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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: Dean Graf Ordered by Date |
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1 | Is homosexuality actually forbidden? | Romans | Dean Graf | 11286 | ||
OK. It has been my experience that the wording of the Bible is very deliberate. Rarely if ever is a word or phrase chosen over another purely for poetic reasons. So when wording differs from passage to passage on the same subject, I have been taught to question the reason for the difference. Thus I find it difficult to accept that qualifying a word by adding another word -- "homosexual" to "homosexual offender" -- is purely a matter of poetic license, because that argument would not be acceptable elsewhere in the Bible. Since you know the original Greek -- is the phrase translated as "homosexual" identical to the phrase translated as "homosexual offender?" Thank you. |
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2 | Is homosexuality actually forbidden? | Romans | Dean Graf | 11226 | ||
This is the crux of my problem. The original verses seem ambiguous, their meaning open to debate. And most of the clarifications I've been given so far seem to favor predigested interpretations over examinations of the texts themselves. I've yet to receive a translation of the original Greek which is also not agenda-driven. Debating from a stance of "This is clearly the meaning" doesn't help me because the meaning isn't that clear to me. Is somebody willing and able to examine the texts with me from a neutral stance? I appreciate it. | ||||||
3 | Is homosexuality actually forbidden? | Romans | Dean Graf | 11218 | ||
I agree that the Old Testament is clear on the subject. I question whether the prohibitions in Leviticus are still applicable, given the penalty listed, and given how much Levitical law was intended for the Israelites only. That's why I specified prohibitions in the New Testament. Re: 1 Romans... my question here is on the use of the phrases "natural relations" and "unnatural (relations)." Does this mean homosexuality is unnatural, that is not according to nature? Which nature? Human nature? The nature of life? Certainly homosexuality occurs in nature, there are numerous examples of animals engaging in homosexual acts. Of course we are held to a different standard than animals. But if homosexuality is not according to human nature, why do people engage in it? What is meant by "natural relations" in these verses? Re: 1 Cor 6:9-10... I find a number of questions here. On a not-quite-relevant note, why are male prostitutes singled out? Isn't prostitution a sin regardless of the gender of the prostitute? Why are female prostitutes omitted? I also question why the qualifier "offender" is added ("homosexual offender" as opposed to "homosexual"), when the word "homosexual" is used by itself in other references in this same translation? It seems some difference is indicated, hence the qualifier. What is the difference between a homosexual and a homosexual offender? Re: 1 Tim... Is a homosexual a pervert? Where is the word pervert as it is used here defined, in terms of what is included under the word? It may seem from my challenges that I have an agenda. Please be assured I do not. These questions have been painfully puzzling to me, and I welcome the chance to discuss them. |
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4 | Is homosexuality actually forbidden? | Not Specified | Dean Graf | 11214 | ||
Various translations of the Bible interchange the terms "homosexual" with "homosexual offender," "sodomite," and "pervert." Is this just semantics and the words are intended to be synonymous, or is there a real difference between the terms? Is homosexuality itself actually forbidden in the New Testament? | ||||||
5 | Is homosexuality actually forbidden? | Romans | Dean Graf | 11216 | ||
Various translations of the Bible interchange the terms "homosexual" with "homosexual offender," "sodomite," and "pervert." Is this just semantics and the words are intended to be synonymous, or is there a real difference between the terms? Is homosexuality itself actually forbidden in the New Testament? | ||||||