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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 |
Bible Note: Steve, I didn't say you shouldn't tell him that he is a sinner. In fact I said to show him how we all are. But trying to prove to him with Scripture that homosexuality is a sin is a waste of time. He is a sinner regardless. There is no reason to focus on one sin that he is going to fight you on anyway. We can worry about that once he has turned to Jesus. You say I didn't back it up with Scripture, but I can't prove a negative. There isn't Scripture (that I have found) where Jesus or any of His disciples tried to convince an unbeliever that something they were doing was a sin. I will most definitely rethink that if you will show it to me in Scripture. The point isn't to shy away from sin either. But we worry about sin amongst ourselves. We help correct our brothers. The idea isn't to get him to stop homosexuality anyway, it is to turn him to Jesus. Let's get him to become a brother first, then we will start working on the individual sins. As far as my dislike of theology...the religious leaders of Jesus' day knew the Bible inside and out, but they somehow seemed to miss the entire point. They were more concerned with their rituals, rules, traditions, and commandments than they were on love and mercy. What makes you think the religious leaders of today are any different? Your brother, Nick PS - never read or heard anything Joel Osteen has said/written. |