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NASB | James 2:1 My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:1 My fellow believers, do not practice your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of partiality [toward people--show no favoritism, no prejudice, no snobbery]. |
Bible Question:
I was researching homosexuality on this website, and everyone seems to point to 1 Cor 6:9, as proof that homosexuality is wrong. The problem that I have is that this verse names every sin, and every human being falls under one of those categories, so why do people ignore the rest of the verse, and pick on homosexuals. Every human being is either an idolater, adulterer, covetous, swindler, immoral, or a fornicator in some way are another. Why are all these people allowed to be Christians, but homosexuals are not. Every human being is a sinner and being a homosexual is no different from being a fornicator, God said sexual immorality is wrong. Why are ministers allowed to hold positions in the church when they are not married, we know they having sex. Why are pregnant women who are not married allowed right and benefits when we know they are fornicators. Can someone please show me or advised me, where the bible singles out homosexuality as the only damning sin. For the record I am not gay, I'm married with 2 children, but I was reading some of the comments and I was outraged. My brother-in-law is gay and his brother won't talk to him because the bible says it's wrong, however he is not married and lost his virginity at 14. |
Bible Answer: If anyone thinks he will find that the Bible condones homosexual activity in any way, he will be disappointed. One may intellectualize from now until the end of the century, but if one honestly searches the Scriptures, he will come up with nothing but condemnation of homosexual activity. Churches that condone homosexual activity and ordain homosexual clergymen are in error and disobedience to the Word of God. I seriously doubt if the leadership of such churches even believes that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God or that it is the sole authority for all faith and practice. Grace to you, Kalos |