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RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by VBCampaign: 4:10pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
RE: A Gay Man in Biden’s Cabinet (A Response to Senator Adeyeye’s Essay) © Deji Yesufu When I read Sola Adeyeye’s “A Gay Man in Biden’s Cabinet”, I knew immediately I must offer a rejoinder to the article. Senator Adeyeye is not someone whose opinion anyone should dispute, as he has not only carved out a niche for himself in the hallowed chambers of the higher legislative house in the National Assembly but he is also an intellectual whose submission on sundry national and international issues cannot be easily faulted. In this essay, however, I found the erudite Osun State politician greatly wanting and I trust I can point some points in his essay that where not only erroneously but pandering to heresy – especially when one considers that the piece was written by a professing Christian. For those who may not have read the essay, Senator Adeyeye was saying that Christians should not fault President Joe Biden for electing a gay man into cabinet. Among other reasons he raised, the Senator said that America was a democracy and not a theocracy. He also pointed out that Biden would not be the first US President to appoint a gay person to office; former President Trump, who many evangelicals love to extol, also appointed a gay person to his cabinet. Senator Adeyeye wrote that homosexuality is a sin but it may not be a crime. That in Nigeria, where there is a subsisting law against homosexuality, it is both a sin and a crime. But in the USA, where many states have passed laws endorsing homosexuality, while the act remains a sin it is not a crime. Senator Adeyeye ends his essay with these strong words for his target audience: “The Church’s sure foundation was, and remains, an ever-prevailing person, the Solid Rock. His name is Jesus Christ.” If the evangelicals had disputed anything the celebrated Senator had written up till that paragraph, we should at least agree with this one which is a clear word from the Holy Writ (1 Peter 2:7). The great advantage of essay writing is that a person can state his argument uninterrupted and most times if it is well written, one essay can end all arguments. The story is told of how the 16th century Greek Scholar and Roman Catholic theologian, Erasmus, was coerced to respond to Martin Luther’s writing that had begun to shake the foundation of the Roman Catholic Church. When Erasmus would eventually write, he wrote a treatise disputing Luther’s doctrine of God’s Sovereignty. He said in essence that Luther appeared to be right in many of his arguments but that element in his theology where he appears to paint man as helpless in the matter of salvation was faulty. Erasmus taught that whatever else may be found in the doctrine of salvation there remains an active free will in every man. When Luther responded to the book, he wrote his mighty treatise: “The Bondage of the Will”. Luther said in essence that the will of every man is held captive to sin and except a sovereign God wakes the dead sinner to spiritual life, such a man remain helpless. Salvation was a hundred percent the work of God and nothing of man. Erasmus responded to Luther’s essay with a longer book but Luther never returned to the argument. He explained that everything he had written in his book was sufficient to counter any argument on the subject. I am of the opinion that Senator Adeyeye’s essay has not answered all the questions on this subject and that he has actually left himself vulnerable for a response as I hope to give in a moment. Since the Senator has referred copiously to the Bible in his essay, perhaps I should remind him that the Bible refers to Satan as the Prince of the power of the air (Ephesian 2:2) and that there is a sense in it that the kingdoms of this world are under his power and influence (Matthew 4:8-9). I want to suggest here that every nation, state or people are ruled by a god. That God may be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, or that god may be Satan and all of his various influences. It is true that America is not a theocracy like Old Testament Israel was but America, like any other country on earth, is ruled by a god. It is left to the people of that nation to allow for the Christian God to rule their nation or to allow the Prince of the power of the air to reign supreme. When evangelicals rail against a President appointing a gay man to public office, they are refusing the god of this age to reign over their nation. When Christians make excuses for gay people in government, they are allowing the devil reign in their government. I could easily be asked: what did the evangelicals do when Trump appointed a gay man to office? We should remember that most thorough going evangelicals never consider Donald Trump a Christian in the first place. They tolerated him because he did their bidding. If Trump, at some point in his administration, went on to appoint a gay person into office, they would consider it as his pandering to the 9 million gay population of the United States. Trump played politics with his appointments – just like any other politician will do. But Biden appointing a gay person to office has greater implications than Trump because the Democratic Party is a party that flaunts its supports for gays and the LGBTQ communities; and if Biden considers appointing gays to office at the very beginning of his administration, you already have an inkling of what his government will look like. If we believe the Bible, we had better allow it to rule all our lives and not just some portions of it. Homosexuality is a sin not because it is any worse than lying, adultery, fornication or stealing, but because it is a sin against nature itself. A cursory look at Romans 1:21-25 will reveal that homosexuality is a product of a particularly base and dark mind; a result of God abandoning a man or a nation to the basest of sins. While the sin of adultery and stealing are the product of men’s natural evil inclinations, homosexuality is a learned act. It is rebellion against God and we should be reminded that God indeed overthrew nations in the Bible for this very sin. If these times of grace will not allow God to rain down sulfur and brimstone on countries that allow homosexuality to flourish in their midst, we should remind ourselves that the God we serve is unchanging and will someday judge these very grievous sin. I will not want to be part of those who were making excuses for sins that God considers particularly despicable. Something else we must keep in mind in these modern times is that while the Church is in the world, the Church is not of this world. We do not pander to the system of this world, our kingdom is not of this world; our goals and priorities are very different from this world. We must realize that ultimately every political system in the world today is going to become increasingly antichrist. While the Democrats may have sold all their platforms to the devil, the Republicans are still trying to keep some of their Christian conservative values. Ultimately, they will also give in to the demands and wants of the time. The Church would however be preserved by only one element: a commitment to the tenets of the Holy Scriptures. The real meaning of the reign of the Antichrist is that by the time our Lord is returning, the devil would have taken over every system of the world and only the Christian that is truly committed to God’s law will remain standing at those times. This is why Jesus asks that when he returns will he find faith on earth? If in the mere matter of international politics, we are already kowtowing to the thinking and preferences of a liberal and antichrist people, what will happen when the Antichrist is ruling the earth and demanding the devotion of all men? Just as Senator Adeyeye concluded his essay, the church’s foundation is indeed Jesus Christ. Our Lord rules the nations of the earth even today, but it is left to the Church to allow for his influence to pervade their communities. The evangelical churches in America are standing against a steep mountain of satanic, antichrist and demonic influences in the political system that governs their country today. I sure hope that none of us will be found siding with such a system. Like our Lord said, we cannot serve God and serve mammon at the same time. Even today, our Lord demands we take a position: we cannot be hot and cold at same time. When we do take a side, may it be that we are siding with a righteous course and there is no righteousness in a government that celebrates homosexuals. Source: https://textandpublishing.com/re-a-gay-man-in-bidens-cabinet/
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Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by tamudabu: 4:35pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
RE: A Gay Man in Biden’s Cabinet Reading this was punishing. Deji excuses trump for having a gay person in his cabinet but condemns Biden and hopes his hypocrisy would be lost in his diarrhea of words. Thankfully, not many agree with him as seen by the number of people willing to risk their lives to enter his supposed hell. 3 Likes 1 Share
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Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by VBCampaign: 5:04pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
tamudabu: "Diarrhea of Words" ☹️ |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by Righteousness2(m): 5:08pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
All the Grammars in the world cannot change what it is. The days of Sodom/Gomorrah are here again! The Result of the days of Sodom is also here. There is no Grammar to modify Evil and Abomination. GOD Cannot be Mocked! When you Go against GOD, it's an Invitation to Woes and Doom! |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by jesusjnr2020(m): 5:22pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
What should concern Christians most is not what the world does but the church does, because world would always be the world, but what about the church? Would the church always be the church? Jesus before His departure from the Earth said in a prayer to God: "I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine." John 17:9 (KJV) He didn't pray for the world but the church because the church is the hope of the world and the only means via which God could help the world. So the state and health of the church is of utmost importance to God. That's why I'm most bothered about the sorry state of the church not the world because that's the only hope the world has, and if the church which ought to be the salt and light of the world is itself in a hopeless state, what hope would the world have? I pray the church would be revived again to serve its purpose on Earth. Amen! God bless. |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by VBCampaign: 5:40pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
Righteousness2: You are saying the same thing 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by MuttleyLaff: 6:05pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
tamudabu:So what specifically is the evil in being a gay person, is what you won't find Deji and throngs of others like him able to articulate 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by MuttleyLaff: 7:02pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
Righteousness2:Nothing is so dangerous, as an ignorant and unwise believer, an informed and wise unbeliever is worth more Ignorance of scripture betrays an ignorance of Yahshua Ha Mashiah aka Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour of the whole wide world. Righteousness2, why was S&G annihilated? What was the sin of S&G that caused it to be destroyed? 3 Likes |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by VBCampaign: 7:29pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
MuttleyLaff: What was the sin of Sodom and Gommorah |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by MaxInDHouse(m): 7:48pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
God's word said "let the righteous continue with his righteousness and leave the filthy with his filth, i am coming and my reward is with me to repay each one according to his/her works" Revelations 22:11-12 The true God has gathered his own people in one single Organization {Micah 4:1-3} whoever wants to be saved should just walk up to them and ask for what he or she must do to gain salvation! Zechariah 8:23 Paul has listed all the habits that will not be tolerated in God's Kingdom so if anyone feels he understands it let him apply it practically! James 1:22-25 |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by obonujoker(m): 8:10pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
jesusjnr2020: Amen... Amen 1 Like |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by MuttleyLaff: 11:53pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
VBCampaign, sorry your post above got hidden today at 8:35pm On Jan 27. This means the post quoted, shouldn't be directly quoted then, else whoever that does it, will have his/her posted censored (i.e. hidden from view) and defo get a posting ban as well. MuttleyLaff:Where ever you see DrLïveLogic, replace it, with VBCampaign |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by MuttleyLaff: 11:53pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
VBCampaign: VBCampaign, you go first. Give your learned reason to: 1/ What was the sin of S&G? 2/ What is why the whole city, Sodom and Gomorrah was pencilled and earmarked to be destroyed by God, long before the angels looking like men, ever made appearance in S&G, then I will give my answer, with incontrovertible biblical backing, lmso, to the question you ask too. Deal, yeah, hmm? lmso. Be prepared and ready to back up your answer with convincing bible reference, correct and sound explanation, lmso 1 Like |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by VBCampaign: 6:41am On Jan 28, 2021 |
MuttleyLaff: Boss, I'll appreciate you go first. Thanks |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by Acehart: 1:48pm On Jan 28, 2021 |
VBCampaign: Be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. - 1 Peter 3:15 Your back and forth shows that you have no preparation or you have no hope. Therefore, you have no answer. 2 Likes |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by VBCampaign: 1:56pm On Jan 28, 2021 |
MuttleyLaff: You know very well that Deji Yesufu and I share practically every thing together based on our knowledge. I agree with this article he wrote and thus shared it. Please accept that Deji's article is my response to you. In other words: God destroyed Sodom and Gommorah primarily because of the sin of homosexuality and for other secondary sins also. If you dispute this, make your point. If not, then accept you are wrong on this. |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by MuttleyLaff: 4:37pm On Jan 28, 2021 |
MuttleyLaff: 1 Like |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by MuttleyLaff: 4:39pm On Jan 28, 2021 |
MuttleyLaff: 2 Likes |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by Image123(m): 7:28pm On Jan 29, 2021 |
Why on earth am i getting a mention Muttley? When you wan do your gay marriage, invite me. Then i go take you serious for this gay service you no dey fail do. |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by sonmvayina(m): 10:00pm On Jan 29, 2021 |
Homosexuals or gays have always been part of our society long before the white man set foot on our soil. What God forbids is a man having sex with a man as they do with women. That is God forbade them from acting on it. To relieve them selves they can mastibate, after wards they are adviced to have a good bath... But dont put your preek in another person butt hole.. But joke apart, do you know that mens g sport is found in their butt hole. |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by VBCampaign: 8:11am On Jan 30, 2021 |
Image123: Never knew the day will come I'll agree with Image123 on NL |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by Nobody: 9:03am On Jan 30, 2021 |
[quote author=MuttleyLaff post=98526878][/quote] Sure. The decision to destroy S&G was made a long time before that time. But the homosexuality orientation of the S&G guys didn't start with the visit of the angels either. And you can deduce from the fact that all the men came to Lot's house to have carnal knowledge of those men/angels meant that was the prevailing sin at that time. Or else why would it be the first urge they had on seeing the angels. And if it wasn't evil, why was Lot and the angels against it? |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by Acehart: 10:03am On Jan 30, 2021 |
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Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by Acehart: 10:04am On Jan 30, 2021 |
@Muttleylaff As I live," declares the Lord God, "Sodom, your sister and her daughters have not done as you and your daughters have done. Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy. Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them when I saw it. - Ezekiel 16. They were members of the Stingy Men’s Association . They forgot that the man who is gracious to a poor person lends to his Maker. Cruelty and an inhospitable spirit led to arrogance and abomination; no wonder Lot’s soul was vexed daily. This also was the problem of Israel- God desired mercy but they went about enacting laws that fleeced widows of their last mite. Prosperity is a fearful thing. 1 Like |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by BassReeves: 10:55am On Jan 30, 2021 |
MuttleyLaff: Acehart: |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by Bodydiialect57: 10:40am On Feb 04, 2021 |
A man addressing, introducing and showing off another man as his wife. This is sophisticated advancement of error. |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by BassReeves: 12:07am On Feb 05, 2021 |
MrPresident1: Bodydiialect57:It is like you don't know that a homosexual addresses, introduces and shows off another man, his partner, as his husband, while a lesbian addresses, introduces and shows off another woman, her partner, as her wife. This is sophisticated advancement of logic and there is nothing out of place having two of one, instead of one of each, two husbands or two wives, in this particular and peculiar kind of setting. |
Re: RE: A Gay Man In Biden’s Cabinet By By Deji Yesufu by Bodydiialect57: 9:38pm On Feb 07, 2021 |
BassReeves:God created one of each, not two of one for a conjugal relationship. God said, "It's not good for the Man to be alone; I'll make him a helper, a companion." 19 So God formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. Whatever the Man called each living creature, that was its name. 20 The Man named the cattle, named the birds of the air, named the wild animals; but he didn't find a suitable companion. 21 God put the Man into a deep sleep. As he slept he removed one of his ribs and replaced it with flesh. 22 God then used the rib that he had taken from the Man to make Woman and presented her to the Man. 23 The Man said, "Finally! Bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh! Name her Woman for she was made from Man." 24 Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife. They become one flesh. Genesis 2:18-24 |
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