Do some Christians really don't even read their own Bible??

Question

I was reading this question about homosexuality and Jesus.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=At.pti05cdZ9.8lOSNaRwwzzy6IX?qid=20060619154536AAe0rNo

Some of the answers were:
"Jesus calls homosexuality an abomination"
" Jesus will not ever accept gays sorry"
"Jesus would not change his mind about gays"

Pls, Christians (and i did read the Bible), please give me some bible quotes where is stated that Jesus names homosexuality an abomination??

No people, i really wanna know where JESUS says it's an abomination. I don't need the Leviticus quotes, the roman-quotes, or the quotes about Sodom. i know the bible. Just wanna know where JESUS says it's a sin. I probably missed that in my Bible

Answer 1

Notice how your question is NOT being answered. Plenty of misspellings of Leviticus but no quotes from the New Testament attributed to Jesus directly. I find the more direct the question the more evasive the answer with the faithful...good luck getting a real answer. Notice also how some of the New Testament quotes that talk of how Jesus had special relationships with his disciples are never even called to question but to suggest that Jesus loved a woman is to be the most blasphemous....odd that.

I TOLD YOU they cannot answer your question...they didn't even see your question, they did not grasp what you CLEARLY ASKED... sad shame man.

Answer 2

When you take the Bible in it's full context, Jesus, God, & the Holy Spirit complete the Trinity. Since the Bible is the Word of God. All of those Scriptures that have been mentioned are specifically from Jesus (as God). Remember, the Bible is writen by man, but inspired by God. It may not be Him in the flesh that said it, but the Bible is the inspired word of God, so it all applies. Whether He said it in the physical body or in the Word as a whole, it is He that said it. Be sure that God will forgive all of our sins if we repent (to Him through Jesus Christ...not through a priest). This means ALL sin including homosexuality. (The one and only sin He will not forgive is rejecting the Son.) We must repent. If we truly repent we will turn from our ways. It doesn't mean we will never sin again and somehow be perfect, as a human we will still follow our human nature to some extent. The one thing that Schmoe and I would agree on is that it is sad that we as Christians do not spend more time in the Word and that some athiests do know more than Christians about the Word of God. Just remember, every tongue shall confess that Christ is Lord. If not now, then at the judgement.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, many Christians fail to search the scriptures for themselves to find the answers to questions or to be able to help others who are not Christians to understand what is said in the Bible. To answer your question, yes the bible does call homosexuality "an abomination". Check the book of Leviticus, Chapter 18 verse 22 in the King James Version of the Bible...It reads: "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination". If you read the New International Version of the Bible in the book of Leviticus, Chapter 18, verse 22 reads like this: "Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable." It is my prayer that is answers your question...

Additionally, you should know that God does forgive all sins that are repented for. Thus, if one is a pr acting homosexual, repents of this sin and does not continue to engage in this sin he/she is forgiven. God does not consider one sin greater than another, the fornicator is no better than the murderer, who is no better than the homosexual...sin is sin is sin is sin...it's all sin and God hates all sin.

Just an update to what I've already written...I have found thus far only these words of what Jesus had to say about homosexuality...In the book of St. Luke in chapter 17, Jesus discusses the second coming with his disciples. To enlighten his apostles, in verse 34 of chapter 17, Jesus claims, "I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left."

Answer 4

Unfortunately, some people don't read their Bibles. As far as Christianity and homosexuality goes, it is a sin. In the old testament you can find evidence of God's view on this in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The Bible also gives multiple examples of "sex between men and boys" as an abomination. I don't think it could be anymore clear.

The thing to remember is that God saved us by grace. You may find relief in knowing that Churches will readily welcome you as long as you are not practicing a gay lifestyle.

Answer 5

Semantics. God said it... no wait, Moses said it on God's behalf... in the Old Testament, and since there's the whole thing about Jesus and God and the Holy Spirit all being one, then I guess you could say that kind of.

So... Moses said it, but God told him to, and Jesus was the same as God, so Jesus said it.

But, then... Jesus said love thy enemies, and remember he's God... and God commanded Israel to destroy babies in Caanan... ummm... yeah trying to make sense of the Bible will give you a headache.

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As for the gospels... I can give you one verse in which Jesus speaks of Sodom, which is along with Gomorrah, the prime example in the OT of homosexuality.

20 Then He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent: ...

23And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

24But I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you."

So... he's implying that homosexuality is wrong, but is also saying that there are things which are much worse. Perhaps those that believe this in the first place should pay attention.

Answer 6

Nice one. I'm an atheist and have noticed how few people my age have actually read the Bible. Now I have (up until page 335, then I got so bored I stopped) but I can't tell you how many "Christians" haven't read a single page. I think it's a shame (although kind of funny) that an atheist can know more about Christianity than many Christians do.

Answer 7

Look at Romans 1. Start in about verse 21-32. Homosexuality is a state that unbelievers can degrade to.

Answer 8

Its not because God didn't say and I also posed a question in that same manner and I was shocked to see all the answers I got
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvR3NU9.36OXfv1rF0c4unXsy6IX?qid=20060612102435AAh8juF

People couldn't see the compassion regardless of "religion and legalism" They dont read the bible or they listen to Fred Phelps haha

Answer 9

Old Testament- Leviticus 18:22 This is God speaking to Moses.
New Testament-Romans 1:27 Written by the prophet Paul
Jesus didn't have to say it, God already did.

Answer 10

The closest thing to Jesus criticizing gays would be the statement attributed to him that males and females were designed to become "one flesh" (and to multiply).

In context, however, this is in response to a question about the old divorce law where a man could abandon his wife by divorcing her for no reason, other than simply wanting to get rid of her.

Jesus elevated the status of wives by making them equal to husbands. He did not condemn homosexuality.

Paul, however - who never discussed life and law with Jesus, and in fact never even met Jesus - did condemn it. Paul also put women back in servitude to their husbands, contrary to Jesus's remarks on the subject.

Apparently it never occurred to Paul that if Jesus had been as obsessed with this "abomination" as Paul was, he would have remembered to mention it.

Regarding the Old Testament statements against homosexuality, a Jewish rabbi responds to the question 'What is Judaism's view on homosexuality?':

"Traditional Judaism has seen - and continues to see - homosexuality as an abomination (Refer to Leviticus, chapter 18. Interestingly, neither the Torah nor the rabbinic tradition has much to say concerning lesbian relationships.

"It is the male's 'spilling of seed' anywhere other than in the usual 'place' that is seen as a sin).

"Many in the traditional community today will say that they accept the homosexual person as a Jew, but they cannot condone what they understand to be sinful behavior nor can they that say that homosexuality is on the same level as heterosexuality.

"On the other hand, there are those, not all, who believe that the traditional laws against homosexuality originated in a more ritual context, since, for the most part, the word 'abomination' was applied more in the ritual sphere of life than in the ethical. The Torah seems to see homosexual relations in a cultic context rather than something more parallel to the interpersonal context of heterosexual relationships.

"Although the sin of Sodom and Gemmorah is apparently homosexuality, later Jewish tradition, including the Biblical prophets, makes no reference to homosexuality and see the sins of Sodom and Gemmorah as cruelty and lack of hospitality to the 'stranger' - xenophobia, as it were.

"Reform Judaism, for the most part, seems to view the traditional prohibitions against homosexuality as mores from a bygone age, mores now replaced with clearer understandings of the reality of gender orientation as something which is, as it seems to me, beyond simple individual 'preference.' ...

"While virtually all of the rabbis affirmed gay/lesbian civil rights, some rabbis were not comfortable with affirming same-sex unions, either because they did not believe that it was warranted by the tradition or because they felt that a public statement might hurt relations with more traditional streams of Judaism, especially in Israel. When it came to a vote, however, the VAST majority of Reform Rabbis present on the Convention voted in the affirmative 'that the relationship of a Jewish, same gender couple is worthy of affirmation through appropriate Jewish ritual.'"

The source quoted above is at http://urj.org/ask/homosexuality/