Is Bible against homosexuality?
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The Bible is against Homosexuality - it is spoken against more often than any other sexual deviation - probably because God is smart enough to know it would be the most common deviant sexual act.\nHomosexuality is mentioned in the same breath as thieves, drunks, swindlers, and slanderers. ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23) and Homosexuals are no worse than any other sinner.\n1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (NIV)\n9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders\n10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.\n\nI think EVERYONE would fall into one of those categories at some point, so it is plain to see that all of us are just as much in need of God's grace and forgiveness as another.\n\nThe great thing is that Jesus conquered Sin, and he Has the power to overcome the sin in our lives as well.\n\nFor LOTS of testimonies from people who have been set free from homosexuality by the power of Jesus (many of whom thought they were "genetically" homosexual) click on the link below.
108447
yes.  a lot of christians and churches have no problem with homosexuality.  look for some liberal churches in your area - they are typically more tolerant of homosexuality.  the bible says a lot of stuff, and if i remember correctly, the passages condemning homosexuality are in the old testament, along with defenses of slavery, and other ridiculous stuff, such as killing non-believers.  it is funny, when asked about the bible's defense of slavery or its calling for the killing of unbelievers, biblical literalists say that the new testament means these practices are no longer permissible.  but the condemnation of homosexuality is written in the old testament along with these practices, why should it not be reconsidered also?  here, i found it (from the website below):\n"The Holiness Code in the Torah permits:\n-slavery (Leviticus 25:44)\n\nThe code requires:\n-a child to be killed if he/she curses their parent (Leviticus 20:9)\n-all persons guilty of adultery to be killed (20:10)\n-the daughter of a priest who engages in prostitution to be burned alive until dead (21:9)\n-the bride of a priest to be a virgin (21:13)\n-ritual killing of animals, using cattle, sheep and goats (22:19)\n-observation of 7 feasts: Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Feast of Firstfruits, Feast of Pentecost, Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, Feast of Tabernacles (23)\n-a person who takes the Lord's name in vain is to be killed (24:16)\n\nThe code prohibits:\n-heterosexual intercourse when a woman has her period (Leviticus 18:19),\n-harvesting the corners of a field (19:9),\n-eating fruit from a young tree (19:23),\n-cross-breeding livestock (19:19),\n-sowing a field with mixed seed (19:19),\n-shaving or getting a hair cut (19:27),\n-tattoos (19:28),\n-even a mildly disabled person from becoming a priest (21:18),\n-charging of interest on a loan (25:37),\n-collecting firewood on Saturday to prevent your family from freezing,\n-wearing of clothes made from a blend of textile materials; today this might be cotton and polyester, and\n-eating of non-kosher foods (e.g. shrimp)."\n\nPersonally, it seems pretty ridiculous to pick and choose which laws from the old testament one is going to follow.  if complete consistency is to be had, either these commandments must all be followed, or homosexuality should stop being singled out.  Practice what you think jesus would practice; this is the essence of christianity, not taking as literally true every part of the bible.\n\np.s.: schneb, are you serious?  jesus is going to vomit lukewarm christians out of his mouth?
332969
I as a Christian personally believe that homosexuality is wrong. Although I say it is, we must always remember, hate the sin, not the sinner. I will gladly get along with a homosexual, but I avoid that sin in their life and try to help them with it.
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The bible does not say that.  \n\nFROM DIGNITYUSA.ORG\n\nWhat was the point of the Bible texts if not to condemn homosexuality? \n\nIt is not easy to summarize briefly the body of research on homosexuality in the Bible. But these are the interpretations that some scholars are proposing:\n\n•The story of Sodom in Genesis 19 is about offense against the sacred duty of hospitality. That is how Ezekiel 16:48-49 and Wisdom 9:13-14 interpret this text. The attempted male rape only heightens the atrocity of this offense. \n\n•Leviticus 18:22 does forbid male-male sex as an "abomination." But the word simply means an impurity or a religious taboo — like eating pork. As in the case of Catholics who used to be forbidden under pain of mortal sin to eat meat on Friday, the offense was not in the act itself but in the betrayal of one's religion. The ancient Jews were to avoid practices common among the unclean Gentiles. \n\n•Romans 1:27 mentions men having relations with men. But the terms used to describe them are "dishonorable" and "shameless." These refer deliberately to social disapproval, not to ethical condemnation. Moreover, according to Paul's usage, different from the prevalent Stoic philosophy of the day, para physin ("unnatural") would best be translated "atypical" or "beyond the ordinary." So it bears no reference to natural law. And it can imply no ethical condemnation because in Romans 11:24 God is said to act para physin. Paul sees gay sex as an impurity (see Rm. 1:24), just like uncircumcision or eating forbidden foods. He mentions it to make the main point of his letter, that purity requirements of the Jewish Law are not relevant in Christ Jesus. See L. William Countryman, Dirt, Greed, and Sex. \n\n•1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and 1 Timothy 1:8-10 list arsenokoitai among those who will be excluded from the Reign of God. This obscure term has been translated "homosexuals" but its exact meaning is debated. It certainly does not include women but only some kind of male sexual offenders. If it does refer to men having sex with men — which is dubious — it must be interpreted in light of the abuse and licentiousness commonly associated with male-male sex in the Roman Empire. See Robin Scroggs, The New Testament and Homosexuality. \n\n•Finally, Genesis 1-3 shows Adam and Eve created for mutual companionship and procreation. These accounts use the most standard of human relationships to teach a religious lesson. The point is the love and wisdom of God, who made all things good and wills us no evil. Nothing suggests the biblical authors intended a lesson on sexual orientation.
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My opinion is...and remember this is only an opinion...I live in the south and most of the people around where I live are predominately Southern Baptist and I believe that why most people oppose homosexuality is that it does not look natural.  Christians oppose to it as sin.  As for myself personally, as long as they keep it to themselves and do not try to push it on others is fine, but I can't stand the flamers that go around and flaunt it....Hey we know you're gay so you don't have to put on a show....if you know what I mean.  I hope I have helped.
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I think political correctness must have a limit. If you are gay and Christian, then you must admit that engaging in such acts are sins.\n\nThere is no middle ground, no 'practising gay' should say Christianity allows homosexual acts.\n\nBeing gay is your right, but Christianity (The Bible) has a right of it's own to condemn such acts, as contrary to their teachings and that of God's.
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Not at all! I back them up actually. If God wanted to promote homosexuality, then he would allow man-man woman-woman realationships, but he doesn't. He actually destroyed 2 cities (Sodom and Gomorrah) with a rain of fire because they were practising homosexuality.
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People are wrong.  The Bible is right.  People who practice homosexuality are sinning.  Pretty simple.
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He calls homosexuality unnatural and an abomination.\n\nLeviticus 18:22: "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination."\n\nRomans 1:26-28: "For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;"
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Yes I believe so. God also tell us that homosexuality is wrong so being peaceful does not excuse this.
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First chapter of Romans in the New Testament talks about homosexuality, as in 1 Corinthians.  \nYou know, God intended one man and one woman.  But you know also what?\n\nGod loves you, anyway.  \n\nGranted, He detests homosexuality, but He sure loves the homosexual.\n\nYou are very angry.  Why?     I know that before I came to the Lord, if someone tried to talk to me about it, I would get angry. But, then I took the step.  \n\nI'm not angry anymore.
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Homosexuality goes against the design of God for mankind. As it is written:\n\nGenesis 2:18  And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.  (19)  And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.  (20)  And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.  (21)  And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;  (22)  And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.  (23)  And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.  (24)  Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.\n\nShould a Pastor allow it in his church? Do you mean should unrepentant sinners become members of a church? Or people who have no desire to turn from their sinful ways become church members? That's not what the Bible says.\n\n1 Corinthians 5:9-13  I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:  (10)  Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.  (11)  But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.  (12)  For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?  (13)  But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.\n\nNow if they are struggling to overcome a sin in their life, then that's a different story.\n\nGalatians 6:1  Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
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We KNOW that the truth of the Bible isn't just in the way the words are used, but in the way they effect our hearts and souls.  As for your "boat,"  Hate the sin, love the sinner.  Homosexuality IS  a sin.
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Don't listen to these conservative mosters. If you are educated in the word of God, then it is not only acceptable but also your duty to do so. \n\nThere are less than a dozen lines concerning homosexuality in the Bible, and more than 600 concerning the SIN of judging others. Anyone who denies homosexuals the dignity they deserve belongs in hell just as much as any other sinner. Thank God true Christians are more forgiving and accepting than some of the selfish people out there.
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He'd say that they don't know their Bible well enough.\n\nThe passages in Leviticus (18:22 & 20:13), understood IN CONTEXT, are not an admonishment against loving sexual relationships between people of the same sex but instead against sex as a form of domination and control. Besides, these passages are part of the Holiness Code which is not binding to modern day Christians (or anyone else for that matter).\n\nThe story of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis chapters 18 & 19) was a warning against rape, inhospitality and xenophobia. The reason for Sodom's destruction is made clear in Ezekiel 16:48-50. According to Ezekiel, the sins of Sodom were pride, laziness, being inhospitable, neglecting the needs of the poor, greed, and idolatry (the worshipping of idols). Nothing about homosexuality is mentioned.\n\n1 Corinthians 6:9 was a mistranslation of the word malakee. It's used elsewhere in the Bible to mean someone who lacks discipline or one who is morally weak, and never is it used in reference to sexuality or gender.\n\n1 Timothy 1:10? Also a mistranslation. 1 Timothy was an admonishment against male prostitution, not committed, loving same sex relationships.\n\nThe words physin and paraphysin in Romans 1:26-27 have also been mistranslated. Contrary to popular belief, the word paraphysin does not mean "to go against the laws of nature", but rather implies action which is uncharacteristic for that particular person. An example of the word paraphysin is used in Romans 11:24, where God acts in an uncharacteristic (paraphysin) way to accept the Gentiles. When the scripture is understood correctly, it seems to imply that it would be unnatural for heterosexuals to live as homosexuals, and for homosexuals to live as heterosexuals.
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Depends on who you ask, but neither is. If you read the oldest and purest form of the bible it says nothing about being gay. It is true that the old testament talks about spilling the sperm and wasting, but you have to understand the science (or lack thereof) of the time. They believed that the whole baby was in the sperm and the womb was just an incubator. There for any time a man climaxed out side of a woman, it was killing a child. Many laws in the old testament were built off this belief. \nAnd also note that all the law about this are in the old testament, when Jesus came he said because of his death, the old laws were void. As for the new testament, remember that most of the  books were written by more then person, some books by many of different people. Their students (their intentions may have been good) pieced together teaching and  beliefs from themselves and the disciples. \nMy advice would be to do a lot of research on both sides of the argument, and look with yourself. There is a good book called "Gay theology with out apology" I don't know the author. good luck.
202007
There is a website called christiangays.com that has a chatroom.  I don't know if you get into religion.  I've never chatted there myself, so I don't know much about it.\n\nTo the person above me: being gay is not a sin even according the the Bible.  Participating in gay sexual acitivites is what the Bible has a problem with, but I have my own theories about misinterpretations in the Bible.