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The Bible reveals two ways which people are following to get into heaven. One way, the true way, is God’s way. God’s way into heaven is the way of peace and truth and righteousness. It is the only way approved of God. This way centers in the Lord Jesus Christ who said: “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me” (John 14:6). The Bible declares that there is another way. “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death” (Prov. 14:12).
There are so many popular ways today filled with lost multitudes all over the land, such as the way of morality, the way of respectability, the way of religion, the way of churchianity, the way of baptism, the way of christening, the way of confirmation, the way of penance, the way of confession, the way of “doing the best I can”, the way of self, the way of education, the way of philosophy, the way of false isms and cults that crowd the street. Little wonder then when we speak to people about the way of salvation, that so many have asked, “How can I know which is the true way? There are so many different ideas and so many religions.”
But there is ONE difference between God’s way of salvation and man’s way, and that difference is found in a Person, the Lord Jesus Christ. You will notice that man leaves Christ out of the center of his way. You will discover that the modern false cults and isms demote Christ to a mere man and add something to what He has already done for your salvation and mine. We become children of God through a supernatural birth. Jesus said to Nicodemus: “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). Jesus also said, “Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again” (John 3:7)
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Sodomy and The New International Version (NIV) – IV
The right to commit Sodomy is not a basic human right!
“Gay Rights Activists Demand Open Housing.” “ Church Torn over Ordination of Homosexuals to the Ministry.” “Gays Seek to End Job Discrimination.” Such are the headlines in our papers today. Twenty, Thirty years ago people would have scoffed in unbelief if someone had told them that such things would be happening today. Yet we find a virtual Sodom and Gomorrah developing right before our eyes. But how could this happen in our nation? How could the moral climate in this land change to accommodate this perversion? We believe It all began with the “ modernistic” – liberal theologians who began to question the great doctrines of the Bible such as inspiration of the Bible, the Deity of Christ and His virgin birth, the Trinity and the bodily resurrection of of our Lord.
These Theologians began to spread their poisonous teaching until the seminaries and Bible schools were corrupted as a result of which the pulpits in our land began to grow silent on the wrath of God against sin – our subject at hand being the sin of Sodomy! The person we deal with in this article – Dr.Mollenkott is one of the many proponents of and promoters of the liberal theology. As one of the literary consultant for the NIV translating committee, is a professed homosexual. This is verified by her own words in an interview in the Episcopal publication ,Witness (June, 1991, pages 2—23). The interviewer asked the question, “ Why was it important to you to come out as lesbian?” Dr.Mollenkott’s reply was, “ My lesbianism has always been a part of me….ultimately what I realized was that God created me as I was, and that this is where life was meaningful.”
Knowing Dr.Mollenkott’s moral direction, one could expect her views to strongly affect the outcome of the NIV translation. It does , as can be seen in the treatment of the term “sodomy” is derived. As can be seen, Dr.Mollenkott was in justifying the same sex relationship of sodomy. The NIV clearly reflects her view. In her book “The Homosexual My Neighbor” she explains fully why she thinks the sodomites got a bad press in the Bible. She presents all kinds of fanciful notions how that the Old Testament holiness codes, which forbid Sodomy do not apply to the New Testament Church. Outright she explains in detail that Jesus did not condemn homosexuality as a loving relationship between two consenting adults. When asked about where Paul mentions homosexuality, she says that it only applies to promiscuous homosexuality.
The following readings compare he KJB and the NIV in several areas where sodomy or homosexual behavior is mentioned. Going over these, it is easy to see that sodomy was never considered as a viable concept in the NIV. The comments of Dr.Mollenkott are from her book, “ Is The Homosexual My Neighbor?”.
Genesis 19:5 – The sin of Sodom
KJB – “And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, where are the men, which came into thee this night? Bring them out unto us, that we may know them.” NIV – The called to Lot, “ were are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out so that we can have sex with them.” Dr.Mollenkott in her book page 57 commented, “ …. the Sodom story seems to be focusing on two specific evils: 1- violent gang rape and 2- inhospitality to strangers.” In this her comment it is obvious how she down plays the abominable and unnatural bahavior of act of Sodomy.
Leviticus 18:22 – Sodomy
KJB – “ Thou shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination.” NIV – Do not lie with man as one with a woman: it is detestable. Again here an attempt is done to downplay the act of Sodomy. Bear in mind that there is quite difference between the meaning abomination and detestable.
Leviticus 20:13 – Sodomy
KJB – If a man also lie with mankind as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death: their blood shall be upon them. NIV – If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both have done what is detestable. They must be put to death: their blood will be on their own heads. Dr.Mellonkott in her book, pages 110 through 121 – argues that this is part of the ceremonial laws, and as such, are to be disregarded by the Christian. She places this act on the same level as wearing clothes of two different materials.
Deuterononmy 23:17 – Sodomite
KJB – There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. NIV – No Israelite man or woman is to become a shrine prostitute
Judges 19:22 – Sodomy
KJB- Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. NIV – While they were enjoying themselves, some of the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they shouted to the old man who owned the house, “ Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with hm.” On Page 57 of her book Mollenkott stresses, that “violence, forcing exual activity upon another , is the real point to this story.”
1st Kings 14:24 – Sodomites
KJB – And there were sodomites in the land : and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel. NIV – Thee were even made shrine prostitutes in the land: the people engaged in all the detestable practices of the nation the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.
1st King 15:12 – Sodomites
KJB – And he took away the sodomites out of the land and removed all the idols his fathers had made. NIV – He expelled all the shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of the idols his fathers had made.
1st Kings 22:46 – Sodomites
KJB – And the remenant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. NIV – He rid the land of the rest of the shrine prostitutes who remained there even after the reign of his father Asa.
Matthew 11:24 – Judgment upon Sodom
KJB – But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for thee. NIV – But I tell you it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.
The Desire of the Flesh leads to the Death of the Flesh!!
To be continued………………………….
From The Peoples Gospel Hour Staff