Subject: Homosexuality and Christianity? |
Bible Note: Hello, Jaylin; "Accepted" is vague - does it refer to the person or the behavior? Accepted by whom and for what reason? As Tim said, the genetic question is largely irrelevant but there is no credible scientific evidence that homosexuality is "caused" by genetics in any way. An excellent book on the subject is "Homsexuality and the Politics of Truth" by Jeffrey Satinover (Baker Books). In fact, we do have access to the mind of God: 'The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment: "For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ.' (1 Corinthians 2:10-16) The mind of God is revealed in Scripture which he authored. The Bible is unequivocal: Every single mention of homosexual behvior of any kind is negative; evey positive (normative) mention of sexual behavior is heterosexual and monogamous. There are no exceptions. God does indeed accept all who seek him and confess their sins. How many well-meaning Christians are condemning practicing homosexuals to eternal damnation by telling them God approces of their behavior and they have no sin to confess? Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |