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1 | 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? | ||||||
2 | Is homosexuality actually forbidden? | Romans | kalos | 11277 | ||
THAT WHICH IS UNNATURAL: Homosexuality in Society, the Church, and Scripture (Part Two in a Two-Part Series on Homosexuality) by Joseph P. Gudel Christian Research Institute STATEMENT DH055-2 Summary "The gay rights movement does not just want the right to privacy and to be left alone. Attempting to promote their cause as a civil rights instead of as a moral issue, they want special legal protection for, and cultural acceptance of, their lifestyle. Even many Christian churches have condoned or are sympathetic to homosexuality, ignoring the Bible's teachings concerning our sexuality. In the Old Testament we find heterosexuality to be proclaimed as God's natural order of creation, a teaching Jesus upheld in the New Testament. Biblically, homosexuality is described as both an "abomination" and "unnatural." God calls us to reject sin, but to love and value all people. "How can anyone dare to speak out against another person's lifestyle? Especially within the church, are not Christians called to be loving and inclusive? Does not the Bible itself tell us that we are to reach out to people instead of being judgmental and self-righteous? "Questions like these come up whenever the Christian or the church takes a stand on a moral issue, especially homosexuality. I realize that it is not "politically correct" to speak critically concerning any person or group. Nonetheless, true Christian love does not ignore immorality and the lives ruined by it, but speaks out in the hope of helping those individuals. "This is particularly true when militant pro-homosexual groups, both within society and the church, have attacked the traditional Judeo-Christian understanding of this important issue. Thus this article is written, not as an attack on homosexuals, but in defense of the biblical teaching on this topic and to help those ensnared in this lifestyle. " (to read the rest of the article, go to http://www.equip.org/search/) --JVH0212 "In essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, and in all things charity." |
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