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NASB | Romans 1:27 and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 1:27 and in the same way also the men turned away from the natural function of the woman and were consumed with their desire toward one another, men with men committing shameful acts and in return receiving in their own bodies the inevitable and appropriate penalty for their wrongdoing. |
Bible Question: I do believe with all my heart, strength, soul, and mind that the Bible is the ultimate truth and that Jesus died for all of our sins. I also believe (after searching and finding many medical studies to prove it) that homosexuals are born that way and not predisposed. But, the Bible does mention homosexuals- it even condemns them i think......how could God make a person a homosexual and then condemn them for the way that they were born? This is troubling me. |
Bible Answer: ptgard05, In further response, you’ve received a couple very good bits of scriptural advice. Here’s what I would say in clarification of my previous post. Consider that Jesus said in John 17:17, “Thy Word is Truth”. He is also referred to as “the Way, the Truth, and the Life..” (John 14:6). The validity of these statements are proven by His resurrection! Without the resurrection, nothing Jesus said, or did would have carried any real weight. The resurrection is the crux upon which the whole of Christianity and our faith rest ( 1 Cor. 15:17). Contrast this to politically correct Culture and even medical science. Neither are truth! God’s Word is TRUTH. Do we believe God or do we believe man? This is the question you have to answer. Now, lets look at the argument of Paul in Romans 1 where he is giving the results of Gentile guilt. In Rom 1:24-25 he says, “Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged THE TRUTH OF GOD for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather then the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.” Verse 26 and 27 very specifically define what vile passions are. There is no doubt or wiggle room here. This CLEARLY defines sexually deviant, i.e. Homosexual behavior. “Men… burned in their lust for one another” can describe nothing else- if we’re honest. Concluding, it says in verse 28, “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do the things which are not fitting.” The problem is this: Man’s sinful nature. Paul concludes, ALL are guilty before God in Romans 3- “There is none righteous, no not one;…”, and “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” God did not create man homosexual for the purpose of condemning him. Man in his sinfulness chooses to disobey God (Rom. 7:20). We’re not sinners because we sin, we sin because we are sinners! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |