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NASB | Leviticus 20:13 'If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Leviticus 20:13 'If a man lies [intimately] with a male as if he were a woman, both men have committed a detestable (perverse, unnatural) act; they shall most certainly be put to death; their blood is on them. |
Bible Question: Recently the discussion of homosexuality and Sodom and Gomorrah was brought up. Someone said, "The sin that God destroyed those cities was the lack of hospitality and gave a scripture to back it (sorry, I don't have the scripture) and that there is not anything in the Bible that says God is against homosexuality. Anyway, to make a long story short, I was not able to prove or explain that this was the reason of the destruction. Now he has me wondering, "IS homosexuality alright?" He also said that because Jesus never mentioned homosexuality, it is okay with Him. What say you? (anyone!) |
Bible Answer: Maybe I don't know enough about this subject, but aren't there a lot of things in the old testament that aren't really applied anymore. I just don't understand why this particular subject is so important to people. I mean this same chapter also says that if children curse their parents they are to be put to death...if that were the case there would be a lot of dead children. I'm not necessarily arguing that it isn't a sin. I'm just confused of why this particular subject gets so much attention compared to all of the other verses in this chapter. Sin is sin. |