Transcript Is sexual orientation genetic?

The Ten Commandments . . .
Without an absolute moral being there can be
no absolute right or wrong, good or bad, and no
basis for true justice. There is nowhere to go to
legitimise our conduct.
Objective moral values only exist if there is
an objective, absolute God
The secular view of morality
The prevailing philosophy is moral
relativism
All objective moral judgments imply an absolute
moral standard by which they can be measured.
C.S.Lewis: “My argument against God was that
the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But
how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man
does not call a line crooked unless he has some
idea of a straight line”
Can you be absolutely sure
there are no absolutes?
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You
shall not commit adultery. But I tell you
that anyone who looks at a woman
lustfully has already committed adultery
with her in his heart.”
Matt 5:27
1 Peter 1:13-23 “Therefore, prepare your minds for
action; be self-controlled; … As obedient children, do
not conform to the evil desires you had when you
lived in ignorance.”
“But sexual immorality and all
impurity or covetousness must
not even be named among you,
as is proper among saints.”
Ephesians 5:3
God is a God of love, but He is not ONLY
a God of love! He is a holy God!
• God loves adulterers, but condemns
adultery.
• God loves murderers, but condemns
murder.
• God loves gays, but condemns the act
and the lifestyle
Is sexual orientation genetic?
1. Sinful orientation is taught in Scripture
2. If sexual orientation is genetic and reckoned as “God
given”, why does God condemn it every time it is
mentioned in Scripture
3. If sexual orientation is genetic and therefore reckoned
to be morally acceptable, what about other sexual
orientations like polyamory or paedophilia?
4. The genetic pre-disposition has not been proven
Is sexual orientation genetic?
There is no scientific evidence for a gay gene
Ruth Hubbard of Harvard University has denounced the
trend of ‘genetic determinism’, pointing to heralded
‘genetic’ discoveries concerning schizophrenia, manicdepression, and alcoholism - discoveries which were
later retracted.
Is sexual orientation genetic?
Richard Dawkins also agreed with Hubbard saying that
the ‘body of genetic determinism needs to be laid at
rest’. His conclusion goes like this; ‘Whether you hate
homosexuals or whether you love them, whether you
want to lock them up or ‘cure’ them, your reasons had
better have nothing to do with genes.’
Camille Paglia, a homosexual philosopher is quite blunt
in her assessment of the ‘born gay’ theory: "No one is
born gay. The idea is ridiculous ... homosexuality is an
adaptation, not an inborn trait”
Behaviour, not desire, is the issue
Sexual behaviour is always a choice
The whole purpose of God in redemption
is to make us holy – to restore us to the
image of God.
“Lord, make me as Holy as a pardoned
sinner can be”
Robert Murray McCheyne