I’m writing regarding an article written by John J. McGinnis titled, “The word of God and homosexuality,” published in the Lakes Region Weekly on Jan. 30.

McGinnis minces no words when it comes to showing his prejudice and rebellion against God and His Word. For he immediately brings up Sodom and Gomorrah and says, “If one reads the story more carefully, one might realize that it is a story involving hospitality laws, gang rape, and violent malevolence toward women.” Talk about perverting the truth!

Open the Bible to Genesis 19:5 and see what God’s word really says, “And they called out to Lot saying, ‘Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out so we can know them carnally.'”

Next McGinnis challenges Jesus’ disciples by asking, “How can we, the human population of the 21st Century, really believe that the authors of the Bible had knowledge on this subject superior to those now occupying terra firma?”

First off Jesus’ disciples lived closely with him, day and night, and were witnesses to all he said as well as numberless miracles. And they wrote truthfully and extensively about them, yet those like McGinnis, think they know more about what happened then the disciples! He also says he doesn’t believe the Bible is the divinely inspired, inerrant word of God. But it is written in 2nd Timothy 3:16, all scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete.

Many have said, “Show me where Jesus said anything whatsoever concerning gay-marriage?” But it is written in Matthew 19:4 that Jesus said, “Have you not read that He who made them from the beginning made them male and female, and for this reason man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and the two shall become one flesh?”

Without question, the Bible doesn’t approve of the sin of homosexuality. However, neither does it approve of sin of any kind, but says that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. So then how can any enter into heaven when no sin is allowed there? Well, the Bible says that Jesus Christ is our Savior, and if we, McGinnis included, will repent and ask for forgiveness in Jesus’ name, God will forgive all our sins and wash us clean and white as snow.

Many homosexuals are coming forward and witnessing to how, through Jesus and His power and help, they are no longer captives to the sin of homosexuality, and are rejoicing that he who is set free from sin by Jesus, is free indeed!

Phil Kennard

Windham