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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: As for Sodom and Gomorrah, personally, I don't see how anyone can think the city was destroyed because of homosexuality. I've heard some argue that “know” used here does not means “to have sex with”, but honestly it doesn't matter. Even if the men of the city wanted to have sex with the men (angels) that were in Lot's house, it is clear that it would be a forced sex. That is to say, rape. Rape is sin regardless of whether it is homosexual or heterosexual. So therefore I don't believe that whether homosexuality is sin or not can be shown or even supported by the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. (Also note that the bible mentions the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah elsewhere, but never specifically mentions homosexuality among them.) Just because Jesus didn't mention it does not mean that it is not sin, however, it also doesn't mean it is (obviously). As for Leviticus, one thing that bothers me about that is that it makes no mention of women with women. Yet it does specifically mention women with animals. This makes me think there must be something else to it. (there are other things about the context that lead me to think this as well) I could go on, but to keep this relatively short, I have found nothing in the Bible that shows it to be “clearly against” homosexuality. In fact, I'm not convinced that the Bible is against homosexuality at all. |