The Godly Knight Report
The Godly Knight Report is a faith-driven podcast hosted by Michael the Archangel, dedicated to exploring the intersection of Christian values and modern life. Each episode delves into practical, biblical insights on relationships, dating, marriage, and personal growth, always rooted in a God-centered worldview. Michael speaks with authenticity, drawing from personal experience and scripture to address real-life challenges, such as navigating hookup culture, maintaining purity, and building meaningful, God-centered connections in today’s society. The podcast fosters a welcoming space for listeners to reflect on their spiritual journey, offering not just biblical exegesis but practical advice for living a life that honors God. With a focus on faith, personal transformation, and building stronger relationships, The Godly Knight Report challenges cultural norms while encouraging listeners to remain true to biblical teachings.
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Divine Blueprint: God's Design vs. LGBTQ+ Challenges
Can understanding God's original design for humanity reshape our views on relationships and sexuality? Join us on The Godly Night Report as we embark on a profound exploration of biblical teachings that address the creation of mankind, the fall from grace, and the sanctity of marriage. Beginning with the creation narrative in Genesis, we discuss how God formed male and female in His image, establishing distinct, yet complementary roles within the marriage covenant. We reflect on the consequences of Adam and Eve's disobedience in Genesis 3, contemplating how their actions have shaped human history. Through personal reflections and scriptural insights, we aim to provide a compassionate yet truthful guide to understanding deviations from this divine blueprint, including homosexuality.
Moving into a discussion on LGBTQ+ issues, we delve into key scriptures from Romans and 1 Corinthians, emphasizing the importance of adhering to biblical authority and discerning between loving individuals without affirming lifestyles that deviate from God's design. We also explore the potential for lifestyle changes through a personal relationship with God, discussing the concept of sexuality as a choice and the challenges Christians face in upholding their faith amidst societal pressures. We conclude with a heartfelt prayer for wisdom and compassion, encouraging our listeners to reflect Christ's love in their interactions while standing firm in their convictions. Tune in to understand these crucial topics more deeply and stay anchored in our hope in Christ.
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Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Godly Night Report. I'm your host, michael the Archangel, and today we're going to explore a topic that is not only timely but also deeply important for all Christians to understand. We'll be discussing God's design for humanity and what the Bible says about homosexuality and how we, as Christians, are called to respond with both truth and grace. This discussion is not meant to condemn, but rather to offer biblical insight and guidance in navigating a very real issue in today's culture. So let's start by looking at God's original design for creation, specifically his plan for human relationships and sexuality. So we read in Genesis 1, verse 27. So God created mankind in his image. In the image of God, he created them, male and female. He created them From the very beginning. God created humanity in his image. This means that men and women are not only physical beings but spiritual ones, designed to reflect God's own character and nature. Spiritual ones designed to reflect God's own character and nature. Male and female are distinct but complementary, designed to come together in unity within marriage. In Genesis, chapter two, verse 24, the Bible elaborates on this. It says that is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife and they become one flesh. Now, this passage reveals God's intent for marriage as a lifelong union between a man and a woman. This complementary relationship, where man and woman come together to form one flesh, is at the very heart of God's design for human relationships. But the story doesn't stop there. To fully understand why deviations from this design, including homosexuality, are considered sinful, we must look at what happened in Genesis, chapter 3, which brings us to the fall of mankind. Yes, we have to discuss the fall of mankind. So in Genesis, chapter 3, we read about the event known as the fall, which fundamentally changed the course of human history.
Speaker 1:Adam and Eve, the first humans, lived in perfect harmony with God in the Garden of Eden. They were given every good thing by God, including the freedom to enjoy all that he had created. However, god gave them one command, and one command only not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. One command Think about that for a minute. You're given everything you've ever you would ever need to live for eternity in peace, in perfect harmony with an all-seeing, all-knowing, all-powerful God. And this God sees you as not only his creation but as his friend, and he's speaking to you openly. He's there when you call on him. You know you're in the presence of him at all times and he only says hey, I need you to do one thing for me, just one. I gave you everything you'd ever need. I just need you to do this one teeny, tiny thing for me. You can do that right, because all this is yours for eternity if you just do this one thing, just this one. Unfortunately, they disobeyed the command.
Speaker 1:I know, I know, the serpent representing Satan tempted Eve by twisting God's words, convincing her that eating from the tree would make her like God and I say that with quotations like God, because, let's be for real, nobody is like God. No one can be like God Not possible. No one can be like God, not possible. And in Genesis, chapter 3, verse 5, eve, seeing that the fruit was desirable, ate it and gave some to Adam, who also ate it. Now I'm going to pause right here and say this. This is my personal opinion. In my own personal opinion, I kind of I kind of fault Eve, but I put a bit more fault on Adam when I was younger. I thought differently about this. When I was younger, I was mad at Eve. I was just like oh Eve, how could you do that this? When I was younger, I was mad at eve and I was just like oh eve, how could you do that? But as I got older, I realized that it wasn't all eve.
Speaker 1:Adam had a hand in this too, and the reason why I say that is because adam could have easily said no, I'm not going to disobey God. He gave us a command. He asked us to do one thing, and he told us we could stay here for eternity. All we had to do was just do this one thing, that's it, and you had to go and do it. So guess what You're on your own.
Speaker 1:If Adam had had had that kind of a backbone, if he had that fierce of a stance on obeying God, could you imagine what things would be like? Right now, I shudder to think how, how things would have turned out. It's it's, it's something to contemplate, it's it's definitely. It's definitely's definitely an interesting twist on it. I would love you know if somebody could make a movie maybe I don't know on what the world would look like if Adam had stood his ground and said sorry, eve, you're on your own, I'm not eating this. But I guess there's no way to really do that, because then we don't know what God would have done. We're not God, and so we can't say maybe he would have banished Eve and guard and, and Adam would have stayed in the garden. Or maybe God would have said okay, you know what, adam, I'm gonna make you a new partner. Let's you know, let's do a do over here. Let's you know, let's erase this one and we'll make another one. I don't know, I hope no one takes offense to that, but that was just my, you know, that's just my thought on it.
Speaker 1:Anyway, so this act of disobedience, um their decision to trust in their own understanding rather than obey god and introduce sin into the world. So this is where sin enters the world for the first time, and the consequences of this first sin were immediate and devastating. So adam and eve's eyes were opened after they ate the fruit and they became aware of the nakedness, feeling shame, for the first time. Imagine that you're walking around naked and you don't even know you're naked. It's a completely natural thing. It's just like, okay, you see it in a child.
Speaker 1:Think about this when a child is born, up until the day that mommy or daddy starts putting clothes on them and telling them. They can't run around naked. Children run around naked and they don't have any shame, they're not ashamed of their bodies. They don't sit there and go oh my god, I got no clothes on. No, they don't. For them's, it's completely utterly natural. Think about it.
Speaker 1:Those of you who had children, you've seen your kids. They run around with nothing on and it's like it's no big deal. You go to change their diaper. They're not sitting there freaking out because you took their diaper off and, oh my god, you, you exposed my nakedness.
Speaker 1:No, they, they're like okay, and I think that's how it was for Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. You know it was a natural thing, but they ate this fruit and they became aware of it and they felt ashamed In the presence of God. They felt ashamed for the first time. Their perfect relationship with God was broken. Instead of walking freely with him in the garden, they hid from God, ashamed and afraid. God pronounced curses on them and the entire world. Pain, suffering and death entered the human experience and the ground itself was cursed.
Speaker 1:More importantly, the fall introduced a separation between humanity and God for the first time, a separation that would be passed down to every generation. Humanity was no longer living according to God's perfect design. Sin had corrupted human nature, and this corruption extended to every aspect of life, including human sexuality. This fall is foundational to understanding why deviation from God's original plan, whether it's sexual immorality, idolatry or any other form of sin, are a result of humanity's brokenness. Homosexuality, like all sin, is part of the distortion introduced by the fall. It's part of the distortion introduced by the fall.
Speaker 1:Now that we understand the foundation, let's move into what the Bible says specifically about homosexuality. Now the Bible is very clear that homosexual behavior is a sin, just as it is clear on other forms of sexual immorality. For example, in Leviticus, chapter 18, verse 22,. God commands do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman. That is detestable. The word detestable here is strong and deliberate. It shows that homosexual acts are contrary to the natural order that God created. This isn't just a matter of preference or cultural norm. It's a matter of divine order. I mean, how much higher can you get than a command directly from the mouth of God?
Speaker 1:In the New Testament, romans, chapter 1, verses 26 and 27, further emphasizes this. Because of this, god gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way, the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Inflamed with lust for one another? Wow, men, commented, and they committed shameful acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. Mm, that's, that's wow. I'm a very visual person, so when I read something, I kind of visualize it and I'm not liking where things are going in my head right now. I kind of visualize it and I'm not liking where things are going in my head right now. So here Paul makes it clear that these actions are unnatural. They go against God's original design for human relationships.
Speaker 1:Additionally, 1 Corinthians, chapter 6, verses 9 through 10, lists homosexual behavior alongside other sins that separate people from God. Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who have sex with men, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. It's important to note that homosexuality is not singled out as the worst sin, but it is part of a larger list of sins that are incompatible with the kingdom of God, as we read in Romans, chapter 6, verse 23,. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus, our Lord. This reminds us that the consequence of sin, all sin, no matter what it is, is separation from God eternally. Think about that. Eternal separation from God. But there is hope, and we'll get to that a bit later.
Speaker 1:Now let's take a closer look at why supporting or endorsing the LGBTQ plus or alphabet lifestyle is incompatible with biblical faith. As Christians, we believe in the authority of scripture and that God's word provides the blueprint for how we are meant to live. The Bible is not just a set of rules, but a guide to living in alignment with God's perfect will. Rules, but a guide to living in alignment with God's perfect will. So by supporting the LGBTQ plus lifestyle, christians would, in essence, be affirming something that is directly opposed to the design that God established from the beginning. Homosexuality, according to the Bible, is a departure from the male-female union that God ordained in Genesis. The creation of man and woman and their union in marriage is not arbitrary or culturally determined. It is a divinely instituted covenant that reflects something much larger the relationship between Christ and His Church.
Speaker 1:To endorse or affirm any form of sexuality outside of this design is to challenge the very nature of God's order for humanity. We must remember that God's design is not simply an ideal, but a reflection of his nature holy, pure and perfect. When we affirm actions or lifestyles that deviate from this, we are in effect placing human judgment above divine wisdom. Isaiah, chapter 55, verses 8 through 9, reminds us. For my thoughts are not your thoughts. Neither are rebelling against the very nature of his authority, which is why supporting sinful behaviors like homosexuality is not a neutral act. It is a direct affront to God's established order.
Speaker 1:And see, I've heard I've heard from from members of the alphabet community that say that, oh well, christians support this, christians support our way of life, and I was kind of blown away and I'm like Christians support it Really. I had no idea that the Bible told us to support these things. I kind of thought that we were told that it was something that we should not do, that it was an abomination before God or, as I like to say, a slap in the face to God and his creation. But I'm hearing that Christians actually support this Really. That's news to me. Now we must make an important distinction.
Speaker 1:Loving people does not mean affirming everything about their lifestyle. According to the Bible, true love desires what is best for a person in light of eternity, not just what makes them feel accepted in the moment. Proverbs, chapter 27, verse 5, says better is open rebuke than hidden love. This verse challenges the modern notion that love means total acceptance of all behaviors. Biblical love is sacrificial and seeks to guide others towards God's truth, even if that involves calling them away from sin.
Speaker 1:If we, as Christians, support or affirm lifestyles that the Bible declares sinful, christians support or affirm lifestyles that the Bible declares sinful, we are not loving people as Christ loved them. Jesus never affirmed the sins of those he encountered, but he always loved them deeply. One of the clearest examples of this is in John 8, verses 1-11,. When Jesus encounters a woman caught in adultery, he shows her compassion and saves her from being stoned, but he also tells her go now and leave your life of sin. Jesus's love was never permissive of sin. He never. He never condoned it. In the same way, we must love those in the LGBTQ plus community without affirming behaviors that go against God's design. Our love should lead people to the truth, not keep them in bondage to sin.
Speaker 1:Now look, we are living in a time where cultural pressure to affirm the alphabet lifestyle is extreme. Many Christians feel torn between holding to their biblical convictions and wanting to be compassionate and inclusive. But we must remember that true compassion does not mean compromise. Romans, chapter 12, verse 2, reminds us compromise. Romans, chapter 12, verse 2, reminds us do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is his good, pleasing and perfect will. If we conform to the world's definition of love, inclusivity or tolerance, we risk compromising the gospel message. Instead, we are called to be transformed by God's truth, even when that truth goes against popular opinion or societal pressure.
Speaker 1:Standing firm in biblical truth while extending love and grace is the challenge of every Christian in today's culture. It is not an easy task, but it is what God calls us to do. In a world that's increasingly, that increasingly normalizes the alphabet lifestyle, christians must stand firm in their faith. Romans, chapter 12, verse two speaks directly to this challenge. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is His good, pleasing and perfect will.
Speaker 1:Yes, I use this scripture again because it is perfect for what I'm trying to say to you. As Christians, we're called to live by God's truth, even when the world around us pressures us to compromise. This distinction between cultural Christianity, which we've talked about in a previous episode, and biblical Christianity is vital. Cultural Christianity may be tempted to conform with societal norms, but biblical Christianity requires us to hold fast to God's eternal word, even when it's unpopular. And, as I said in my previous episode regarding the Last Supper parody at the Paris Olympics, christians need to stand up in the eyes of society, being looked at as if we're treating people badly, as if we're wrong, as if we're being evil or we're condemning people.
Speaker 1:Um, because the Bible tells us exactly how we are to face these things. It tells us that we are not to embrace homosexuality. It is not something that we are meant to do, it is not a part of God's original design. And I dare someone to say oh well, god's design, you know it, it progresses, it changes. No, it doesn't. No, it does not. God has one design and he follows that design throughout every living being. Let me put it to you this way? How many male cows do you see impregnating other male cows? How many female raccoons do you see, you know, reproducing with other female raccoons? You don't, because that's not how it was meant to be. Yes, there are some asexual creatures out there that don't need a mate, true, but the ones that do need mates in order to procreate, they're always opposite sexes. So you can't tell me that God's design changes. No, it doesn't. It stays the same, just like God has been the same God for eons. He has never changed and he never will.
Speaker 1:While we must stand firm in biblical truth, we must also follow Christ's example of compassion. John, chapter 1, verse 14, tells us the word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. Us. The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only son who came from the father, full of grace and truth. Jesus modeled for us how to be, how to balance grace and truth. He never compromised on truth, but he also never failed to show love to those he encountered, even when they were living in sin. Ephesians, chapter 4, verse 15, instructs us to speak the truth in love. This means we can't shy away from speaking biblical truth, but we must do so with a heart full of love and compassion when we should be. We should be intentional about loving the LGBTQ plus individuals and treating them with respect and kindness, even if we disagree with their lifestyle choices. Think about it Jesus ate with tax collectors, spoke with adulterers and healed sinners, all without affirming their sins. He showed us how to love without compromising the truth.
Speaker 1:At the heart of the gospel is the message of repentance and redemption. Acts, chapter 3, verse 19, calls us to repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord. The call to repentance is universal. No one is exempt from it, no one. Whether we struggle with sexual sin, greed, lying or any other sin, we are all invited to turn from our sin and seek forgiveness. Romans, chapter 3, verse 23, reminds us, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. None of us are perfect, none of us. But the good news is that God offers redemption through Jesus Christ. If we turn to him, our sins can be forgiven and we can experience new life in Christ. If we turn to him, our sins can be forgiven and we can experience new life in Christ.
Speaker 1:And yes, I have actually heard of people who once identified as a member of the alphabet community having having, uh, actually had a experience where God dealt with them personally and they ended up giving their life to Christ and they walked away from that alphabet community lifestyle. So don't tell me that it's not possible for people to change. It is completely possible. And when I hear, when I hear those members and they say, oh well, being homosexual, being bisexual, you know, um being poly, polyamorous or um queer or transsexual or gay or a lesbian, queer or transsexual or gay or lesbian, it's not a choice. Yeah, it is a choice. It's a choice. And I will also say this I will never understand how parents can take the word of a child about what their sexuality should be. A child, a being that has not gained any real life experience, a being that isn't old enough to come into their own yet they haven't experienced puberty yet. Same being that doesn't know our surface is hot before you touch it, but yet this being can tell you oh, I'm not a boy, I'm actually a girl. How this boggles the mind. I know it boggles mine.
Speaker 1:As we close, I want to challenge my fellow Christians to remain faithful to God's word, even when the world pressures us to compromise.
Speaker 1:Stand firm in your faith, live authentically and be a witness to both the truth of the gospel and the love of Christ.
Speaker 1:I'd like to close with a prayer. Lord, we ask for your wisdom and grace as we navigate these difficult issues. Give us courage to stand firm in your truth and give us hearts full of compassion and love for those around us. Help us to reflect your love and extend your grace to everyone we meet. Help us to follow the example set by Jesus. Help us to to be able to stand firm in our biblical truth and still still be able to stand firm in our biblical truth and still still be able to love and be gracious and merciful to those who may not agree with us, to those who may live life a different way. In Jesus's name we pray Amen. I want to say thank you for joining me For another episode of the Godly Night Report. Stay rooted in God's word, speak the truth in love and never forget the hope we have in Christ. Remember God is always watching, he's always listening and he is always there for you. Lean on him, amen.
