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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: Hello Val, Good to hear from you again. What you say about the religious leaders is accurate. But that is still not quite why Jesus was always so upset with them. What upset Jesus so much was that they were supposed to understand God the most (as they were the most learned), but they did not understand Him. They honored Him with their lips, but their hearts were far from Him. They knew the Scriptures...but they missed the point. They did not see that God was a God of mercy and compassion. What they saw was a God of rules and regulations. Val, they missed it. You know how I harp on "I desire mercy not sacrifice" and the two greatest commandments. The Pharisees could not see this. It was the other commandments, it was the sacrifices and rituals and theology that was important to them. I agree with you that we should be very careful how we handle the Word of God. But, my friend, what is the Word of God teaching us...mercy and love or rules and doctrines? Micah 7:18-19 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger forever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. And yes you are correct. There are many good religious leaders today. We do discern them by lining it up with Scripture. But don't think for a moment that the Pharisees couldn't back up their theology. Interesting that you point to Acts 17:11. Do a little reasoning with me for a moment...the believers in Berea were more noble because they checked the Scriptures to see if what Paul was saying was true. Paul was there around the mid 50's. The Gospels were just starting to get written if at all, so the only Scriptures the Bereans had was the OT. So, stay with me now, if Paul came teaching ___ (better not say, but you know), where would the noble Bereans have been able to verify that in Scripture? I will also shortly respond to your other note. Thank you Val. As I have said before, I believe the love of God radiates from within you. Nick |