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Leviticus 20:13
If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have
committed a detestable act...

Romans 1:26-27
For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the
natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the
natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men
committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.

I Corinthians 6:9-10
Or do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be
deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor
thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, shall inherit the kingdom of
God.

Jude 7
Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these
indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example, in
undergoing the punishment of age-during fire.

There are other Scriptures that reveal Yahweh’s condemnation of homosexuality, and the
punishment that He has, and will again mete out to those who participate in such deeds. These,
however, are some of the more brief and direct passages. If a man or woman will not agree with
God that this behavior is abnormal, aberrant, and sinful, they can neither receive forgiveness nor
be restored to the Father. Yahweh rejected Saul because he refused to agree with Him regarding
the definition of sin.

I Samuel 15:23
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you
have rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected you...

It is a serious matter to reject the word of the Lord. His word includes His declaration of
righteous and unrighteous behavior. The apostle John described two different conditions of
mankind. One is the person who agrees with God and confesses his/her sin. This person is able to
receive forgiveness and be cleansed of all unrighteousness. The other is the person who denies
that they have sinned when Yahweh says they have committed sin. These ones profess God to be
a liar, and the truth is not in them.

I John 1:9-10
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not
in us.

This then, must be the point at which restoration to God begins. The individual must agree with