss the Bible aside regarding these passages.
These passages, which are essential to understand what God is saying on the
subject, are not to be tossed aside. The fact is that it is better to be clobbered with the truth in a gentle and
humble effort to help someone come to repentance by the power of the Holy
Spirit (e.g., 2 Timothy 2:24-26) than for that person to spend an eternity in
Hell with the infinite wrath of God enduring for all eternity.
Now by this we know that we know
Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep
His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (1 John 2:3-4 NKJV)
Let’s look at this from another biblical perspective—God
commands purity. Regarding sexuality, we are to be pure and keep sexual
activity within marriage between a naturally
born man and naturally born woman.[12]
Marriage is honorable among all,
and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. (Hebrews
13:4 NKJV)
Let no one despise your youth, but
be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in
faith, in purity. (1 Timothy 4:12 NKJV)
“But I say to you that whoever looks at a
woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
(Matthew 5:28 NKJV)
The Newest Established Religion of the USA—Sexual Humanism
In Government Schools
Today, we’re seeing the religion of Sexual Humanism being promoted with little restriction at state schools (schools that are funded by the state and public tax dollars). A dead giveaway—LGBT flags—are waved in grade schools and grammar schools! And with the increasing number of LGBT clubs, homosexuality and transgenderism are not only being encouraged but now also being imposed as standard beliefs at many state schools.
Stop for a moment. Ponder this. Adults are talking to
underage kids about sex and encouraging it—usually without the parents’
knowledge! Sometimes it is done to help “keep it a secret” from parents. Normally,
such people are called sexual predators.
But if it is done with the label of “teacher”, and it’s backed by
administration, then it’s (somehow) called being “loving” or “compassionate” to
the student!
Look at the parallel of this—what if an intermediary manager
at a company was talking and encouraging odd sexual activity and pushing their
employees—often privately—to engage in strange sexual activities…and then that manager
told them not to inform their supervisor? This is called sexual harassment, which
normally results in people getting fired and companies getting sued.
Yet, state schools do it openly with underage children
and many times principals and school boards encourage
imposing this on unsuspecting children. Sexual abuse is rampant in state
schools by the way. Research done in 2015 in the USA revealed some shocking statistics:
- “Of
children in 8th through 11th grade, about
3.5 million students (nearly 7%) surveyed reported having had physical
sexual contact from an adult (most often a teacher or coach). The type of
physical contact ranged from unwanted touching of their body, all the way
up to sexual intercourse.” [13]
- “This
statistic increases to about 4.5 million children (10%) when it takes
other types of sexual misconduct into consideration, such as being shown
pornography or being subjected to sexually explicit language or
exhibitionism.”[14]
Note, these stats do not include senior year, when many of the kids are turning 18, but surely this
abuse doesn’t suddenly just stop then! So as a conservative number, 1 out of
every 10 children in state schools in the United States were sexually
abused—bear in mind that these were the students that weren’t afraid to speak
up. If you include the proclamation of sexual deviancy, like homosexuality or
transgenderism, then this number would likely shoot up drastically. This
statistic also doesn’t include peer-to-peer issues, merely teachers, coaches,
and instructors.
When looking at sexual harassment in state schools,
statistics conducted by American Association of University Women published 2022
state:
·
“Unfortunately, sexual harassment and violence
continue to be prevalent in elementary, middle, and high schools across the
United States. According to AAUW’s own research, nearly half of students in
grades 7-12 experience sexual harassment.”[15]
At a undergraduate college level, it doesn’t get any better:
·
“Sexual harassment and assault are also
shockingly prevalent on college and university campuses. AAUW’s own research
revealed that two-thirds of college students experience sexual harassment.
Studies have also found that approximately 26% of all female undergraduate
students and 6.8% of all male undergraduate students have experienced sexual
assault.”[16]
It doesn’t take a genius (it’s not rocket science!) to
figure out that teachers talking to kids about all sorts of sexual activity can
easily lead to sexual harassment and abuse from both teachers and their
peers who are now thinking sexually about those surrounding them. The fact
that state-funded government schools are encouraging underage sexuality and LGBT
beliefs on children of all ages is a recipe for sexual predation. Parents
beware what you are sending your children to at a government funded elementary,
middle, high school, and college/university level.
If you don’t want your children eaten by lions, then don’t
throw them into a lion’s den. Sounds pretty simple doesn’t it? So, why do so
many parents who say they don’t want their children sexually abused and taught
homosexuality and transgenderism send them to state schools where such wicked
things are rampant?[17]
[18]
Codified In Law
Law is a biblical concept. God is the ultimate Lawgiver and He has imposed certain laws for man, for our good.
But we know that the law is good if
one uses it lawfully, knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous
person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners,
for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers,
for manslayers, for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for
perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,
according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my
trust. (1 Timothy 1:8-11, NKJV)
It has been like this from the beginning. Even deeper to
ponder is that God upholds the laws of nature and the laws of logic for
existence to be possible (Hebrews 1:3). Being made in the image of a law-giving
God, He also gave us dominion over the world to which we can rule over (Genesis
1:26-27).
When man sinned in Genesis 3 and committed high treason
against God, we became corrupt in every part of our being. In man’s
unrighteousness, it led to judgment with a global Flood (Genesis 6-8). After
this, man’s heart was still hard (Genesis 8:21). God gave the Law through
Moses—Genesis through Deuteronomy. The Law is defined in detail with judges,
executives, inheritance laws, marriage laws, laws against sexual immorality,
and so on. The Law of Moses is often summed up in The 10 Commandments (from
Exodus 20, NKJV):
3
“You shall have no other gods before Me.
4
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of
anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth
beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
5
you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God,
am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children
to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
6
but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My
commandments.
7
“You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD
will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
8
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10
but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it
you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male
servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is
within your gates.
11
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea,
and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD
blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
12 “Honor your father and your
mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is
giving you.
13
“You shall not murder.
14
“You shall not commit adultery.
15
“You shall not steal.
16
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
17
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your
neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor
his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
However, the Law can be further summed up as Matthew 22 says (NKJV),
35
Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and
saying,
36
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”
37
Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
38
“This is the first and great commandment.
39
“And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
40
“On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
This brings me to US laws that have deviated from God’s
standard over the years. For instance, in the most powerful show of Sexual Humanistic
power, our government has now demoted
marriage [between a man and woman] and reinterpreted it to include homosexuality, which is sexual immorality! This is called
“pseudomarriage” (or “false” marriage).
The government, in an obvious abuse of its power, is trying
to force this new view of pseudomarriage
on Bible-believing Christians—demanding that they acknowledge their new
definition over what God says marriage is and a violation of the civil rights
of Christians. This is an obvious case of the religion of humanism being
imposed on the nation at the highest level. This decision was defended by the US
Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26th, 2015.
In other words, the government is demanding that Christians must
bow down and worship their humanistic view of pseudomarriage and deny what God
clearly says on this subject. If not, they can be sued and attacked in many
ways.
My dear Christian brethren, this is no different from bowing
down to the golden statue and the threat of the fiery furnace in Nebuchadnezzar’s
Day in Daniel 3. Even in the New Testament, Christians in the early church who
didn’t bow to government-imposed religion were often attacked, beaten, arrested,
and tortured, even to the point of death. (And sadly, this is type of
persecution is still happening to Christians around the world today in
countries that are very hostile to the Christian faith, such as Afghanistan,
Iran, Somalia, North Korea, and even Canada, Poland, and the UK to a certain
degree!)
Consider the plundering of the property of Christians and
their early struggles and sufferings in Hebrews 10:32-34:
But recall the former days in
which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with
sufferings: partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and
tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so
treated; for you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the
plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring
possession for yourselves in heaven. (NKJV)
To Christians reading this, the secular world is attacking
our faith in an effort to impose secular religions on us—such as Sexual Humanism’s
tenets like pseudomarriage. We must stand firm and keep our eyes on the prize
of heaven, because this temporary world will one day be destroyed, and sinners
will be judged for all eternity if they do not repent and turn to Jesus for
their salvation. Consider the governing authorities orders in the apostles’ day
in Acts 5:27-29 and 5:40-42:
And when they had brought them,
they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, saying, “Did
we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have
filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this Man’s blood on
us!” But Peter and the other apostles
answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men. (Acts 5:27-29 NKJV)
And they agreed with him, and when
they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they
should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. So they departed from
the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer
shame for His name. And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not
cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. (Acts 5:40-42 NKJV)
God defines marriage, which means, regardless of what
fallible/sinful mankind says, any pseudo-marriage definition is not marriage. (Rather,
it’s merely a mirage!) The Supreme Court has made errors in their decisions in
the past like the Dred Scott vs. Sanford
decision on March 6, 1857 (regarding slavery) or the Roe vs. Wade decision on January
22, 1973 (regarding the killing of innocent children).
Thankfully, by God’s grace, these horrible decisions were
finally reversed. Pray that God will reverse these horrible attacks on marriage
by those who unwittingly impose the religion of Sexual Humanism from the
highest positions in the US government on Christians. Bear in mind that similar
laws have been imposed in other Western Nations too! Oh how our
once-Christianized nations have fallen indeed.
Why do the nations rage, And the
people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers
take counsel together, Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, “Let
us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.” He who sits
in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. (Psalm 2:1-4
NKJV)
Every king, president, supreme court Justice, governor, dictator,
and government leader of any nation that disobeys the Lord’s standards will still
stand before our holy God in judgment and give an account for their actions.
Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be
instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with
trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His
wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in
Him. (Psalm 2:10-12 NKJV)
But for Christians, those who put their trust in the Lord,
be still and know that God is God. For we know that God, who is above these
rulings, hates these iniquitous decrees (Isaiah 10:1-4). And remember, God
still sits on His throne with all authority in heaven and on earth (Matthew
28:18). It should be a reminder that we should be crying out to God for help in
all matters and continuing to pray for our leaders (Philippians 4:6-7; 1
Timothy 2:1-2)—to do good and repent of their sin and turn to Christ.
Conclusion
If this religion has influenced you, I want to encourage you to consider the claims of Jesus Christ, the Son of God—His death, burial, and resurrection. I also want to encourage you to repent of your sin (this means to turn from it in a humble way and sorrowfully return to God). Then find a local Bible-believing church that can help you grow in your new faith.
The religion of Sexual Humanism is permeating our Western
Culture. We have now had entire generations of kids trained in this religion—and yet many of them have no idea this
religion was imposed upon them.
Any time man’s deviant ideas about sex are elevated to
supersede what God says in the Bible, a red flag should
immediately go up in your mind—saying ‘this is Sexual Humanism’. It
is time to get back to God’s Word in every area of life, especially when it
comes to sex, marriage, and laws regarding sex and marriage.
Though a sinner does evil a hundred
times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with
those who fear God, who fear before Him.
But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will he prolong his days,
which are as a shadow, because he does not fear before God. (Ecclesiastes
8:12-13 NKJV)
[1] D.
H. Montgomery, The Leading Facts of American History, Ginn & Company
Publishers, Boston, Massachusetts, 1890-1903, p. 143.
[2]
Dewey Moede, U.S. Supreme Court 1892: America is a Christian Nation, FGGAM.org,
October 22, 2021, https://www.fggam.org/2021/10/u-s-supreme-court-1892-america-is-a-christian-nation/.
[3]
Four U.S. supreme Court Cases Describing America as a “Christian Nation”
(1844-1931), First Principles Press, Accessed December 21, 2022, https://firstprinciplespress.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/America-is-a-Christian-Nation.pdf#:~:text=And%20in%20The%20People%20v.%20Ruggles%2C%20Chancellor%20Kent%2C,doctrines%20or%20worship%20of%20those%20impostors%20%5Bother%20religions%5D.%27.
[4] In
a public letter to Roman Pope Pius XII, President Harry S. Truman wrote, “Your
Holiness, this is a Christian Nation.”
[5]
For example, see Greg Frazer, The Religious Beliefs of America’s Founders:
Reason, Revelation and Revolution, University of Kansas Press, 2012.
[6] For
example, from a recent TIME article: “These Are The Most Godless Cities In
America”, January 22, 2014, https://time.com/1541/godless-cities-in-america/.
[7]
There are several ways to categorize false religions such as monotheistic, polytheistic,
or atheistic, etc., but I’m using the philosophical method often used by
presuppositional philosopher and apologist Dr. Greg Bahnsen but I’m calling
secular forms as a distinct unit. For more, see the multi-volume set World Religions and Cults by Bodie Hodge
and Roger Patterson, Master Books, Green Forest, AR.
[8]
For more information, see Chapter 6 of The New Answers Book 1, “Cain’s Wife”, https://answersingenesis.org/bible-characters/cain/cains-wife-who-was-she/.
[9]
For more on these movements see the book, The Gender and Marriage War, Bodie
Hodge, Ken Ham and Every Foley, Answers in Genesis, 2021.
[10]
For a recent example, see the discussion between Apologia Church pastors (Jeff
Durbin and Dr. James White) and “reverend” Brandon Robertson, discussing the
so-called topic of “LGBT Theology”, in which Brandon clearly denies Scripture
as being the Word of God, and thus elevates his own sexual ethics and ideas as
the ultimate standard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti0FzdOHW_8&ab_channel=ApologiaStudios.
[11]
Spotting logical fallacies is a very useful tool for Christians when defending
the faith. Go here to learn more about how to spot common logical fallacies: https://answersingenesis.org/logic/logical-fallacies-series;
and see also: B. Hodge, Abbreviated Fallacies of Reason, Biblical Authority
Ministries, July 30, 2020, https://www.biblicalauthorityministries.org/2020/07/logical-fallacies.html.
[12]
Definition of Man and Woman, Answers in Genesis, https://answersingenesis.org/about/definition-man-and-woman/.
[13] Sexual
Abuse by Teachers is on the Rise, The Children’s Center for Psychiatry,
Psychology, & Related Services, July 11, 2016, https://childrenstreatmentcenter.com/sexual-abuse-teachers/.
[14] Ibid.
[15]
Quick Facts: Sexual Harassment and Violence in School, American Association of
University Women, January 2022, https://www.aauw.org/app/uploads/2022/08/Sexual-Harassment-and-Violence-in-School-Quick-Facts-Jan-2022.pdf.
[16]
Ibid.
[17] This
is not to say parents should never send their kid(s) to state schools. But if
you are a parent with kid(s) in a state school system, then you need to be
aware of the humanistic (religious) indoctrination happening to your kid(s) and
be prepared for it. As Voddie Baucham puts it, “We cannot continue to send our
children to Caesar for their education and be surprised when they come home as
Romans!”
[18] This
also means we should stop using the unbiblical (and illogical) argument that
children are to be “missionaries” in state schools. Like a soldier that first
needs to train for battle and be properly equipped before entering a war,
children need to be properly trained and equipped—fully putting on the armor of
God—before they can defend against the hostile attacks from the secular
culture. Much more could be said on this, but suffice to say, children cannot
be proper missionaries in any worldly system without first receiving the proper
biblical training.
