Is homo/lesbi -ism an sexual abomination and sexual inmorality?

Question

well I'm not trying to judge you guys - i'm going according with the Bible, which is the truth. I hope someone could meditate about it.

Answer 1

Yes. I'm not judging either. We are supposed to love them anyway. They are just like any other sinner. That's just what God says.

In Genesis 19:1-29 the cities of Sodom and Gommorah were destroyed because the people were so wicked. The men of the city wanted to have sex with other men. So God's judgement on the city was to destroy it by raining down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah.

Leviticus 18:22 (speaking to men in Israel) "Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable."

Leviticus 20:13 "If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads."

Romans 1:26-27 "Because of this, 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."

1 Corinthians 6:9 "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...will inhereit the kingdom of God."

1 Corinthians 6:13 "The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body."

1 Timothy 1:8-10 "We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers."

Answer 2

Well the thing is it is a fragmented part of Leviticus that the bigots use to justify their hatred of homosexuals.

If we take the passage in context it is part of a book devoted to Jewish laws, and is meant to separate the Jews from the other ethnic groups of the region at that time. In Egypt ritual sex in pagan ceremonies was not uncommon, and usually involved a priestess presiding, or a priest over lesbian sex. Since at that time women had no rights and were property, the Jewish scribes usually didn't trifle with lesbianism, and concentrated on the rituals involving male-male sex.

The Jews didn't want to keep many Egyptian type rituals and outlawed brazen images, idolatry, and many foods. They also made it a crime against god to have homosexual intercourse for rituals, and in the direct translation of the Coptic text, specifically in a woman's bed. In other words all other homosexual sex is permitted, except in a pagan ritual in a woman's bed.

Answer 3

It is mentioned in the Old Testament for a very good reason. When Moses' Laws were passed down, the Nation of Israel was a nation without a land. They were nomadic warriors. Men & women having intercourse produced new warriors. Men & men didn't. Therefore, that was bad. (Notice it doesn't even mention women.)

Here is where the argument for most anti-gay fundamentalists breaks down: if Jesus' new covenant replaced the Old Testament way of life, then why are so many people worried about gay people, especially given Christ's silence on the subject? Furthermore, there is rampant selectivity regarding which Old Testament laws are followed: when is the last time you sacrificed a bull or lamb in church? Do you eat shellfish? Do your clothes have more than one type of fabric? Do you work on Sunday? All of these are also "abominations". In fact, you're supposed to be put to death for working on Sunday.

Obviously much of this comes down to opinion, but frankly, I think people are missing Christ's point when they want to pass laws mandating discrimination against homosexuals. Jesus was extremely liberal in contrast with the Old Testament. His message was one of forgiveness, brotherhood, and mutual responsibility for everyone else's well-being, regardless of their background (The Good Samaritan comes to mind).

Jesus broke bread with people that are still reviled to today's society, like people who cheat on their spouses. His message was one of hope, love, and acceptance of everyone who was willing to reciprocate (and even those who didn't). In the context of His teachings, one must wonder why the current "Christian" leaders feel they have a mandate to spread a message of bigotry and mistrust.

Answer 4

Actually, the Bible condemns meditation.

Answer 5

you like being lied to, hey, by all the people that wrote the bible-------what a joke. If you are not living this lifestyle then why are you so concerned about how a gay person lives-----------talk about morals-let me tell you about all of these so called christians, that drink ti the point of being drunk, cheat on their spouses and slit their best friends throat and yet end up in church on a Sunday and wednesday like they are mr/ms goody two shoes--------those are morals, yep morals. it is no ones concern how anyone lives, just as long as everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

Answer 6

I would say both. The "abomination" stems from the acts of homosexuality..and the "immorality" probably because they are having a sexual relationship with someone to whom they are not married...that would be my guess.
I believe that marriage between man and woman is an ordinance and law of God. I believe a man and woman must be eternally sealed in the temple for that marriage to last throughout eternity and for that couple to be exalted in our Heavenly Father's highest kingdom - the Celestial.

Answer 7

If you're "going according to the Bible" and claiming what it says to be the truth, you are judging. Sorry to break it to ya.

To answer your question, no. Homosexuality is not a "sexual abomination", and it is not immoral.

Answer 8

accroding to the bible yes. But the bible is just a book of old fables.

Answer 9

I'm sorry, but if you're going to "go with the Bible" you have to also believe that it's appropriate to put a child to death for cursing his parents.

Answer 10

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