Can we establish that God Hates homosexualITY? please post verses from the NT so we can move on?

Question

notice the 'ity at the end of the word homosexual. does that mean individual gay or the act of being gay? get educated kids

and thank ya'll who gave the verses :)

Answer 1

The Biblical witness is clearly against the practice of homosexuality. God did not intend for male and male, or female and female to have sexual relations. As the popular saying goes, "God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve!" The OT clearly condemns homosexuality. The Law of Moses said, "You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination" (Leviticus 18:22; c.f 20:13).

The OT also condemns "sodomites," which were male temple prostitutes (I Kings 14:24; 15:12; 22:46; II Kings 23:7). Some would argue that these male prostitutes were for the female worshippers, but it was primarily the males who involved themselves in the cultic worship of the pagan temples. The male prostitutes were for the purpose of homosexual acts with other men.

The NT is just as clear on this issue as is the OT. In Romans 1 Paul was demonstrating how the Gentiles have failed to live up to the revelation of God given them. He wrote of the many evils they did while suppressing the knowledge of God revealed to them (Romans 1:18-21). Such evils included idolatry, fornication, maliciousness, disobedience to parents, hate for God, inventions of evil things, and homosexuality.. Paul plainly declared, "Because of this [the suppression of truth resulting in idolatry], God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion" (Romans 1:26-27, NIV). Although homosexuality is not named as such here, the act of homosexuality is clearly described. It was in judgment that God allowed men and women to have sexual relations with the same sex, but they did receive in themselves their due punishment for such indecent acts.

While listing those who would not inherit the kingdom of God, Paul noted that homosexuals will not be saved: "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God" (I Corinthians 6:9-10, NIV). To further demonstrate that these things are not to be named among Christians Paul continued to say, "And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God" (v. 11).

The Biblical evidence is conclusive that homosexual relations are ungodly, but the case against homosexuality is not limited to the Biblical witness. There is also sound reasons to object homosexuality as an acceptable behavior. Homosexuality is unnatural. Speaking as plainly as I can, all people have "in holes" and "out holes" in their body. Some holes are designed to take things into them, and some holes are designed to rid things from the body. We should not confuse the obvious purpose of these holes. Nature argues against homosexuality as an "alternative" lifestyle.

Most people who argue for homosexuality will tend to believe in evolution also. You could point out to these individuals that even evolution argues against their practices. Evolution teaches the survival of the fittest. Since homosexuals cannot reproduce offspring, they cannot continue in the fight for survival, and thus are an inferior "species." I’m sure that no homosexual would like to think of himself/herself in this manner, but their own philosophies would lead them to that conclusion. There is no denying it that their lifestyle contradicts the natural order of things.

In conclusion, the sin of homosexuality is debase, but homosexuals are in need of salvation as are all other sinners. We are to love the sinner, but hate his/her sin. All people are valuable and should be loved simply because they are created in God’s image, and had their sins paid for by Jesus Christ at Calvary. We must respect homosexuals as human beings, but never condone or accept their ungodly behavior. There is a difference between our position as to the moral nature of homosexuality, and our personal feelings towards homosexuals. Some Christians have confused these two issues, allowing their position to influence their feelings toward the homosexual person in a negative, hateful manner. Such an attitude is unchristian. Let us make it clear to our world that we love all people because they are created in God's image, but must stand in opposition to their sin against our loving Savior.

Answer 2

Whether or not you admit it's hatred, when you try to block or restrict the freedom of others -- when you fail to respect their lifestyle choices -- it's HATE, baby -- it's hating the PERSON.

Period.

'God' doesn't hate anybody, but Christians absolutely do.

Judaism on the abomination of homosexuality:

<...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... beyond simple individual "preference."

.. Since we now have more and better knowledge about homosexuality and no longer see it either as an abomination nor as mental illness, we have reason to reevaluate the tradition's negative posture vis-à-vis homosexuality... Many, if not most, Reform Jews seem to be willing to make no great distinction between homosexual and heterosexual relationships....>

Answer 3

I think I would rather establish that we have no clue what God wants, likes, or hates. The more we try to read the Bible and interpret it literally, the more confused we get.

"The literalist's God is a big person with a whole load of opinions. But his opinions turn out to be suspiciously like the opinions of the particular prophets that relay them to the rest of us. And each prophet produces a different set of opinions that purport to be divine. This has left us arguing endlessly over what God's opinions really are.

"But there are broad areas of agreement. God is a misogynist (woman-hater). And he isn't keen on sex. Especially not for pleasure. And definitely not between members of the same sex, because that is obviously just for pleasure.

"God has opinions on everything, but they vary depending upon which literalist religion you subscribe to. He doesn't like men trimming the hair around their temples. He likes women to cover their heads or preferably the whole of their bodies. He likes big beards. He doesn't like pork of shellfish. He likes fish on Friday.

"Do we really want a God with such peculiar fashion sense and arbitrary dietary preferences?"

This was a quote from a book that I am currently reading by Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy called 'The Laughing Jesus'. This quote really sums up our confusion about God. Please read the book if you want more information. It will wake you up about the damage that literalism has gotten us into and how a more tolerant knowledge can get us out of it. It really makes a lot of sense. It is changing my outlook and my life.

We need to stop reading the Bible as the literal truth and dig a bit deeper in the allegory and metaphor and apply those to our lives.

Answer 4

If there is such a verse, will you accept it?

God did not make Adam and Steve, but Adam and Eve.

After the flood, he commanded them to go and fill the earth. Not go and adopt a child and enjoy yourselve homosexually.

Man sleep with man as he does with women had enough condemnation in the Old T as well as New T. Many have quoted too.

Why asking for a verse, if you are not prepared to accept?

Answer 5

Look in 1St Corinthians 6:12. As you know some Bibles use different translations, but I think this sums it up. The Lord loves those who love him. In order to love the Lord you have to love his word. So for some people who are gay or lesbian who call themselves Christians they need to be very careful. There is only one true Christian and that is Jesus. In order to say that you are a Christian that means you are saying you are Christ like and Jesus did not lead a homosexual life. The truth is, is that the Word of God manifested in Flesh in Jesus Christ. So to love God's word is to love Christ and to try and walk in his path.

I hope this helps.

Answer 6

Rom. Ch.1
26) For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27) And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet

28) And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

29) Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

30) Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31) Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

32) Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.


1 Cor. 6. 9:10
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Answer 7

Romans 1:25
Who changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Romans1:26
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections:for even their women did change the naturaluse into that which is against nature.
Romans1:27
And likewise also the men leaving the natural ise of the woman, burned in their lust toward another; MEN WITH MEN working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
Romans1:28
And even as they did not know like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reporbate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.;
romans1:29
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness;full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Romans1:30
Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Romans1:31
Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Romans1:32
WHO KNOWING THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD, THAT THEY WHICH COMMIT SUCH THINGS ARE WORTHY OF DEATH NOT ONLY DO THE SAME, BUT HAVE PLEASURE IN THEM THAT DO THEM.

Answer 8

The Bible is clear: God does not approve of or condone homosexual practices. He also disapproves of people who “consent with those practicing them.” (Romans 1:27-32)

1 Corinthians 6:9, 10

Answer 9

OK
Romans 1:22-32

Answer 10

Again

1st Corinthians 6:9
N.I.V

Let me just say too, God does hate homosexuality but NOT the person

Hate the sin, love the sinner

Answer 11

No, sweetheart, it is impossible for God to hate anything, including the haters, like you. God is love and, therefore, there is no room for hate. Any religion that says such a thing is a perversion. Perhaps, you should try that and move on.