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NASB | 1 Corinthians 6:9 ¶ Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 6:9 ¶ Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate [by perversion], nor those who participate in homosexuality, |
Subject: Homosexuality, sin or not? |
Bible Note: Thanks for your comments justme. --- Matthew 5 28 But I say to you that everyone who so much as looks at a woman with evil desire for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. --- From what I can see, Jesus was saying that lusting and committing adultery are one in the same. Would one be guilty of adultery if one even just thought about committing it? Yes. For this is the entire purpose of the Law, so that we will find ourselves guilty and repent and trust in Christ (Romans 3:19, Romans 7:7). Jesus was saying that He doesn't just want you to have the appearance of keeping His commandments, but He desires truth within (see Psalm 51:6 below). As far as indulging in sin if we're already guilty, you can think about it this way: Couldn't you say that since you've already sinned (lied, not put God first, etc), you might as well not stop sinning since God's Law has already condemned you? That shouldn't be our attituted in light of the command to repent (Luke 13:3). --- Mark 7 18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; 19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? 20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. Psalm 51 6 Behold, You desire truth in the inner being... --- As far as there being 'levels' of sin, I've never really seen anything in the Bible saying there is. If you've broken one of God's Laws, you've broken them all. In fact my username, james210, comes from the verse James 2:10: --- James 2 10 For whosoever keeps the Law [as a] whole but stumbles and offends in one [single instance] has become guilty of [breaking] all of it. --- I hope I made sense in all of this. James |