Subject: Is homosexuality actually forbidden? |
Bible Note: Greetings amhcountry! Here's a little 'insight' on Leviticus 18:22.. "18:22 Homosexuality here is labeled an abomination, something detestable to God both ritually and morally. Ritually, it was detestable partly because it was practiced in Canaanite religion, which God had commanded Israel not to follow." (Nelson Study Bible) "18:22 Homosexuality is clearly forbidden. Also see 20:13, where the penalty is death, and Gen. 19:5, note; and 1 Cor. 6:9, note." (Ryrie Study Bible) "Mankind Lev 20:13; Rom 1:27" (New Scofield Study Bible) "..All forms of sexual impurity or irregularity are to be avoided (18:19-23), including intercourse with a woman during menstruation, homosexual relations.." (Cambridge Annotated Study Bible) "Romans 1:24: Homosexuality is pictured by Paul not as the ultimate sin but as the ultimate distortion of God’s creative genius. When the human family indulges in sexual behavior antithetical to that for which they were biologically, psychologically, and emotionally designed, the “futile” imagination has so “darkened” the foolish heart (v. 21) that it is virtually impossible to view anything as God intended. To these awesome sins of homosexuality and sodomy, Paul applies six terms of evaluation: (1) “uncleanness” (v. 24), (2) “lusts” (v. 24), (3) “dishonor” (v. 24), (4) “vile passions” (v. 26), (5) “against nature” (v. 26), and (6) “shameful” (v. 27). After listing a host of other iniquities, Paul concludes the section with the promise of the certainty of God’s judgment against all such sin. Additional passages demonstrate that homosexuality is a hideous sin which falls under the scope of God’s judgment (Lev 18:22; 20:13; 1 Cor 6:9)." (Believer's Study Bible) "lie with a man. See 20:13, where the penalty for homosexual acts is death." (NIV Study Bible) "18:22 not lie with a male. This outlaws all homosexuality (cf. 20:13; Rom. 1:27; 1 Cor. 6:9; 1 Tim. 1:10)." (MacArthur NKJV Study Bible) |