is gay sex a sin?

Question

how can it be wrong, if it feels so right?

Answer 1

little sonny knows what sex is? oh , sure you are 8 , a big boy!!!

Answer 2

Gay sex is not a sin. Those who think it is think it is because they are literalists of some type and believe that the Bible is literally true. Clearly not all Christians believe that (my church does not for example, nor do many, many others), but some do. If the Bible can be shown to not be 100% true therefore, none of the literalistic beliefs are real. So, is the Bible true?

While we have none of the autographs of the Bible, the early manuscripts we do have have and that are known to be genuine, by the most conservative estimates, have 200,000 differences between the wording in them, and while many are not meaningful, some completely change the doctrine of the church. (Ehrman, Bart, Ph.D.; Misquoting Jesus: The story behind who changed the Bible and Why; Harper Collins, 2006 -- p. 89). less conservative estimates range up to about 400,000 -- and there are programmers now endeavoring to write a program that will be able to count the exact number of variances.

And that's only the start of the difficulties for the Bible. If you only use the Textus Receptus (Received Text) as it is printed in modern Bibles then you are looking at enormous problems anyway -- in fact insurmountable ones. The World does not have corners (Isaiah 11:12), nor does it sit on pillars (I Samuel 2:8), nor water (Psalms 24:1-2). God did not establish a solid dome over the earth (that's what firmament literally means) and he does not have a palace on top of it from which angels can come and go up Jacob's ladder -- which might be reached by the tower of babel -- and where he keeps "treasuries" of hail and snow (Job 38: 22-23). For the sake of all that is decent, you can't even harmonize the 1st and 2nd chapters of Genesis with each other, say nothing of being able to defend the Biblical creation as scientifically factual. That's no surprise though, as the Bible tells us that beetles have four legs (Leviticus 11: 21-23) and that rabbits chew their cuds (Deuteronomy 14:7). It says that pi is 3, not 3.14 (I Kings 7:23 and 2 Chronicles 4:2) and that the mustard seed is the smallest seed in the world and grows into a tree [neither of which are true] (Matthew 13: 31-32). It is hardly a font of rational thought or scientific accuracy. Furthermore these errors only scratch the surface. Try harmonizing accounts in Joshua and the telling of the same tales in timeline in Judges sometime. If you can you are more proficient than any theologian I've ever met, and I've met a few.

Late bronze age men created the OT and early iron age ones the NT. It is not surprising therefore that God cannot lead Israel to defeat Iron chariots after promising he would (Judges 1:19), and it is not surprising that the flight of Israel from the god Chemosh, after the king of a city the Jews were beseiging and that God had promised them they would overthrow The King of the city offered his own son to Chemosh as a human sacrifice, resulting in Chemosh driving the Israelites away (2 Kings 3: 19-27) -- further it is not surprising that no punishment is mentioned -- the Israelites were still sacrificing their own children, as is evidenced in several places, but most graphically in Judges 11:30-39

The long and short of it is, the Bible is clearly not literally true, it is a mythic book, written by bronze and iron age men who were recording primarily oral legends in written form. In any realistic sense it is drivel. You can see, just in the passages I noted above from 2 Kings -- the last vestiges of polytheism fading away. Chemosh was supposed to get power from human sacrifice, just as Jehovah did -- and that power allowed him to turn the table against Israel, despite the fact that God was with Israel.

Further, despite claims to the contrary, the bible has little to do with historic Christianity. The Church did fine without it for nearly 400 years.

Sin, realistically defined is hurting someone else. Gay sex hurts no one. It is not a sin.

Regards,

Reynolds Jones
Schenectady, NY
http://www.rebuff.org
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Answer 3

Marrage is between two people and God. There doesn't even have to be a witness. all you have to have is a commitment and make a vow before God. Only the government thinks they have the right ot say who can and should get married. Religion also wants to have thier say but ultimately it is between a couple and God. So if you have married your gay partner before God then it is not a sin. There are however specific acts that can be said to be sins but they are mentioned in the same chapter as the sin of eating pork and shellfish. So take it for what it is worth.

Answer 4

Back to Romans 1:26 and 27, yes it is a sin. I once, however, shared with a person that happened to be Lesbian that God still loves her, even though He didn't like what she was doing. Sin always feel "right" if you want to do it, and typically, we use that as our excuse to do it anyway. It's not any different for heterosexuals. Everyone has sexual desires. People do it, they can say they're born that way, but we are all born into sin. That doesn't make it right in the eyes of God.

Answer 5

"is gay sex a sin? "

well if you believe in sins then you believe in the church and if you believe in the church then you know what the church says. But If you don't believe in the Church why are you worried about "sins" ????


"how can it be wrong, if it feels so right?"

you can't live your live based on the assumpion that when it feels right it must be right.

How would you feel like if an homophobic person told you he'd love leathering you and your boyfriend because it "feels so right".

If you like taking it up where the sun don't shine, go for it and feel free to squeal as loud as you will too, as long as you 2 don't take it further and decide to involve a little normal kid and try to play mummy and daddy to him/her....

Answer 6

That is loadid Q. U said "sin", ina way referin to the bible. Not to sound like an ***, but read one. That Q is the beginin to a chain of.... well, crazyness in some ways. Its ur life, so ur opinion/choices should start and end with u. that way u cut out alot of crazyness. And nobody puts things in ur head or pulls u in any direction. The only person besides ur self i would recommend talkin to (depenin on ur religion) is a priest. Im not gay so i cant answer ur Q more directly, plus im in a middle/confused place in regards to religion.

Answer 7

Any sex, outside of marriage is a sin. Since marriage is between a man and a woman, in God's eyes, then definitely gay sex is a sin, married or not, in man's eyes.

Answer 8

First of all, (to an another 'answer') you can't just obey the 10 commandments and think that's all you have to do, because it isn't or God wouldn't have said it is an abomination unto Him.

It is a SIN. And if you are having trouble with this, I would suggest you pray and request prayer from others in your church. (I assume you go to one).

Also, it feels 'right' because it is just another of satans lies/tricks.

And by the way (to yet another 'answer'), just because something feels 'right' doesn't mean it is. Rape, Murder, Etc... Just because they felt 'right' about what they did, doesn't make it right, now does it?

Answer 9

Leviticus 20:7,8 - Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord. And you shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you.
Leviticus 20:13 - If a man also lies with another man as he should lie with a woman, both have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them...

I know you shouldn't answer a question with a question, but this is where you need to search yourself.

In order to answer this question and get a real answer... you first have to ask yourself if you are a believer and follower of the one who declared it a "wrong sin".

Answer 10

BEING GAY IS NOT A SIN, BUT PRACTICING GAY SEX IS A SIN. MOST THING THAT FEEL GOOD ARE A SIN.


PRE MARTIAL SEX-- SIN
DRINKING IN EXCESS---SIN
THREESOMES---SIN
ORGY'S --- SIN
GET THE PICTURE.

WEATHER IS FEELS GOOD OR NOT IS NOT THE POINT.

THE BIBLE TELLS US NOT TO SIN AND TO TRY TO LEAD THE LIFE OF CHRIST.

CHRIST WAS NOT, NEVER HAS BEEN AND NEVER WILL BE GAY.

THIS IS MY BELIEF, OTHER CHOOSE DIFFERENTLY, BUT I KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS, AND I KNOW WHAT MY PASTOR SAYS AND I KNOW WHAT MY HEART SAYS.

IT IS A SIN

Answer 11

it is a sin in the eyes of god. some god of love. why does a god of love call a form of love an abomination? answer that. love is natural. sex is natural. many things feel right that are considered wrong. punching some bastard in the face for insulting you feels right. hating that same person feels right too. but no, we have to love everybody, even your enemy. then why doesn't god love the devil? huh? why not?

just go and f*ck any guy that you want that wants you.