Why it does not make evolutionary sense to demonize homosexuality

Note: This blog entry was originally titled "Evolution does not favor homosexuality". I decided to change the title after I realized how the original one had misled some readers and distracted them from my key message in the post.

From an evolutionary perspective, a tribe/species that persistently favors homosexuality inevitably would increasingly experience barrenness among the tribe/species members, which would ultimately lead to the demise of the tribe/species. It is for this reason that homosexuals (whether those in the animal kingdom or in human communities) have always been, and will always remain a minority.

Having said the above, I strongly believe that people with homosexual inclination should be treated with respect and understanding, and should not be discriminated against, denigrated or demonized.

Nevertheless, realistically speaking, I believe we must acknowledge that there will always be a bias among most of us (many a times unconsciously or sub-consciously) for heterosexuality and against homosexuality, given our evolutionary (natural) instinct for procreation and survival.

The more we are willing to admit this bias wired in our natural brain, the better able we will be to address it and override it, with our rational mind.

How to let go and let God

In order to LET GO, we are to HOLD FAST.

The key to letting go and letting God, to letting not our hearts be troubled, to entering God's rest, is to SEE and to HOLD FAST to the Person of our Lord Jesus, and all that He has done for us.

- Hebrews 4:14
SEEING then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us HOLD FAST our confession

- Hebrews 10:19-23
Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way...Let us HOLD FAST the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

- Joshua 23:1-3,8,10
Now it came to pass, a long time after the Lord had given REST to Israel... You have SEEN all that the Lord your God has done..., for the Lord your God is He who had fought for you...you shall HOLD FAST to the LORD your God...for the Lord your God is He who fights for you, as He promised you.

We will want to hold fast to Jesus, and we will succeed in doing so, when we SEE:
- Him, our High Priest (Hebrews 4:14);
- His faithfulness (Hebrews 10:23);
- what He has already given to us (Joshua 23:1);
- what he has already done for us (Joshua 23:3,8,10);
- that He is the One who is holding fast to us (Hebrews 13:5)

When we SEE Jesus, we cannot help but HOLD FAST to Him. And when we HOLD FAST to Jesus, we cannot help but LET GO of the things that trouble our hearts, and we cannot help but enter into REST.

To see God's BEST (i.e. to behold Jesus) is to enter God's REST.

REST - meditaton on Hebrews 4:11-16

REST is not inactivity. REST is not doing nothing. To REST is to:
- Renew my mind;
- Expect good;
- Step out boldly; and
- Take stock of the blessings in my life


I enter into God's REST (Heb 4:11) when I:

Renew my mind with the Word of Christ (Heb 4:12);

Expect good to happen to me and through me, seeing that Jesus my High Priest sympathizes with (rather than condemns) my weaknesses (Heb 4:15);

Step out boldly before the throne of grace and take on life's challenges as enbolden by the Holy Spirit (Heb 4:16); and

Take stock of all the blessings of mercy and grace from my Abba Father, even as He is helping me in the midst of my most urgent and deepest needs (Heb 4:16).