Did you know the Bible condones gay marriage?

Question

Sodom and Gomorrah, if it even involved sex at all, was about rape, not loving same-sex relationships. Judges 19 tells of a similar account, only it involves the violent rape of a woman by men. Does that make for God condemning heterosexuality as well? Nonsense! The passage is about inhospitality and abuse and has nothing to do with homosexuality. Ezekiel 16:49-50 tells us that Sodom's sin was "pride and fullness of bread" and that in their prosperity they failed to help the poor and needy. They worshiped idols and turned from the one true God. In all of the other areas where the Bible mentions Sodom (Genesis 13:13, 18:20, 19:13; Deuteronomy 29:17-26, 32:32-38; Isaiah 1:9-23, 3:8-15, 13:11-19; Jeremiah 23:10-14, 49:16-18, 50:2-40; Lamentations 4:3-6; Amos 4:1-11; Zephaniah 2:8; Matthew 11:19-24, 20:11; Mark 6:10-11; Luke 10:10-12, 17:26-29; 2 Peter 2:6; Jude 1:7-8) Not once is anything relating to same-sex relations or same-sex attraction mentioned.

Romans 1:26-27 dealt with temple prostitution and idolatry. People seem to forget to read the preceding verses (Romans 1:24-27) to find out fully what this passage means in context. They also forget to neglect this passage's historic context in that Paul was situated in ancient Greece where sex worship, male temple prostitutes, and pederasty was prevalent. Word for word homophobes have been intellectually dishonest and use the Bible to fit their own prejudices instead of trying to read it for what it says on its own. Word for word, people have beat to death an English translation of a book that was originally written in Koine Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew but got screwed up by an Elizabethan man whom some accused of being gay himself (Ted Haggard anyone?).

Like certain members who remain part of the KKK today, no amount of reason or biblical scholarship will persuade you. You'll worship the book and its text before you worship God. You'll choose the law and its letter before you'll choose to selflessly love like the Samaritan did as Christ commanded of each of us. You are like the Pharisees who put Jesus on the cross and like the Jewish priests who tormented Paul about getting circumcised (Gal. 2:2-8). But, those of us who are in Christ, know that we are not under the law for it is but a curse to live under (Galatians 3:10-14). We live but with God's grace and know that there is neither "male nor female" (Galatians 3:28), that gender doesn't matter in the eyes of God, that we are all made God's children through Christ. The question is, knowing how much harm you needlessly inflict unto your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, will you ever be able to forgive yourself?

Read the stories of David & Jonathan and Ruth & Naomi. Read the story about where Jesus talks to the Centurion and heals his partner back at home. Read them all, in their ORIGINAL languages and then come back and we’ll talk.

Answer 1

Ever since God created the world, his invisible qualities, both his eternal power and his divine nature, have been clearly seen; they are perceived in the things that God has made. So those people have no excuse at all! 21 They know God, but they do not give him the honor that belongs to him, nor do they thank him. Instead, their thoughts have become complete nonsense, and their empty minds are filled with darkness. 22 They say they are wise, but they are fools; 23 instead of worshiping the immortal God, they worship images made to look like mortals or birds or animals or reptiles. 24 And so God has given those people over to do the filthy things their hearts desire, and they do shameful things with each other. 25 They exchange the truth about God for a lie; they worship and serve what God has created instead of the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever! Amen. 26 Because they do this, God has given them over to shameful passions. Even the women pervert the natural use of their sex by unnatural acts. 27 In the same way the men give up natural sexual relations with women and burn with passion for each other. Men do shameful things with each other, and as a result they bring upon themselves the punishment they deserve for their wrongdoing. 28 Because those people refuse to keep in mind the true knowledge about God, he has given them over to corrupted minds, so that they do the things that they should not do.

"To quicken and excite us to a serious minding and firm adhering to what God has revealed to us by the prophets and apostles, we are told that there will be scoffers, men who will make a mock of sin, and of salvation from it. God's way of saving sinners by Jesus Christ is what men will scoff at, and that in the last days, under the gospel. This indeed may seem very strange, that the New-Testament dispensation of the covenant of grace, which is spiritual and therefore more agreeable to the nature of God than the Old, should be ridiculed and reproached; but the spirituality and simplicity of New-Testament worship are directly contrary to the carnal mind of man, and this accounts for what the apostle seems here to hint at, namely, that scoffers shall be more numerous and more bold in the last days than ever before. Though in all ages those who were born and walked after the flesh persecuted, reviled, and reproached those who were born and did walk after the Spirit, yet in the last days there will be a great improvement in the art and impudence of bantering serious godliness, and those who firmly adhere to the circumspection and self-denial which the gospel prescribes. This is what is mentioned as a thing well known to all Christians, and therefore they ought to reckon upon it, that they may not be surprised and shaken, as if some strange thing happened unto them. Now to prevent the true Christian's being overcome, when attacked by these scoffers, we are told, I. What sort of persons they are: they walk after their own lusts, they follow the devices and desires of their own hearts, and carnal affections, not the dictates and directions of right reason and an enlightened well-informed judgment. This they do in the course of their conversation, they live as they list, and they speak as they list; it is not only their inward minds that are evil and opposite to God, as the mind of every unrenewed sinner is (Rom. 8:7), alienated from God, ignorant of him, and averse to him; but they have grown to such a height of wickedness that they proclaim openly what is in the hearts of others who are yet carnal; they say, "Our tongues are our own, and our strength, and time, and who is lord over us? Who shall contradict or control us, or ever call us to an account for what we say or do?'' And, as they scorn to be confined by any laws of God in their conversation, so neither will they bear that the revelation of God should dictate and prescribe to them what they are to believe; as they will walk in their own way, and talk their own language, so will they also think their own thoughts, and form principles which are altogether their own: here also their own lusts alone shall be consulted by them." Mathew Henry

Answer 2

Well I see that you have found a bible that supports your point of view.

I pity you when you pass from this world to the next and find that the truth you believed was a lie.

David and Jonathan were not a gay marriage - which I could explain it to you but you are so wise in your own preconceived mind that I doubt that you can see any other viewpoint but your own. Satan has done a good number on you.

About Namoi and Ruth there were not a gay couple they were mother in law and daughter in law - get your facts straight. I dont know what translation you are using - I do think it is one that you have written yourself.

Answer 3

Genesis 13:5-13; 2 Peter 2:7,8 ; Gen 14:1-12
Genesis 18
Genesis 19
Genesis 20
Luke 17:28,29 Deut 32:32
Jude 7 ; matt 10:15 Luke 11:32 2 peter 2:6

Answer 4

Absolutely Not! David and Johnathon and Ruth and Naomi were NOT gay. Men that lie with men as they do with women were to be put to death under the law. It is abomination. Hundreds of years later when they "caught the harlot in the act" they said she must be stoned according to the law of Moses- "what do you say"? Jesus brought grace and truth so He told those without sin to cast the 1st stone and to the Harlot He did not condemn her but to "GO AND SIN NO MORE LEST A WORSE THING COME UPON YOU." Since society no longer executes homos since Hitler- I would say the example of the Harlot in John would pertain to this situation. Jesus will forgive your sin if you turn from it- if you do NOT repent you will die in your sins.

Answer 5

"Read the stories of David & Jonathan and Ruth & Naomi. Read the story about where Jesus talks to the Centurion and heals his partner back at home. Read them all, in their ORIGINAL languages and then come back and we’ll talk"

I've read those stories and I've looked at the words in their original language. People with perverted imaginations engage in eisogesis and "read into" lines like David saying the love of Jonathan was better than the love of a woman homosexual acts.

It used to be not too long ago that men could express their brotherly love for another man and their admiration of his character without people thinking that it meant that they engaged in perverted sexual acts but those days are gone. The Bible is clear that God made a man to cleave to his wife so that the two would become one flesh and produce offspring. Anyone with half of a brain understands that human anatomy is designed for men to have sex with woman and not with men. That's why Paul wrote about men being inflamed with lust for other men and receiving the due penalty of their error for their perversion.

Here's a passage for YOU to think about.

1 Corinthians 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate (malakós), nor abusers of themselves with mankind (arsenokoítēs), 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.


malakós - Figuratively it means effeminate or a person who allows himself to be sexually abused contrary to nature. Paul, in 1Co_6:9, joins the malakoí, the effeminate, with arsenokoítai (G733), homosexuals, Sodomites.

arsenokoítēs - masc. noun, from ársēn (G730), a male, and koítē (G2845), a bed. A man who lies in bed with another male, a homosexual

Answer 6

You need to take that plank from your eye first. Your doing the same thing as your criticism. And no, God and the Bible, do not condone homosexual marriage.
Genesis 2:21-24
21And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh

Answer 7

You are mis-understanding, or reading wrong? Gay marriage is an abomination unto the Lord.

Answer 8

You are correct! The first miracle Jesus worked was converting water to wine at a GAY marriage. Yes, they were very very happy, but NOT HOMOSEXUAL. How do I know? Because the Author of the Bible was there, and He would have quoted his own words:

"If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them" (Leviticus 20:13).\

Blessings, One-Way

Answer 9

1Corinthians 6:9 (NLT)

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

10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Answer 10

You have been turned over to your undiscerning mind. That is not good. Accept Christ as your Savior. Repent and be baptized.

Please forgive me for leaving you no excuse.

Answer 11

Thank you for taking the time to put things into perspective.