My DNA Made Me Do It
Are some people born gay?
On October 13, 2006 Bradley Waldroup trapped his estranged wife and her friend at his rural property in the mountains of Tennessee. He then violently killed Leslie Bradshaw and attempted to kill his wife Penny. He did all of this in front of their four children when she brought them for a visit.
The Polk County police were called by friends of Penny when she did not return within a time limit she had set before she went to drop off the children. The police arrived and prevented Bradly from finishing killing her as he had her friend.
In 2009 there was a trial for what would seem to be an open and shut case. There were witnesses of the murder of Leslie Bradshaw and the police themselves were witnesses of the attempted murder of Penny. The keys to the van had been found tossed into the bushes as Penny had described and Bradley had admitted to being the one that tossed them there. There was simply no doubt that Bradley had purposely trapped these two women before proceeding to kill Leslie and attempt to kill Penny.
The defense attorney for Bradley was undeterred by these facts. He decided to argue that Bradley could not help himself because he carried the MAO-A gene in his DNA. He said that this so-called "warrior gene" was a bomb that had been primed when Bradley was abused as a child. Penny and Leslie were unfortunately the ones that set the bomb off. He argued that Bradley was not responsible for his actions because his DNA made him do it.
The jurors debated whether or not Bradley was really responsible for his action or if he was innocent because his DNA made him do it. This "My DNA made me do it" defense was somewhat successful. At least one juror, Debbie Beatty, did not think that Bradley was completely responsible since he had bad genes. So the jury reached a compromise and found Bradley guilty of second degree murder instead of first degree murder. The judge, Carrol Ross, was not as convinced and gave Bradley a thirty-two year sentence without any possibility of parole which was about the maximum that could be given for second degree murder in Tennessee at that time. If the jury had not been swayed by the "My DNA made me do it" defense to reduce the crime to second degree murder then Judge Ross would have almost certainly sentenced Bradley to be executed.
So was the defense attorney for Bradly right or were jurors like Debbie Beatty simply duped? Are people just biological machines that are controlled by their DNA and external circumstances? Are some people just born as killers and should not be punished for behaving as killers? Is there any validity to the "My DNA made me do it" defense?
Here are the facts about the MAO-A gene, childhood abuse and Bradley Waldroup. About 34 percent of American men of European descent possess this gene. Yet less than one percent of these men ever try to kill someone in their entire life time. Of those men who possess this gene at least ten percent suffered as much abuse as Bradley Waldroup . (If their DNA really made them do it then close to 100 percent would have suffered such abuse since their fathers also had to possess this same gene. Their fathers would also have no ability to refrain from violence when provoked.) So it is a mathematical certainty that there was no truth to assertion that "My DNA made me do it".
It should be obvious that Bradley Waldroup made his own behavioral choices and deserves to be punished for what he did. If the legal system had found Bradley Waldroup to be innocent because his DNA made him do it then it would be giving the 34 percent of American males of European descent who possess the MAO-A gene a license to kill anyone that ticked them off. I doubt that are very many people in America who really want that.
Yet millions of Americans and others believe that another behavioral choice is made by people who were simply born that way. This behavior is homosexuality. They believe that some people are born gay. They believe the homosexual who tells them "My DNA made me do it".
Are some people born gay?
There have been numerous studies to try to prove this and to isolate the gene responsible for sexual orientation. Yet there has never even been a single gene definitively identified with this behavior although there have been several claimed. However, in studies of identical twins that were separated at birth who possess these genes it was found that if one twin had this behavior then the other twin almost never did. Similar findings occurred among non-separated identical twins who both suffered the exact same type of abuse from the same abuser and grew up in the same environment. In other cases, non-separated identical twins who both grew up in the same environment without any kind of abuse sometimes ended up with different sexual orientations. This shows with a certainty that there is no truth to the "My DNA made me do it" defense for homosexuality. One of these identical twins simply chose to engage in this type of behavior and the other did not. Beyond the shadow of a reasonable doubt no one is born gay.
Common sense should tell people the same thing. If people were really homosexuals due to their DNA, then the genes would cease to be passed down since homosexuals would not reproduce. Such a genetic deviation would breed out of the gene pool within a single generation if the original carriers never reproduced. Even if many carriers married due to societal pressure, some of those would not produce children while others would produce only the minimum number of children necessary to relieve the pressure. Yet some of them would still not marry ever despite all societal pressure to do so. Beyond that, homosexuality was treated as a death penalty crime in many cultures at various points in history which would naturally takes some of the homosexuals out of the gene pool completely. So the percentage people carrying such a gene would decrease from generation to generation. Eventually a "gay gene" would disappear altogether over the centuries. Instead, there has been an explosion of homosexuality in the last generation again showing that people are not born gay.
Since the "My DNA made me do it" defense has been shown to be a lie then why do people keep wanting to believe it?
The "My DNA made me do it" defense presupposes that man is nothing more than a biological machine. It comes from a world view that denies the existence of any part of humanity that is separate and distinct from the physical world. In this world view, your brain spits out thoughts in response to physical stimulus in the same way that your liver spits out bile. Yet the empirical evidence has already shown that something else is involved beyond just physical factors like DNA, environment and abuse.
You see the problem for people with this world view is that admitting that the "My DNA made me do it" defense is a lie would also be admitting that there is more to the existence of man than just the physical world. They cannot face the facts because they would have to lose their religion. Their denial of reality is so strong that they are willing to waste millions of dollars and the most productive years of some of the brightest researchers on Earth in order to find genes to blame for every possible human behavior. The time, talent, and treasure wasted on this futile effort to find something that does not exist could be better spent on something of actual value like curing cancer. The reasons for these unreasonable efforts to support an ideology that is contradicted by reality are explained more fully in The Greatest Fairy Tale Ever Told.
So if DNA, environment, and abuse do not explain why some people kill others in a fit of rage or engage in homosexuality then what does? Why do people keep engaging in these kinds of behavior when they know that they are going to suffer for doing so?
There is an explanation for why humans keep doing things even when they know they will suffer for it. This explanation makes it clear why two people with the same DNA, environment, and circumstances will respond with two different types of behavior. The source of this explanation is the source of everything that is true - the Book of Truth (the Bible).
The explanation found in the Book of Truth begins with understanding that a human being is more than simply a biological machine. The Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) made the human race to reflect the image of the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka the Holy Spirit aka the Holy Ghost), the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) and Himself (Genesis 1:26-27). Every human being is made up of a spirit, a soul and a body to reflect that relationship (1 Thessalonians 5:23).
When the first body was made it was dead until the Father of Truth breathed part of Himself into that body and a living soul came into being that made that body come to life (Genesis 2:7). The spirit of each person lives in the midst of their body (Daniel 7:15). The spirit leaves the body at death and no person can keep it in the body (Ecclesiastes 8:8). The body of every human becomes dead again when the spirit is no longer in it (James 2:26). So in short, every human being is a spirit that lives in a body.
Every human man being has soul as well that lives in the body (Genesis 12:13). The spirit and soul are so interconnected that they can only be distinguished from each other by the Word of Truth (Hebrews 4:12). So every human being is a spirit with a soul that lives in a body.
The spirit of a person is the part that connects to the Father of Truth (Proverbs 20:27). It is the spirit of a person that can worship Him (John 4:24). It is the spirit of a person that can delight in the Law of Truth (The Torah aka The Law) (Romans 7:22). It is the spirit of a person that can believe the Word of Truth (Romans 10:10). It is the spirit of a person that can be renewed on a daily basis by staying focused on things of the Father of Truth that cannot be seen with their physical eyes (2 Corinthians 4:16-18). It is the spirit of a person that will never go out of existence because it is eternal like the spiritual world (1 Peter 3:4). So the spirit of a person is that part that is connected to the spiritual world.
The soul of a person longs for things (Genesis 34:8). The soul of a person suffers anguish when they are abused (Genesis 42:21). The soul of a person lusts after things (Deuteronomy 12:15). The soul of a person desires things (Deuteronomy 14:26). The soul of a person is afflicted by unpleasant circumstances (Leviticus 16:29). The soul of a person is vexed by the actions of others (Judges 16:16). The soul of a person is joyful in pleasant circumstances (Psalm 35:9). The soul of a person is refreshed by good news (Proverbs 25:13). The soul of a person feels love for other people (Song of Solomon 1:7). So the soul of a person is that part that is connected to their inner world.
The body of a person touches physical things (Genesis 3:2-3). The body of a person sees physical things (Genesis 3:6). The body of a person smells physical things (Genesis 27:27). The body of a person tastes physical things (Exodus 16:31-32). The body of a person hears physical things (Joshua 6:5). The body of a person will also perish because it is temporary like the physical world (2 Corinthians 4:16). So the body of a person is that part that is connected to the physical world.
Since people are more than just biological machines they will make different choices in the same circumstances even when they have the same DNA. They will make different choices depending upon what type of spirit they have within them (Numbers 14:22-24). No one has ever been in any circumstances where they made the wrong choice where there was not someone else in those exact same circumstances who made the right choice (1 Corinthians 10:13). The Children of Truth (those who obey the Father of Truth because they love Him) feel the exact same things as everyone else when they are in the exact same circumstances (Acts 14:14-16). They simply make a different choice even though they feel the same temptations (James 5:17).
This is not to say that the DNA, environment and circumstances play no role at all. The truth is that all people are born with a terminal condition in their bodies that they inherited from their common ancestor when he broke the connection of the human race to the Father of Truth (Romans 5:12-14). This broken connection corrupted their bodies so that their flesh wanted to do what was wrong even though it would lead to death (Romans 7:5). The problem is not the Law of Truth for it is holy, just and good but that people are unable to keep it due to this terminal condition that they are all born with in their bodies (Romans 7:12-14). This condition in their bodies wears down their souls so that they end up to doing what they know to be wrong even when they want to do what is right (Romans 7:15-17). Their resistances get worn down because they live in their bodies every second of their existence on Earth and this broken condition is always there in their bodies (Romans 7:18-20). People are under constant temptation to do things like killing others in a fit of rage or acts of homosexuality and will eventually give in some area because that is what the flesh of their bodies wants to do in its fatal condition (Galatians 5:19-21).
Once people give in to temptation to do wrong in some area then they have put themselves in the position to be hounded continually so that they might eventually become complete slaves to the behavior. This is explained more thoroughly in Spirits of Lies.
So even though the spirit of a person is eternal it can still experience death - even while it is alive in a body. Rebellion against the Father of Truth brings separation from Him (Isaiah 59:2). When this occurs our spirit is dead because it has lost its connection to the Father of Truth (Ephesians 2:1-2). A person who lives to fulfill the pleasures of the flesh is dead to the Father of Truth even while their spirit is still living in their body (1 Timothy 5:6). This is just like a website is dead when the server that hosts the web application it has lost its connection to the internet. The web application for the website is still running on the server but it can no longer interact with the internet.
So what can anyone do since this connection has been broken and they are slaves to their flesh (Romans 7:21-24)?
The Good News is that the Man of Truth was sent to restore this connection (Romans 7:25). The Law of Truth could never restore this connection because people were unable to keep it due to the continuous evil nature of their own bodies (Romans 8:3).
The Man of Truth came to save people from their sins - not just the penalty of their sins (Matthew 1:20-21). He came to do this by restoring the connection between people and His Father (Matthew 1:22-23). He will make anyone free that will surrender control of their life to him (John 8:30-32). He will set anyone free from being a slave to the desires of their flesh that is willing to do this (John 8:34-36).
Not only that, but the Spirit of Truth will live in anyone that shows their love for the Man of Truth by keeping his commandments (John 14:15-17). The Spirit of Truth sets people free from the endless cycle of sin that leads to death which comes from being unable to resists the evil desires of their own flesh (Romans 8:1-2). Those who do what the Spirit of Truth leads them to do instead of the desires of their flesh will do the things that the Law of Truth says are right (Romans 8:4). So they will be free from fulfilling the evil desires of their flesh because they are connected to the Father of Truth through the Spirit of Truth instead of trying to make that connection by keeping the Law of Truth in their own power (Galatians 5:16-18).
Those that surrender to the Man of Truth do not have to continue in sin because they died to sin with him (Romans 6:1-3). They can overcome the evil desires of their own bodies because the Father of Truth will give them the ability to do so when they are connected to Him (Romans 6:12-14). These people have a choice about whether to be connected to the Spirit of Truth or to remain connected to the desires of their flesh (Romans 6:16). Those who live in the House of Truth can keep their body under control (1 Corinthians 9:27). They can do this because the Spirit of Truth lives in them (Galatians 5:22-23).
This means that there is hope for you no matter what wrong behavior that you are trapped in. It does not matter if it is fits of rage that could lead to murder or homosexuality. I understand the hopelessness that you might feel because I was also once a slave to sin. I exhibited the characteristics of a MAO-A gene carrier and only being hindered by praying grandmothers kept me from ending up like Bradley Waldroup. I explain how horrible being a slave to the evil desires of my flesh made my life and how the Man of Truth set me completely free in The Monster Within.
So people do have a choice and the "My DNA made me do it" defense is of no value. If I had actually killed anyone then neither the state of Arkansas nor the Father of Truth would have gave me a pass on this behavior based on the "My DNA made me do it" defense.
The truth is the "My DNA made me do it" defense is an attempt to blame the Father of Truth for our own behavior. Those who seeks to hide their own wickedness by this defense will act like He did not make them in the first place (Isaiah 29:15-16). However, their giving in to the evil desires of their own flesh has not change the fact that He did make them (Isaiah 64:7-9). This lie keeps them from believing that He can remold them into the kind of person that He desires them to be (Jeremiah 18:3-6). So they blame Him for their actions by claiming that they were just born that way instead of allowing Him to change them (Romans 9:19-21).
So homosexuality has exploded in America contrary to what would be dictated by the mathematics of genetics because many people have rejected knowing the truth that only comes from the Father of Truth (Romans 1:24-27). Since people have not wanted to consider that He created them then they have been left without any real defense against the impulses of their flesh and end up doing things like killing others in a fit of rage or acts of homosexuality (Romans 1:28-31). So even though they have been warned that they will suffer under His righteous judgment they not only continue to do these things but celebrate others who also do these things (Romans 1:32). This apparently sudden explosion of homosexuality in America has nothing to do with genetics but is the end result of a long process explained in A Subtle Influence.
No one is born gay and no one is going to be found innocent in the court of the Father of Truth based on the "My DNA made me do it" defense.
Make no mistake, people will be judged according to their behavior (Romans 2:5-10). Those who commit homosexual acts or otherwise live according to the desires of their evil flesh will not spend eternity with the Father of Truth (1 Corinthians 6:9-10). People do have a choice and can be set free from doing these things (1 Corinthians 6:11). Those who choose to come into the House of Truth can put this behavior behind them (Ephesians 2:1-3).
The Man of Truth understands what you are going through because He too has been tempted with the same things even though he never gave into them (Hebrews 4:15). His Father is giving you time to do what is necessary to restore the connection to Him because He does not want you to suffer for giving into the evil desires of your flesh (2 Peter 3:9).
That connection is restored whenever someone is born for a second time (John 3:3). When people came into the home of their parents they were born for the first time through their mother but when they come into the House of Truth they are born a second time through the Spirit of Truth (John 3:4-5). Just as they were born of the flesh when they came into this world so also they are born of the Spirit of Truth when they come into the House of Truth (John 3:6-8). You come into the House of Truth by surrendering all control of your life to the Man of Truth because you believe that His Father raised him from the dead (Romans 10:8-10).
Come into the House of Truth.
On October 13, 2006 Bradley Waldroup trapped his estranged wife and her friend at his rural property in the mountains of Tennessee. He then violently killed Leslie Bradshaw and attempted to kill his wife Penny. He did all of this in front of their four children when she brought them for a visit.
The Polk County police were called by friends of Penny when she did not return within a time limit she had set before she went to drop off the children. The police arrived and prevented Bradly from finishing killing her as he had her friend.
In 2009 there was a trial for what would seem to be an open and shut case. There were witnesses of the murder of Leslie Bradshaw and the police themselves were witnesses of the attempted murder of Penny. The keys to the van had been found tossed into the bushes as Penny had described and Bradley had admitted to being the one that tossed them there. There was simply no doubt that Bradley had purposely trapped these two women before proceeding to kill Leslie and attempt to kill Penny.
The defense attorney for Bradley was undeterred by these facts. He decided to argue that Bradley could not help himself because he carried the MAO-A gene in his DNA. He said that this so-called "warrior gene" was a bomb that had been primed when Bradley was abused as a child. Penny and Leslie were unfortunately the ones that set the bomb off. He argued that Bradley was not responsible for his actions because his DNA made him do it.
The jurors debated whether or not Bradley was really responsible for his action or if he was innocent because his DNA made him do it. This "My DNA made me do it" defense was somewhat successful. At least one juror, Debbie Beatty, did not think that Bradley was completely responsible since he had bad genes. So the jury reached a compromise and found Bradley guilty of second degree murder instead of first degree murder. The judge, Carrol Ross, was not as convinced and gave Bradley a thirty-two year sentence without any possibility of parole which was about the maximum that could be given for second degree murder in Tennessee at that time. If the jury had not been swayed by the "My DNA made me do it" defense to reduce the crime to second degree murder then Judge Ross would have almost certainly sentenced Bradley to be executed.
So was the defense attorney for Bradly right or were jurors like Debbie Beatty simply duped? Are people just biological machines that are controlled by their DNA and external circumstances? Are some people just born as killers and should not be punished for behaving as killers? Is there any validity to the "My DNA made me do it" defense?
Here are the facts about the MAO-A gene, childhood abuse and Bradley Waldroup. About 34 percent of American men of European descent possess this gene. Yet less than one percent of these men ever try to kill someone in their entire life time. Of those men who possess this gene at least ten percent suffered as much abuse as Bradley Waldroup . (If their DNA really made them do it then close to 100 percent would have suffered such abuse since their fathers also had to possess this same gene. Their fathers would also have no ability to refrain from violence when provoked.) So it is a mathematical certainty that there was no truth to assertion that "My DNA made me do it".
It should be obvious that Bradley Waldroup made his own behavioral choices and deserves to be punished for what he did. If the legal system had found Bradley Waldroup to be innocent because his DNA made him do it then it would be giving the 34 percent of American males of European descent who possess the MAO-A gene a license to kill anyone that ticked them off. I doubt that are very many people in America who really want that.
Yet millions of Americans and others believe that another behavioral choice is made by people who were simply born that way. This behavior is homosexuality. They believe that some people are born gay. They believe the homosexual who tells them "My DNA made me do it".
Are some people born gay?
There have been numerous studies to try to prove this and to isolate the gene responsible for sexual orientation. Yet there has never even been a single gene definitively identified with this behavior although there have been several claimed. However, in studies of identical twins that were separated at birth who possess these genes it was found that if one twin had this behavior then the other twin almost never did. Similar findings occurred among non-separated identical twins who both suffered the exact same type of abuse from the same abuser and grew up in the same environment. In other cases, non-separated identical twins who both grew up in the same environment without any kind of abuse sometimes ended up with different sexual orientations. This shows with a certainty that there is no truth to the "My DNA made me do it" defense for homosexuality. One of these identical twins simply chose to engage in this type of behavior and the other did not. Beyond the shadow of a reasonable doubt no one is born gay.
Common sense should tell people the same thing. If people were really homosexuals due to their DNA, then the genes would cease to be passed down since homosexuals would not reproduce. Such a genetic deviation would breed out of the gene pool within a single generation if the original carriers never reproduced. Even if many carriers married due to societal pressure, some of those would not produce children while others would produce only the minimum number of children necessary to relieve the pressure. Yet some of them would still not marry ever despite all societal pressure to do so. Beyond that, homosexuality was treated as a death penalty crime in many cultures at various points in history which would naturally takes some of the homosexuals out of the gene pool completely. So the percentage people carrying such a gene would decrease from generation to generation. Eventually a "gay gene" would disappear altogether over the centuries. Instead, there has been an explosion of homosexuality in the last generation again showing that people are not born gay.
Since the "My DNA made me do it" defense has been shown to be a lie then why do people keep wanting to believe it?
The "My DNA made me do it" defense presupposes that man is nothing more than a biological machine. It comes from a world view that denies the existence of any part of humanity that is separate and distinct from the physical world. In this world view, your brain spits out thoughts in response to physical stimulus in the same way that your liver spits out bile. Yet the empirical evidence has already shown that something else is involved beyond just physical factors like DNA, environment and abuse.
You see the problem for people with this world view is that admitting that the "My DNA made me do it" defense is a lie would also be admitting that there is more to the existence of man than just the physical world. They cannot face the facts because they would have to lose their religion. Their denial of reality is so strong that they are willing to waste millions of dollars and the most productive years of some of the brightest researchers on Earth in order to find genes to blame for every possible human behavior. The time, talent, and treasure wasted on this futile effort to find something that does not exist could be better spent on something of actual value like curing cancer. The reasons for these unreasonable efforts to support an ideology that is contradicted by reality are explained more fully in The Greatest Fairy Tale Ever Told.
So if DNA, environment, and abuse do not explain why some people kill others in a fit of rage or engage in homosexuality then what does? Why do people keep engaging in these kinds of behavior when they know that they are going to suffer for doing so?
There is an explanation for why humans keep doing things even when they know they will suffer for it. This explanation makes it clear why two people with the same DNA, environment, and circumstances will respond with two different types of behavior. The source of this explanation is the source of everything that is true - the Book of Truth (the Bible).
The explanation found in the Book of Truth begins with understanding that a human being is more than simply a biological machine. The Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) made the human race to reflect the image of the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka the Holy Spirit aka the Holy Ghost), the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) and Himself (Genesis 1:26-27). Every human being is made up of a spirit, a soul and a body to reflect that relationship (1 Thessalonians 5:23).
When the first body was made it was dead until the Father of Truth breathed part of Himself into that body and a living soul came into being that made that body come to life (Genesis 2:7). The spirit of each person lives in the midst of their body (Daniel 7:15). The spirit leaves the body at death and no person can keep it in the body (Ecclesiastes 8:8). The body of every human becomes dead again when the spirit is no longer in it (James 2:26). So in short, every human being is a spirit that lives in a body.
Every human man being has soul as well that lives in the body (Genesis 12:13). The spirit and soul are so interconnected that they can only be distinguished from each other by the Word of Truth (Hebrews 4:12). So every human being is a spirit with a soul that lives in a body.
The spirit of a person is the part that connects to the Father of Truth (Proverbs 20:27). It is the spirit of a person that can worship Him (John 4:24). It is the spirit of a person that can delight in the Law of Truth (The Torah aka The Law) (Romans 7:22). It is the spirit of a person that can believe the Word of Truth (Romans 10:10). It is the spirit of a person that can be renewed on a daily basis by staying focused on things of the Father of Truth that cannot be seen with their physical eyes (2 Corinthians 4:16-18). It is the spirit of a person that will never go out of existence because it is eternal like the spiritual world (1 Peter 3:4). So the spirit of a person is that part that is connected to the spiritual world.
The soul of a person longs for things (Genesis 34:8). The soul of a person suffers anguish when they are abused (Genesis 42:21). The soul of a person lusts after things (Deuteronomy 12:15). The soul of a person desires things (Deuteronomy 14:26). The soul of a person is afflicted by unpleasant circumstances (Leviticus 16:29). The soul of a person is vexed by the actions of others (Judges 16:16). The soul of a person is joyful in pleasant circumstances (Psalm 35:9). The soul of a person is refreshed by good news (Proverbs 25:13). The soul of a person feels love for other people (Song of Solomon 1:7). So the soul of a person is that part that is connected to their inner world.
The body of a person touches physical things (Genesis 3:2-3). The body of a person sees physical things (Genesis 3:6). The body of a person smells physical things (Genesis 27:27). The body of a person tastes physical things (Exodus 16:31-32). The body of a person hears physical things (Joshua 6:5). The body of a person will also perish because it is temporary like the physical world (2 Corinthians 4:16). So the body of a person is that part that is connected to the physical world.
Since people are more than just biological machines they will make different choices in the same circumstances even when they have the same DNA. They will make different choices depending upon what type of spirit they have within them (Numbers 14:22-24). No one has ever been in any circumstances where they made the wrong choice where there was not someone else in those exact same circumstances who made the right choice (1 Corinthians 10:13). The Children of Truth (those who obey the Father of Truth because they love Him) feel the exact same things as everyone else when they are in the exact same circumstances (Acts 14:14-16). They simply make a different choice even though they feel the same temptations (James 5:17).
This is not to say that the DNA, environment and circumstances play no role at all. The truth is that all people are born with a terminal condition in their bodies that they inherited from their common ancestor when he broke the connection of the human race to the Father of Truth (Romans 5:12-14). This broken connection corrupted their bodies so that their flesh wanted to do what was wrong even though it would lead to death (Romans 7:5). The problem is not the Law of Truth for it is holy, just and good but that people are unable to keep it due to this terminal condition that they are all born with in their bodies (Romans 7:12-14). This condition in their bodies wears down their souls so that they end up to doing what they know to be wrong even when they want to do what is right (Romans 7:15-17). Their resistances get worn down because they live in their bodies every second of their existence on Earth and this broken condition is always there in their bodies (Romans 7:18-20). People are under constant temptation to do things like killing others in a fit of rage or acts of homosexuality and will eventually give in some area because that is what the flesh of their bodies wants to do in its fatal condition (Galatians 5:19-21).
Once people give in to temptation to do wrong in some area then they have put themselves in the position to be hounded continually so that they might eventually become complete slaves to the behavior. This is explained more thoroughly in Spirits of Lies.
So even though the spirit of a person is eternal it can still experience death - even while it is alive in a body. Rebellion against the Father of Truth brings separation from Him (Isaiah 59:2). When this occurs our spirit is dead because it has lost its connection to the Father of Truth (Ephesians 2:1-2). A person who lives to fulfill the pleasures of the flesh is dead to the Father of Truth even while their spirit is still living in their body (1 Timothy 5:6). This is just like a website is dead when the server that hosts the web application it has lost its connection to the internet. The web application for the website is still running on the server but it can no longer interact with the internet.
So what can anyone do since this connection has been broken and they are slaves to their flesh (Romans 7:21-24)?
The Good News is that the Man of Truth was sent to restore this connection (Romans 7:25). The Law of Truth could never restore this connection because people were unable to keep it due to the continuous evil nature of their own bodies (Romans 8:3).
The Man of Truth came to save people from their sins - not just the penalty of their sins (Matthew 1:20-21). He came to do this by restoring the connection between people and His Father (Matthew 1:22-23). He will make anyone free that will surrender control of their life to him (John 8:30-32). He will set anyone free from being a slave to the desires of their flesh that is willing to do this (John 8:34-36).
Not only that, but the Spirit of Truth will live in anyone that shows their love for the Man of Truth by keeping his commandments (John 14:15-17). The Spirit of Truth sets people free from the endless cycle of sin that leads to death which comes from being unable to resists the evil desires of their own flesh (Romans 8:1-2). Those who do what the Spirit of Truth leads them to do instead of the desires of their flesh will do the things that the Law of Truth says are right (Romans 8:4). So they will be free from fulfilling the evil desires of their flesh because they are connected to the Father of Truth through the Spirit of Truth instead of trying to make that connection by keeping the Law of Truth in their own power (Galatians 5:16-18).
Those that surrender to the Man of Truth do not have to continue in sin because they died to sin with him (Romans 6:1-3). They can overcome the evil desires of their own bodies because the Father of Truth will give them the ability to do so when they are connected to Him (Romans 6:12-14). These people have a choice about whether to be connected to the Spirit of Truth or to remain connected to the desires of their flesh (Romans 6:16). Those who live in the House of Truth can keep their body under control (1 Corinthians 9:27). They can do this because the Spirit of Truth lives in them (Galatians 5:22-23).
This means that there is hope for you no matter what wrong behavior that you are trapped in. It does not matter if it is fits of rage that could lead to murder or homosexuality. I understand the hopelessness that you might feel because I was also once a slave to sin. I exhibited the characteristics of a MAO-A gene carrier and only being hindered by praying grandmothers kept me from ending up like Bradley Waldroup. I explain how horrible being a slave to the evil desires of my flesh made my life and how the Man of Truth set me completely free in The Monster Within.
So people do have a choice and the "My DNA made me do it" defense is of no value. If I had actually killed anyone then neither the state of Arkansas nor the Father of Truth would have gave me a pass on this behavior based on the "My DNA made me do it" defense.
The truth is the "My DNA made me do it" defense is an attempt to blame the Father of Truth for our own behavior. Those who seeks to hide their own wickedness by this defense will act like He did not make them in the first place (Isaiah 29:15-16). However, their giving in to the evil desires of their own flesh has not change the fact that He did make them (Isaiah 64:7-9). This lie keeps them from believing that He can remold them into the kind of person that He desires them to be (Jeremiah 18:3-6). So they blame Him for their actions by claiming that they were just born that way instead of allowing Him to change them (Romans 9:19-21).
So homosexuality has exploded in America contrary to what would be dictated by the mathematics of genetics because many people have rejected knowing the truth that only comes from the Father of Truth (Romans 1:24-27). Since people have not wanted to consider that He created them then they have been left without any real defense against the impulses of their flesh and end up doing things like killing others in a fit of rage or acts of homosexuality (Romans 1:28-31). So even though they have been warned that they will suffer under His righteous judgment they not only continue to do these things but celebrate others who also do these things (Romans 1:32). This apparently sudden explosion of homosexuality in America has nothing to do with genetics but is the end result of a long process explained in A Subtle Influence.
No one is born gay and no one is going to be found innocent in the court of the Father of Truth based on the "My DNA made me do it" defense.
Make no mistake, people will be judged according to their behavior (Romans 2:5-10). Those who commit homosexual acts or otherwise live according to the desires of their evil flesh will not spend eternity with the Father of Truth (1 Corinthians 6:9-10). People do have a choice and can be set free from doing these things (1 Corinthians 6:11). Those who choose to come into the House of Truth can put this behavior behind them (Ephesians 2:1-3).
The Man of Truth understands what you are going through because He too has been tempted with the same things even though he never gave into them (Hebrews 4:15). His Father is giving you time to do what is necessary to restore the connection to Him because He does not want you to suffer for giving into the evil desires of your flesh (2 Peter 3:9).
That connection is restored whenever someone is born for a second time (John 3:3). When people came into the home of their parents they were born for the first time through their mother but when they come into the House of Truth they are born a second time through the Spirit of Truth (John 3:4-5). Just as they were born of the flesh when they came into this world so also they are born of the Spirit of Truth when they come into the House of Truth (John 3:6-8). You come into the House of Truth by surrendering all control of your life to the Man of Truth because you believe that His Father raised him from the dead (Romans 10:8-10).
Come into the House of Truth.
Labels: Homosexuality, Science
posted by The House Of Truth @ June 21, 2014
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