In my previous article, I shared a little of the history of how June had been designated as Pride Month. I also shared how the LGBT+ community and their supporters have become convinced that Jesus, if he were living among us, would have marched in their parade to celebrate Pride.

In this article, I share why I believe Jesus, based on the scriptures, would never have marched in a Pride parade. Jesus would not march with a people who in their act of marching are defying the order that he himself set forth at the beginning of time. Jesus, in referencing the Genesis account, said God made them male and female, implying that anything different from that arrangement is a revulsion intended to mock and undermine God’s authority.

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good. Ezekiel 16:49-50

This passage is cited by Michael Coren whom I quoted in my previous post to supposedly prove that the sin of Sodom for which they were severely judged was not of some sexual immorality but instead was of standing idle, giving no regard to the sufferings of the poor and needy living amongst them. The fact that they were idle and neglectful of their people does not mean that they weren’t into extreme depravity and perversion. But since the scriptures says the sins provoking God’s wrath was Sodom’s pride, idleness, and neglect, then we need to study this more carefully.

While we all agree that it was because of Sodom’s pride and idleness that caused them to neglect the needs of the poor and needy, it seems that the supporters of the LGBT+ community believe this neglect is primarily that of proudly keeping everything to themselves and purposely failing to provide for the needy their physical and practical needs such as shelter, clothing, and food.

But since this account says Sodom failed to strengthen the hand of the poor and needy then what provoked God’s wrath was their failure to guard the impressionable and vulnerable from being inundated and corrupted with all the wickedness and depravity that was so rampantly spreading throughout the whole city. Rogue teachers in many schools along with the public promotion of drag queens today are corrupting the carefree minds of children in our society. In many of these cases, parents had offered no resistance or protection, thus showing that the dissemination of evil in Sodom had led even the poor and needy people into degenerate behavior also.

Jesus made it very clear that he was not happy with those who would deliberately infect innocent minds with their filth. So egregious is this evil influence on the weak, he said that for those who had offended one of these little ones, it would’ve been better that they had drowned in the sea.

God has always allowed individuals and groups to become as corrupt as they wish. But when this corruption permeates all through society infecting even the little ones among them, then, when God knows that the ‘cup is full,’ he has demonstrated on several occasions that he will wipe out even nations or cities to bring the plague to a halt. But when he finds those who have maintained their integrity and righteousness or have humbled themselves to plead for mercy, he will either rescue these few as he did with the families of Noah and Lot or altogether stop his judgment as he did for the city of Nineveh when their king led them into repentance.

20 And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; 21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. Genesis 18:20-21 4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: 5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. Genesis 19:4-5

I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; Genesis 19:7-8

Even as Sodom … giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Jude 1:7

Based on many scriptures in the Bible, the word “know” refers to sexual relations. Those in the LGBT+ community who claim that they are followers of Jesus will insist, as did Mr. Coren, that the sins of Sodom had nothing to do with same-sex relationships. They will claim that where there was a loving relationship between same-sex partners there was no sin and that it became sin only because the activity that was described in the Genesis passage was that of rape.

Since Lot was already compromised in his convictions when he decided to settle in Sodom, it is not surprising, as disgusting as it is, when he showed a willingness to sacrifice his daughters to satisfy the lusts of these evil men. But in offering them his daughters, he exhibited that he had boundaries as to just how far he would cooperate with their degenerate and perverted behavior.

By refusing to send out his visitors, Lot took a stand against what Jude refers to as ‘strange flesh’ and what we’ve always referred to as homosexuality and more recently as LGBT+. Jude said that these people, because they had refused to repent of their wicked activities, were now deserving of eternal punishment.

Several generations prior to the destruction of Sodom, in the days of Noah,

God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. Genesis 6:5-6

Jesus said as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days just before his return to the earth. Since in Noah’s day every imagination of the thoughts of man’s heart were only evil continually, and since we know the people of our day are equally as evil in their imaginations, then, as the day approaches, we know our generation is ripe for God’s judgment also.

However, we all know that God would much rather show mercy than judgment.

God sent not his Son to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. John 3:17

Even as Jesus had interrupted a funeral procession to raise up a woman’s dead son, I believe that if Jesus were any where near a Pride parade, he probably would stop the procession and begin preaching the gospel, giving the participants in the parade the opportunity to be delivered from darkness – to be raised unto eternal life.

Unlike the men of Sodom who did not care that their wickedness negatively influenced the poor and needy, Jesus did not hesitate to mingle among these victims of darkness making them aware that through the light flowing out of him, they need not remain in a state of blindness. He showed them God’s mercy when he voluntarily laid down his life for them so that through the shedding of his blood to cover their sins all of them who repented and believed were then delivered out of their dungeon of darkness and translated into his light-filled kingdom.

Jesus told all who were battling sin that they could be rescued from condemnation, forgiven of their sins, and receive the gift of salvation simply by admitting their need and asking for mercy. He also taught them that once they have repented, genuinely putting their faith in him, he would, through the Spirit, produce a new-birth nature in them, making them new members of his family.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1:12-13

When God poured out his judgment on the people of Noah’s day and then also on the people of Lot’s day in Sodom, it was not only a punishment for their deeds but also for neglecting to guard the vulnerable from becoming corrupted by their evil behavior. Jesus said,

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. Matthew 11:23

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom … in the day of judgment, than for that city. Mark 6:11

Never mind the sins of the LGBT+ community, there is no greater sin that anyone can commit than that of rejecting the light of the availability of forgiveness for their sin, and then interfering with others, especially of children, from hearing of God’s mercy and blocking his light.

But he that believeth not is condemned already… And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. John 3:18-21

Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God… and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? Hebrews 10:29

Concerning the Pride parade, Mr. Coren asked, “What Would Jesus Do?”

What would Jesus do? Simple. He’d wave the rainbow flag and march in the parade… Many churches have already moved on, apologized, and now work to repair the damage they caused.

It is sad to know that these churches which originally were beacons of light are apologizing for having let their light shine unto the world. Instead, they’ve now given their approval and blessing to the very powers of darkness that Jesus came to destroy. The churches that are not doing what Jesus would do, in that they are not warning the vulnerable via the light of the gospel that there is a way of escaping the evil that Pride and the LGBT+ community are promoting, are the ones that are doing damage, and in fact, are inviting the wrath of God upon themselves. The churches that are doing what Jesus would do, are they who are faithfully refusing to celebrate Pride month with the LGBT+ community and who are trying to reach darkened souls with the light of truth.

Mr. Coren drew another conclusion about we Christians who are refusing to approve of Pride:

Many in the church … believe that people can be “converted” as if there is something wrong about them.

It is true that until we come to the realization there is indeed something wrong with us, that we have hearts that are wicked and desperately deceitful, we can never be converted. It is sad that many, like Mr. Coren, don’t realize, as confirmed by the words of Jesus, that unless we are converted to become a newly birthed new creation, none of us will ever see God’s kingdom.  

Though many supporters of the Pride celebrations believe we Christians, who have refused to participate in the parade, are judgmental of the LGBT+ community, we know our protest of their evil promotions are consistent with the testimony of Jesus. We want those for whom Christ died and who are presently in bondage to their evil nature to come to Jesus to experience forgiveness, freedom, and transformation.

The rainbow colors that many marchers are flashing and wearing should never be associated with Pride celebrations. These colors were specifically put into the sky following the flood of Noah to demonstrate God’s mercy and willingness to never again put this kind of judgment on those who would rebel against him in the future. But I suspect that since the colors of the rainbow tend to  make those celebrating the Pride parade feel comfortable and joyous, and since most of them also know the rainbow originated with God, many believe that it’s a sign of God’s approval thus silencing what their conscience and the words of scripture have said about their lifestyle. These people have deliberately mocked God and his followers because we have opposed their Pride celebrations.

I find it very interesting that the LGBT+ community refer to their celebrations as Pride. They are so proud of themselves, convinced of their invincibility, that they believe they can flaunt their evil depravity before God, mocking him, and get away with it. Unfortunately for them, though they refuse to acknowledge it now, God is not mocked, that there will be a time, unless they repent, when there will be a reaping of all they have sown, heaping upon themselves the very judgment that Jesus so mercifully took upon himself so that they could escape it.

The theme of this and the previous article has been to answer the question, “What would Jesus do if he was anywhere near a Pride parade?” Far from celebrating, it is likely that Jesus would have been weeping. What Jesus would do is that he would call on these Pride marchers to put their faith in him to receive his forgiveness.

But because Jesus is not physically here with us, we believers have been assigned by him to be his ambassadors to represent him. He is expecting us to do what he would have done; to lovingly invite the poor, needy, and vulnerable, before they are inundated with the vile depravity of these promoters of evil, to turn their lives over to him.