C H O F Ministry

Tag: Scriptures

  • “Are You Open?”

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    Praise the Lord Beloved!!! Happy Friday to you all. 😀

     
    Beloved, have you ever tried reading the Holy Bible and noticed the verses don’t make sense? I’m speaking of the times when you read it and received very little understanding? Let me tell you, I have. 😀 And if you have don’t feel bad because we’re not alone. This same issue goes all the way back to when Jesus rose from the grave. He taught His disciples about it with references to the Holy Scriptures but evidently, most of them didn’t believe or understand. That’s because when it happened, they thought Jesus was a ghost and were afraid and startled. Beloved, when we’re unable to comprehend, probably the best thing to do is simply ask God to open our mind. Now this might sound very simple, but this is true. Humbly ask and let your request be known to Him. But you must first clear your thoughts and second get rid of all the detestation, artificiality, and maliciousness. There’s no way to fully receive anything “especially from God” if our mind is already full of something else. There’s no way, God’s instructions can be carried out if your mind and emotions are filled with other things. Luke 24:45 says: “Then He opened their minds to understand the scriptures.”
     
    So, as you head into the weekend, I want you to remember 2 things: #1. the benefits of being able to understand Scripture you have to have a cleared schedule and somewhere for God to sit when He enters to talk with you. #2. Once you’re inspired by God, what He reveals to you is useful for teaching, correcting, and training others for righteousness.
     
    I love you all!!! And have a blessed Weekend Everyone. 😀

  • Being Gay – Right or Wrong?

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    Praise the Lord Beloved 😀

    During our journey in this life we all come to an intersection that we need directions or answers. Our CHOF Ministry website now has a Q & A page.  You ask us a question and we’ll answer you with a foundationally inspired Bible based answer that we hope will galvanized your mind.

    Today’s Question:
    “Is being gay right or wrong?”

    Dear Bishop Houston my name is Centrella and I am a gay female. I have lived a covered homosexual lifestyle for 17 years, that was until 6 months ago when I was encouraged to come out and acknowledge that I am gay.

    I was always taught homosexuality was wrong but many of my friends who are gay are telling me different.

    Bishop Houston my question for you – is it Ok or wrong to be homosexual?

    Praise the Lord Centrella thank you for your question.

    Beloved, the individual who participates in homosexual behavior or who struggles with homosexual predispositions is no less loved by God or by CHOF Ministry than any other person. John 3:17 says, “God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.” God isn’t condemning any individual or looking for reasons to reject you or anyone else.  In Matthew 22:37-40 and Mark 12:30-31 vividly tells us all God is looking for is for that person’s choice to love, serve and obey Him with all their heart, soul, mind and strength.
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    We all know that God created mankind male and female. His normal order was that each had a distinctive desire for the opposite sex. Now, in Genesis 2:23-24, Hebrews 13:4, Ephesians 5:21-33 it shows us that a sexual union between a man and a woman within the margins of the God-ordained marriage relationship is right and holy by God’s morals.

    But, there are two sides to this coin. Contrariwise, in Genesis 19:1-7, Leviticus 18:22-23, 20:13, Romans 1:18-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and 1 Timothy 1:8-10 these scriptures teach us that when a man desires a sexual union with another man and a woman with another woman, this is an unnatural affection that goes against God’s natural order in creation.
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    But let me tell you, there’s some good news!!! The good news is freedom from homosexuality, and every other manifestation of the fallen human nature, it has been paid for by the blood of Jesus!!!

    Romans 10:9-10 and 2 Corinthians 5:17 tells us that the path to freedom for the homosexual is the same path of freedom that is offered to everyone on earth, which means you must accept Jesus as Lord and Savior and once you accept Jesus as Lord and Savior you’ll receive a brand-new nature on the inside. Hebrews 4:15-16 tells that once a person is born again he or she can freely receive God’s grace “supernatural empowerment” to overcome the sinful desires of the flesh and live in total victory.

    Beloved, we can’t biblically define homosexuality as right behavior, but we can define love, mercy and compassion as right responses to those involved.

    I’m sure there will be some people that might argue that true acceptance requires condoning the behavior. But to accept and to condone are two different things.
    2 Corinthians 5:19 tells us that God accepts everyone who will come to Him through Jesus while not condoning everything they do.

    So, from a Christian stand-point we must love the person that identifies themselves as a homosexual or gay but we as Christians cannot condone “overlook or excuse” the person’s homosexual tendencies and desires.

    Thank you for your Question.