2006-07-25 05:51:43 · 31 answers · asked by goddessshathor 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well if you honestly look at Grace in Christian theology. Whether or not you are a Homosexual is meaningless. Just believe in Jesus and you are saved, all humans are sinful and cannot be righteous. And as Martin Luther says:
"God does not work salvation for fictitious sinners. Be a sinner and sin vigorously.... Do not for a moment imagine that this life is the abiding place of justice; sin must be committed."
2006-07-25 05:54:49 · answer #1 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Excellent question and very intelligent. At first this would seem to be a point of hypocrisy. Christians are not under the law, therefore not subject to the law, yet they quote the law to others. Well, the fact is, homosexuality is a sin. This is confirmed in both testaments. But so is any kind of sex outside of the bounds of marriage. Yet, they don't seem to quote any anti-adultery scriptures, new or old testament. I think that it just has to do with people condemning others for their sin while turning a blind eye to the sin in their own lives. Christ died for all of us, because we all sin. Some people just happen to have a proclivity to the sin of homosexuality. The bottom line is Christians need to stress God's love and salvation and deliverance from all sins through His Son, Jesus Christ.
2006-07-25 13:01:44 · answer #2 · answered by Cybeq 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because many of the old laws in Leviticus were superceded by new teachings in the New Testament -- but the law on homosexuality is not one of them.
The Leviticus law against homosexuality, unlike other laws in that book, is not superceded by anything in the New Testament.
Rather, the NT backs up and confirms Leviticus' laws against gay sex.
2006-07-25 12:55:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, don't make general statements about 1 group. Secondly, Leviticus isn't the only book where God speaks out against homosexuality:
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (NIV): "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."
Need I go on?
2006-07-25 13:28:22 · answer #4 · answered by Yoda Green's Hope 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some studies suggest those "rules" were not originally penned by Moses but added later, much later. To answer your question in depth would require explaining too much like what temples did back then. Why? Are you Judaic? Go to a synagogue for this kind of debate.
2006-07-25 12:59:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Levitical law was for the Jewish people of that time. Not for us in this dispensation of grace. For our dispensation see the book of Romans. Those who say Leviticus is for today do not understand the dispensations of the Bible.
2006-07-25 12:56:10 · answer #6 · answered by Charles T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible speaks against all sins. A sin is a sin, whether it is homosexuality, or gluttony. The Bible does not teach us to hate gay people, and Christians should not speak out against homosexuals because it is alienating a group of sinners that they should be trying to save. I suppose many Christians forget that their own sins are punishable by death too.
2006-07-25 12:58:32 · answer #7 · answered by someone_else 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortnuately, people pic and chose what they want to follow in the Bible. They need to look at the context and situation of the time to understand why those laws about gays were written.
2006-07-25 12:54:22 · answer #8 · answered by E Y 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Realistically... read Leviticus and all the Laws... not ALL laws are called "abominations" and punishable by death. I think thats why they get a little crazy with homosexuality because it is punishable by death along with beastiality, witchcraft, and murder. Many other sins required lesser sacrifices.
2006-07-25 12:57:57 · answer #9 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Two problems with that question.
1. Not all Christians are anti-gay.
2. Christians are not bound to the law of Moses. That law was fulfulled when Christ came. While most of the principles are still adhered, to, not all of them are. Christ taught about fidelity in marriage, too.
Why do they quote Leviticus? I dunno. Probably because their preacher told them to.
2006-07-25 12:57:08 · answer #10 · answered by MornGloryHM 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋