Bible Question: Some unbelievers have the idea Paul was a homosexual. What gives them this idea? There is nothing in the Bible that gives even a hint that he was other than stating he loved Thomas. |
Bible Answer: Paul preached against homosexuality, sexual immorality, and various other sins (Roman 1:20-32). He was against any type of hypocrisy and publicly rebuked Peter. Peter stopped eating with the Gentiles as some Jews arrived on the scene, contrary to the message of the gospel of Christ. Paul called him out publicly for his actions (Galations 2:13). As a side note, we know that Peter repented for he later wrote that Christians should "lay aside"..."hypocrisies" in 1 Peter 2:1. In my experience, those who are against the teaching of Paul are also those who are against the gospel of Jesus Christ as a whole. They attempt to discredit Paul, thus discredit the New Testament, and in essence they are attempting to discredit the Son of God (Jesus Christ) and the Holy Bible as a whole. Even as some religious leaders in the New Testament attempted to discredit Jesus Christ by calling him demon possessed (John 8:48-59). Their accusations were baseless, merely a tactic to discredit and dishonor him. As to loving Thomas, John, or even the young rich man consider that the New Testament was originally written in Greek. I'm no Greek scholar, but I do know that the Greek word "egapesen" is used. The Greek uses more than one word for love, unlike English. Egapesen means something specific, a derivative of the word agape, which is a selfless, divine, and pure form of love. This form of love isn't just a feeling, but an act of the will...a choice to love. Also, the Greek word phileo, which means “to have a special interest in someone or something, frequently with focus on close association; have affection for, like, consider someone a friend.” It is not the word for love, which the modern American refers to sexuality...eros. "Eros" is the word from which the word "erotic" is derived from. The term "eros" is not used in the Biblical text. |
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