How come Christians think it's so wrong to be gay when..?

Question

they have absolutely NO REGARD for the other so-called rules in the O.T. like don't cut your hair, don't shave, don't wear clothes of different material, don't have sex with a women while she's having her period, kill all Witches, kill all adulterers, shun the blind, shun the flat-nosed, don't eat shrimp, enslave your children and kill them if they disrespect you, kill anyone of a different religion, sacrifice animals to God, and don't divorce?

Why do they only pick the "don't be gay" law and completely ignore the rest of them?

And don't give me that baloney about how we don't have to abide by all those laws today because Jesus came to earth to save us. If that's true then we also don't need to look at the "don't be gay" law anymore either.

Tinyblondie, Christians don't judge??? Are you kidding me??? Finger-pointing is like a sport to you guys.

Answer 1

Thats what I've been saying :o)

YOUR SOOOO RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

I am behind you 150%

Answer 2

Dont cut ur hair, dont shve, nvr heard of the clothes one, and a few others were all laws only in regard to certain people who made a vow to God, and the vow was normally only for a little bit of time. In the Bible , the norm is actually for men to keep their hair short, and women to keep their hair long.
As i am not married, i havnt got a clue how to respond to the one Q.

Witches did indeed deserve the death penalty. they communed with demons. (I am not saying the salem witch trials or witch burnings in the middle ages were correct.)

Adultry did deserve the deat hpenalty.
If the husband or wife does not devorce the spouse, they must still worry about std's.

Never heard of shun the flatnosed and blind, and Christ did show that we should NOT shun the blind...

ummmm enslave your children? And, know about kill your children if they commit certain crimes against you, yet i am sure that law was quite quite leniant because they had a healthy population... i know i would be long gone if i lived in this time period and if this law was as strict as you make it seem...


not eating certain food was part of the ceremonial law, which was fulfilled in Christ. The ceremonila law was the only set of laws done away with, and only because it was fulfilled. its perpuse was finished when Christ fulfilled the requirments of the LAw and died and rose again on our behalf. the sacrificing animals was also part fo the ceremonial law.

killling othewrs of a dif. religeon... not so sure about that one.. after all, the did have working relations with other nations...

Answer 3

Here's a thought. Instead of taking all that out of context that you heard from some frustrated homosexuality recruiter; why don't you READ the Bible for yourself and see what it says.

NOTE TO HOMOSEXUALS: You are a mere drop of water in the ocean of things God is telling his people through the Bible. Why do you try to make it out as if Christianity has nothing else but to bash gays. Seeing that I only know about four homosexuals (that I work with just as fine as I do anyone other co-worker) you're not real high on my list of priorities. Is that what the problem is, I'm not giving you enough attention? It's time to quit being a drama queen and let's move on with life.

Answer 4

Actually, a lot of the things you quoted from were OT law. But, even in the NT God speaks through the author of the book of Romans by saying that men and women "working that which is unseemly" between themselves is an ABOMINATION! Therefore, if it was wrong in the OT and an ABOMINATION in the NT, I'd say God really DOESN'T LIKE homosexuality! He still cares for the homosexual, just not their sin!

Answer 5

This is going to borrow from an earlier post I left--

For ancient Israelite culture, a minority nation beseiged on all sides, reproduction was very important. In this pre-scientific world, it was assumed that men produced "seed" which was "implanted" in a woman's "fertile" womb. (obviously, this is before we knew about chromosomes and all that stuff). Therefore, it was absolutely taboo to waste "seed." This not led to bans on homosexual activity, but to bans on "pulling out"--there's a story about a man being struck dead for doing so.

Likewise, Christians in the ancient roman empire tried to set themselves apart from the dominant cultural practices, which included homosexuality and sex with young boys. Many scholars disagree on the translation and cultural meanings of paul--is always talking about consenting sex between men, or is he at times talking about what we would consider to be the sexual exploitation of children. Either way, Paul is taking a strong stance about sexual practices of the dominant culture.

The question Christians need to wrestle with, given these contextual circumtances, is whether or not our communities need to completely follow these taboos, given that we are working out of a different context. I tend to think that these sort of bans had a very specific reason for existing when they did, and that any sort of thinking Christian communities do on same-sex relationships, marriage, etc., has to go beyond these scriptural pieces, and that we have to engage what we know from history, psychology, sociology, and our other sources of human knowledge as well.

God don't create no Junk....isn't that how the saying goes?

peace.

Answer 6

Some of those rules you listed are for Jews only and some of those are for only the priests and Levits.

But you are right, many Christians do not follow what God has written in His word.

We need to get close enough to God that we can have a relation with Him and then He can lead us into all truth.

People who do have a relation with God are called evangelicals.

Answer 7

It's the only one of those things that the Christians can do without breaking the law. They can't go around killing witches, that'd be murder. They probably just don't think the other ones are important enough to be bothered with. Picking on people also make them feel superior, they get a power "trip".

Answer 8

While I agree with you in principle, you fail to remember that Romans (new testament) has paul speaking for god and saying that it's still bad...

at least in all the English mistranslations out there.

But the Christians don't care about semantics, that's what their leaders translated the word to and that's how they believe. Wouldn't they be surprised if they read it in the original and found out that it didn't mean what they think it means?

Answer 9

There is mention of homosexuality in the New Testament also. [Romans 1]
Homosexuality is a sin.
Homosexuals are people.
Jesus died for ALL people.
The sins of homosexuals are not 'worse' than anyone else's sins. [Christians included] Sin is sin. Sin is what separates us from God. Jesus bridged that gap when He died on the cross. People [including MANY Christians] like to imply that more overt or repulsive sins are 'worse' that others, but I don't think that notion is backed up by Scripture.

Answer 10

Especially since jesus told us not to ignore the old testament:

1) “For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:18-19 RSV) Clearly the Old Testament is to be abided by until the end of human existence itself. None other then Jesus said so.

2) All of the vicious Old Testament laws will be binding forever. "It is easier for Heaven and Earth to pass away than for the smallest part of the letter of the law to become invalid." (Luke 16:17 NAB)

3) Jesus strongly approves of the law and the prophets. He hasn’t the slightest objection to the cruelties of the Old Testament. "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest part or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place." (Matthew 5:17 NAB)

3b) "All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness..." (2 Timothy 3:16 NAB)

3c) "Know this first of all, that there is no prophecy of scripture that is a matter of personal interpretation, for no prophecy ever came through human will; but rather human beings moved by the holy Spirit spoke under the influence of God." (2 Peter 20-21 NAB)

4) Jesus criticizes the Jews for not killing their disobedient children according to Old Testament law. Mark.7:9-13 "Whoever curses father or mother shall die" (Mark 7:10 NAB)

5) Jesus is criticized by the Pharisees for not washing his hands before eating. He defends himself by attacking them for not killing disobedient children according to the commandment: “He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.” (Matthew 15:4-7)

6) Jesus has a punishment even worse than his father concerning adultery: God said the act of adultery was punishable by death. Jesus says looking with lust is the same thing and you should gouge your eye out, better a part, than the whole. The punishment under Jesus is an eternity in Hell. (Matthew 5:27)

7) Peter says that all slaves should “be subject to [their] masters with all fear,” to the bad and cruel as well as the “good and gentle.” This is merely an echo of the same slavery commands in the Old Testament. 1 Peter 2:18

8) “Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law" (John7:19) and “For the law was given by Moses,..." (John 1:17).

9) “...the scripture cannot be broken.” --Jesus Christ, John 10:35

Answer 11

I totally agree!!!!

Been saying that for YEARS!!!!!

I say that it is more than just a bit hypocritical.

After all, according to their bible, sin is sin and all looked at the same.

But then,,, i sure do see a lot of little fishes passing me on the interstate, and i KNOW i am driving the speed limit.

What about obeying the laws of man.. (Render unto Ceaser that which is Ceaser's.)

TO GARY: that verse also includes those that abuse themselves.... could it be, i bet it is,,,,, hmmmmm, masturbation.... have you ever??? don't lie, that is a sin too! Oh, and the KJV is effeminate it doesn't say homosexual. that must be from the NIV (new idiots version)