Man undoubtedly is a free moral agent having the freedom to choose his own destiny, but this choice I am afraid has been misconstrued by many, because the freedom of choice which we all as free moral agents have, is the choice to be either a servant (slave) of God or a servant (slave) of the devil. It is the choice to be a servant of righteousness or a servant of sin, which is man’s independent nature, a choice to be a citizen in the kingdom of light or a citizen in the kingdom of darkness, a choice to live and walk according to the Spirit, or to live and walk in accordance to he flesh.
As free moral agents we have the prerogative to become dead to sin, and be alive to God, or liberating ourselves from the slavery of sin, and becoming slaves of God. For we have been admonished saying; “Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.’
“And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness” (Romans 6:16-20).
There is a huge difference between being a slave of God or a slave of righteousness, and being a slave of the devil, or a slave of sin. The disparity between the two is that one has laws and principles governing the conduct of the slaves, whilst the other has no guidelines, no code of conduct, each man does what seems right in his own eyes, and each one walks according to the imagination of his own evil heart.
But the irony of truth is, there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding. Without this human spirit no one would know the things that pertain to a man except through the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now man as a free moral agent has the prerogative to allow his human spirit to be joined with Spirit of God, and come to know the things of God, or allow his spirit to be joined with the spirit of the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience and do what seems right in his own eyes. It is therefore no strange thing that the leaders of this world and their legal justice system, to whom Satan the dragon has given his power, his throne, and great authority are clamoring for the human rights of their citizens, human rights that are contrary to the laws of God.
The irony of truth is, there are stipulated laws which govern the lives of those who have chosen to become servants of righteousness: For thus says the Lord; “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. 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.’
'Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you. For the land is defiled; therefore I visit the punishment of its iniquity upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants. You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you (for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and thus the land is defiled), lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you for whoever commits any of these abominations, the persons who commit them shall be cut off from among their people. Therefore you shall keep My ordinance, so that you do not commit any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God" (Leviticus 18:22-30). Note carefully that for two men or two women to lie carnally with each other is an abomination, an abhorrence or something disgusting before the Lord; it is a defilement: And God’s people are duly warned not to defile themselves by committing such perverted acts, for it was because of these abominations that the land vomited out the nations that were living in them, for example Sodom and Gomorrah.
And please consider the dire consequences which states; "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" (Romans 1:32).
Yet the leaders and rulers of our society want to compel innocent and sincere people to accept and approve the practices of these ungodly people and thus bringing upon themselves the righteous judgment of God: What a dilemma!
1 Righteous Lot
Lot we are told invited two angels who came to Sodom and invited them into his house, but before they could lie down to sleep, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house. And they called to Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally."
So Lot went out to them through the doorway, shut the door behind him, and said, "Please, my brethren, do not do so wickedly! See now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; please, let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them as you wish; only do nothing to these men, since this is the reason they have come under the shadow of my roof."
And they said, "Stand back!" Then they said, "This one came in to stay here, and he keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them." So they pressed hard against the man Lot, and came near to break down the door. But the men reached out their hands and pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. And they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they became weary trying to find the door” (Genesis 19:4-11).
Lot offered to give his two virgin daughters in exchange to the two men who thankfully were angels to these perverted men, not because he perceived that the two men were angels, neither was it because he did not love his daughters, but because the act of homosexuality is so abominable, and defiles the land, he would rather have these corrupt, perverted men to sexually abuse and humble his daughters, than having this abominable act of homosexuality committed. Thanks to the angels who intervened and prevented such a shameful act from being committed.
2. The old man from the mountains of Ephraim
It is stated that an old man from the mountains of Ephraim who was living in Gibeah, invited a Levite and his concubine to his house and as they were enjoying themselves, suddenly certain men of the city, perverted men, surrounded the house and beat on the door. They spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying; "Bring out the man who came to your house, that we may know him carnally!"
But the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, "No, my brethren! I beg you, do not act so wickedly! Seeing this man has come into my house, do not commit this outrage. Look, here is my virgin daughter and the man's concubine; let me bring them out now. Humble them, and do with them as you please; but to this man do not do such a vile thing!" But the men would not heed him. So the man took his concubine and brought her out to them. And they knew her and abused her all night until morning; and when the day began to break, they let her go. Then the woman came as the day was dawning, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her master was, till it was light. When her master arose in the morning, and opened the doors of the house and went out to go his way, there was his concubine, fallen at the door of the house with her hands on the threshold. And he said to her, "Get up and let us be going." But there was no answer. So the man lifted her onto the donkey; and the man got up and went to his place.
When he entered his house he took a knife, laid hold of his concubine, and divided her into twelve pieces, limb by limb, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel. And so it was that all who saw it said, "No such deed has been done or seen from the day that the children of Israel came up from the land of Egypt until this day. Consider it, confer, and speak up!" (Judges 19:22-30)
What one has to consider, confer or be advised and speak up against is not just the dismemberment of the abused concubine and her body parts sent throughout all the territory of Israel, but all the circumstances which led to this ordeal.
God’s people cannot be tight lips on such hideous acts, they are abominable, they defile the land, and because of this the Lord says, “Therefore, I visit the punishment of its iniquity upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.” This is the main reason why the Lord destroyed the city of Sodom and Gomorrah, and turned them into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly.
