2007-05-06 09:19:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
The Bible is a book about God -- not a book about human sexuality.
The Bible is the story of God's love for the world and the people of the world. It tells the history of God's love at work rescuing, renewing, and empowering humankind. It was never intended to be a book about human sexuality. Certainly, you will agree.
In fact, the Bible accepts sexual practices that we condemn and condemns sexual practices that we accept. Lots of them! Here are a few examples:
DEUTERONOMY 22:13-21
If it is discovered that a bride is not a virgin, the Bible demands that she be executed by stoning immediately.
DEUTERONOMY 22:22
If a married person has sex with someone else's husband or wife, the Bible commands that both adulterers be stoned to death.
MARK 10:1-12
Divorce is strictly forbidden in both Testaments, as is remarriage of anyone who has been divorced.
LEVITICUS 18:19
The Bible forbids a married couple from having sexual intercourse during a woman's period. If they disobey, both shall be executed.
MARK 12:18-27
If a man dies childless, his widow is ordered by biblical law to have intercourse with each of his brothers in turn until she bears her deceased husband a male heir.
DEUTERONOMY 25:11-12
If a man gets into a fight with another man and his wife seeks to rescue her husband by grabbing the enemy's genitals, her hand shall be cut off and no pity shall be shown her.
I'm certain you don't agree with these teachings from the Bible about sex. And you shouldn't. The list goes on: The Bible says clearly that sex with a prostitute is acceptable for the husband but not for the wife. Polygamy (more than one wife) is acceptable, as is a king's having many concubines. (Solomon, the wisest king of all, had 1,000 concubines.) Slavery and sex with slaves, marriage of girls aged 11-13, and treatment of women as property are all accepted practices in the Scriptures. On the other hand, there are strict prohibitions against interracial marriage, birth control, discussing or even naming a sexual organ, and seeing one's parents nude.
Over the centuries the Holy Spirit has taught us that certain Bible verses should not be understood as God's law for all time periods. Some verses are specific to the culture and time they were written, and are no longer viewed as appropriate, wise, or just.
2007-05-06 09:42:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If is sin then let it be, I can't help how I feel when I look into my girlfriends eyes, I can't help the passion that we have for each other, the love that I with her is like non that I had with a man. I would die for her right now, I never felt that for a man. So if that is sin, then so be it.
2007-05-07 07:21:03 · answer #2 · answered by Tinkerbell 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God created the term homosexual because he knew there would be people that chose this.
2007-05-07 09:25:19 · answer #3 · answered by ishelp4 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ik thats what ive been wondering but when ppl say its a sin i always say then y did he make gays and ect..but its not a sin bc god made it so he muct be a lil bi/something
2007-05-06 16:32:48 · answer #4 · answered by BOBO 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God didn't make them that way no more than He made Pedophiles that way, right? It was their choice, science has proved it and the ones who changed proved it.
2007-05-06 19:18:27 · answer #5 · answered by zeepogee 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
God did not make people that way. Perhaps its from poisons in the food , growth hormones,something in the water...God didn't do it...Why is it that everything has to be Gods fault? Maybe we have messed around with the gene pool long enough to really screw it up...
2007-05-06 16:33:12 · answer #6 · answered by Dixie 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Fundamentalist Christians believe that gays made a choice to be the way they are...
They are wrong... and would have no way of knowing...
This argument can be easily quelled with a simple "So, when did you chose to be straight?"
2007-05-06 16:25:06 · answer #7 · answered by rabble rouser 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
The Bible is a book, nothing else.
2007-05-06 16:45:13 · answer #8 · answered by PARKERD 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
thats just the thing..he didnt..they chose
2007-05-06 17:32:05 · answer #9 · answered by sey guhh♥ 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They choose to be gay, or an event in their lives made them want to be gay. I someone is subconciously gay. I'd say they think they were born that way.
2007-05-06 16:29:26 · answer #10 · answered by adam_f_1984 2 · 1⤊ 6⤋