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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. |
Subject: Homosexuality, sin or not? |
Bible Note: No offense, but I've read this already. Many times in fact. I will admit, this is what could be the strongest evidence against homosexuality in the bible. But yet... as I have said, this seems to be describing a “fall from grace” or something. They knew God, but then turned from him. But at least in some cases of homosexuality that isn't true. This does not explain Christians that struggle with homosexuality, since they obviously have not turned from God (would God just abandon his children like that?). In fact, from what I've found it seems that most Christians that struggle with homosexuality long to get rid of it and be closer to God. Often praying continually to be released from what they see as a prison (due to beliefs that it is sin). This seems to contradict Romans 1:28 “Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God...” So if I take Romans 1 to mean homosexuality is wrong, then is does not account for these people. On the other hand, if I take it to be talking of homosexual idolatry (which I have heard several accounts that such things were fairly common at the time) then it -does- fit the model that they'd have to turn from God first. (since they'd be putting some other god before Him). And it does speak of things that suggest idolatry in that passage. So, I'm not saying that this passage (Romans 1) is for sure not talking about pure homosexuality. Only that I see other equally plausible possibilities. Anyways, when I said “Can you point me to that then?” I was meaning that I want to know the reason. Why? If homosexuality is sin, what about it is so harmful? A problem I see with that here though, is that as far as I know, the Bible does not say. And the posts on this forum are suppose to remain Biblical. (I've also tried to find non-biblical proof of why it's wrong and have not found that either. One problem being that it's hard to trust the “evidence” from either side of the issue.) |