Kent Anthony Mayeux5 days ago·5 min read
The bible discusses homosexuality only six times says homosexuals defending their relationships. “While the six passages that address same-sex eroticism in the ancient world are negative about the practices they mention, there is no evidence that these in any way speak to same-sex relationships of love and mutuality.” www.hrc.org. Here is a flavor of what the bible has to say about homosexuality.
Leviticus 18:22 — You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; such a thing is an abomination.
1 Corinthians 6:9–10 — Do you not know that the unjust will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers nor boy prostitutes nor sodomites nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor robbers will inherit the kingdom of God.
Leviticus 20:13 — If a man lies with a male as with a woman, they have committed an abomination; the two of them shall be put to death; their bloodguilt is upon them.
Romans 1:26–28 — Therefore, God handed them over to degrading passions. Their females exchanged natural relations for unnatural, and the males likewise gave up natural relations with females and burned with lust for one another. Males did shameful things with males and thus received in their own persons the due penalty for their perversity. And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God handed them over to their undiscerning mind to do what is improper.
1 Timothy 1:9–10 — law is meant not for a righteous person but for the lawless and unruly, the godless and sinful, the unholy and profane, those who kill their fathers or mothers, murderers, the unchaste, sodomites, kidnapers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is opposed to sound teaching.
Jude 1:7 — Likewise, Sodom, Gomorrah, and the surrounding towns, which, in the same manner as they, indulged in sexual promiscuity and practiced unnatural vice, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
Genesis 19:5–7 — They called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to your house tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have sexual relations with them.” Lot went out to meet them at the entrance. When he had shut the door behind him, he said, “I beg you, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing!
Genesis 1:27–28 — God created mankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and God said to them: Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth.
1 Corinthians 7:2 — because of cases of immorality every man should have his own wife, and every woman her own husband.
Homosexuals also argue that Johnathan, the son of King Saul, was a homosexual partner of King David, a man chosen by God as righteous. I am not quite sure that I believe in that homosexual argument but David surely was a sinner. He is also accused of adultery and murder, yet God showered him with blessings. Why, homosexuals ask, would God bless a man so vile and full of sin if God does not approve of David’s actions. The answer is that God is a loving and forgiving God to his created, but only to those who repent and seek contrition and forgiveness. David sought genuine forgiveness and begged for God’s mercy. In addition, David did not continue in his evil exploits.
Sin is in all of us no matter how holy one perceives himself or herself. We all have varying degrees of sin with which we must cope. Some may commit only venial sins. Some commit mortal sins. Some commit a combination of both. We are all flawed. Yet our loving Father knows of this depravity in man since He is our creator. God even expects these vile actions by His created. However, He has allowed us an out, an escape route if you will. Through the death and resurrection of his son, Jesus, sin in now conquered. The death of sin does not mean that the created will never sin again. Be forewarned, the evil one is still very alive today on this earth. The triumph over sin does mean that we can expiate our sin through confession to our Father in heaven and become free of the ravages of sin each time we sin. Confession must be contrite however with the explicit intent to never commit that particular sin again. God knows your heart and if you are truly sorry for sin, He forgives us because He is a loving Father. Yet many of us continue to commit the same sins repeatedly. Thankfully, God never gives up on us. Herein lies the issue. If someone commits adultery over and over again throughout their heterosexual marriage, are they less depraved than a homosexual couple who has sexual encounters with their significant other three or four times a week? They may be or they may not be. It depends on their state of mind, their acceptance of their sinful actions, their contrition and their sincerity in their request for forgiveness. If they truly believe that their actions are a mortal sin and that if they do not repent they will eventually go to hell, then God forgives. Again and again He forgives. However, if they believe their actions are not sinful or if they ask for forgiveness and continue with the same sins with an unrepentant heart, God does not forgive. Therein lies the paradox. Homosexuals believe that their sexual actions are not sin and the Church must love them and accept them irrespective of what is morally acceptable within Church tradition.
The argument then becomes whether these relationships, homosexual relations between parties of the same sex and adulterous relations between parties of the opposite sex, are based on love. If love is involved, surely these relationships cannot be sinful the argument goes. The Church must love all people, adulterous heterosexuals and sexually active homosexuals. The argument then reverts to an issue of whether these laws against adultery and homosexuality are valid. Can God make laws? Why would God make laws that prevent or discourage actions when love is involved? Is not God a loving God and desires love between his created? The answer is simple. Sex is not love. The bible is replete with definitions of love. In no definition is the word carnal knowledge or sodomy (sex) mentioned. So yes one can commit adultery over and over again and be forgiven just as homosexual acts can be forgiven. Nevertheless, God will eventually give up on the sinner if such actions continue unabated and unrepentant. God is a loving God but he is also a just God. His justice can be harsh during our sinful lives but it becomes extreme at death.
The bible discusses homosexuality only six times says homosexuals defending their relationships. “While the six passages that address same-sex eroticism in the ancient world are negative about the practices they mention, there is no evidence that these in any way speak to same-sex relationships of love and mutuality.” www.hrc.org. Here is a flavor of what the bible has to say about homosexuality.
Leviticus 18:22 — You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; such a thing is an abomination.
1 Corinthians 6:9–10 — Do you not know that the unjust will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers nor boy prostitutes nor sodomites nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor robbers will inherit the kingdom of God.
Leviticus 20:13 — If a man lies with a male as with a woman, they have committed an abomination; the two of them shall be put to death; their bloodguilt is upon them.
Romans 1:26–28 — Therefore, God handed them over to degrading passions. Their females exchanged natural relations for unnatural, and the males likewise gave up natural relations with females and burned with lust for one another. Males did shameful things with males and thus received in their own persons the due penalty for their perversity. And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God handed them over to their undiscerning mind to do what is improper.
1 Timothy 1:9–10 — law is meant not for a righteous person but for the lawless and unruly, the godless and sinful, the unholy and profane, those who kill their fathers or mothers, murderers, the unchaste, sodomites, kidnapers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is opposed to sound teaching.
Jude 1:7 — Likewise, Sodom, Gomorrah, and the surrounding towns, which, in the same manner as they, indulged in sexual promiscuity and practiced unnatural vice, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
Genesis 19:5–7 — They called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to your house tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have sexual relations with them.” Lot went out to meet them at the entrance. When he had shut the door behind him, he said, “I beg you, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing!
Genesis 1:27–28 — God created mankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and God said to them: Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth.
1 Corinthians 7:2 — because of cases of immorality every man should have his own wife, and every woman her own husband.
Homosexuals also argue that Johnathan, the son of King Saul, was a homosexual partner of King David, a man chosen by God as righteous. I am not quite sure that I believe in that homosexual argument but David surely was a sinner. He is also accused of adultery and murder, yet God showered him with blessings. Why, homosexuals ask, would God bless a man so vile and full of sin if God does not approve of David’s actions. The answer is that God is a loving and forgiving God to his created, but only to those who repent and seek contrition and forgiveness. David sought genuine forgiveness and begged for God’s mercy. In addition, David did not continue in his evil exploits.
Sin is in all of us no matter how holy one perceives himself or herself. We all have varying degrees of sin with which we must cope. Some may commit only venial sins. Some commit mortal sins. Some commit a combination of both. We are all flawed. Yet our loving Father knows of this depravity in man since He is our creator. God even expects these vile actions by His created. However, He has allowed us an out, an escape route if you will. Through the death and resurrection of his son, Jesus, sin in now conquered. The death of sin does not mean that the created will never sin again. Be forewarned, the evil one is still very alive today on this earth. The triumph over sin does mean that we can expiate our sin through confession to our Father in heaven and become free of the ravages of sin each time we sin. Confession must be contrite however with the explicit intent to never commit that particular sin again. God knows your heart and if you are truly sorry for sin, He forgives us because He is a loving Father. Yet many of us continue to commit the same sins repeatedly. Thankfully, God never gives up on us. Herein lies the issue. If someone commits adultery over and over again throughout their heterosexual marriage, are they less depraved than a homosexual couple who has sexual encounters with their significant other three or four times a week? They may be or they may not be. It depends on their state of mind, their acceptance of their sinful actions, their contrition and their sincerity in their request for forgiveness. If they truly believe that their actions are a mortal sin and that if they do not repent they will eventually go to hell, then God forgives. Again and again He forgives. However, if they believe their actions are not sinful or if they ask for forgiveness and continue with the same sins with an unrepentant heart, God does not forgive. Therein lies the paradox. Homosexuals believe that their sexual actions are not sin and the Church must love them and accept them irrespective of what is morally acceptable within Church tradition.
The argument then becomes whether these relationships, homosexual relations between parties of the same sex and adulterous relations between parties of the opposite sex, are based on love. If love is involved, surely these relationships cannot be sinful the argument goes. The Church must love all people, adulterous heterosexuals and sexually active homosexuals. The argument then reverts to an issue of whether these laws against adultery and homosexuality are valid. Can God make laws? Why would God make laws that prevent or discourage actions when love is involved? Is not God a loving God and desires love between his created? The answer is simple. Sex is not love. The bible is replete with definitions of love. In no definition is the word carnal knowledge or sodomy (sex) mentioned. So yes one can commit adultery over and over again and be forgiven just as homosexual acts can be forgiven. Nevertheless, God will eventually give up on the sinner if such actions continue unabated and unrepentant. God is a loving God but he is also a just God. His justice can be harsh during our sinful lives but it becomes extreme at death.
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