What does the Christian bible say about homosexuality?

Answer 1

The word 'homosexual' is only about 100 years old, any translation of the bible that has this word in it is not a sincere translation.

As a Christian, I do not quote Leviticus, Paul, or anything else to push the oposite of what Jesus said to do. Here is what Jesus said that I believe applies to gays:
Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely in my name.
Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. They persecuted the prophets in the very same way.
MT 5:11-12

Answer 2

Why would you care what anyone would say about it; unless some loving christian is getting ready to burn or beat you to death because of it?

Being homosexual is as natural as not being homosexual. It is how some people are born and the fact that it is mentioned in the bible just demonstrates that homosexuality has always existed and if fact predates the bible and christians.

Stop being homophobic and if you're not, don't start!

Answer 3

New Testament references:

Romans 1:26-27
I Corinthians 6:9-10,
1 Timothy 1:8-11

Old Testament references:

Genesis 13:13
Genesis 18:20
Genesis 19:1-26
Isaiah 3:9
Lamentations 4:6

Answer 4

*Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
*Leviticus 20:13 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.
*Romans 1:26-27 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
*1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Does God hate homosexuals? No. Does God approve of homosexuality? Absolutely not. God’s forgiveness is just as available to a homosexual as it is to an adulterer, idol worshipper, murderer, thief, etc. God also promises the strength for victory over sin, including homosexuality, to all those who will believe in Jesus Christ for their salvation.

*1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
*2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Answer 5

1 Corinthians 6:18[kjv] Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body.

1 Corinthians 6[kjv]
9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.


JESUS loves you.Have u recieved JESUS for the forgiveness of your sins?

John 3:16[kjv] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

so when we believe in JESUS we have eternal life.JESUS lived a sinless life and gave up his life as a sacrifice so we can be sin free. Ask JESUS to come into your heart and forgive ur sins and cleanse ur past with the blood JESUS shed on the cross.

With a simple prayer like above u can be saved.JESUS loves u and wants u to be saved.

Answer 6

Homosexuality is an illicit lust forbidden by God. He said to His people Israel, "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination" (Leviticus 18:22). "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). In these passages homosexuality is condemned as a prime example of sin, a sexual perversion. The Christian can neither alter God's viewpoint nor depart from it.

The Apostle Paul, writing by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, declares that homosexuality "shall not inherit the kingdom of God" (I Corinthians 6:9; 10). Now Paul does not single out the homosexual as a special offender. He includes fornicators, idolators, adulterers, thieves, covetous persons, drunkards, revilers and extortioners. And then he adds the comment that some of the Christians at Corinth had been delivered from these very practices: "And such were some of you: But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the spirit of our God" (I Corinthians 6:11). All of the sins mentioned in this passage are condemned by God, but just as there was hope in Christ for the Corinthians, so is there hope for all of us.

In Romans 1:26-31 twenty-three punishable sins are listed with homosexuality leading the list. Paul wrote, "For this cause God gave them up into vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet" (Romans 1:26, 27). These verses are telling us that homosexuals suffer in their body and personality the inevitable consequences of their wrong doing. Notice that the behaviour of the homosexual is described as a "vile affection" (1:26). The Greek word translated "vile" (atimia) means filthy, dirty, evil, dishonourable. The word "affection" in Greek is pathos, used by the Greeks of either a good or bad desire. Here in the context of Romans it is used in a bad sense. The "vile affection" is a degrading passion, a shameful lust. Both the desire (lusting after) and the act of homosexuality are condemned in the Bible as sin.

Homosexuality must be accepted for what God says it is-- sin. Some homosexuals will attempt to circumvent the plain teaching of the Bible with the insipid reply that they are the way God made them. There is not the slightest bit of evidence in Scripture to support this false concept. God never created man with a so-called "homosexual need." No baby is born a homosexual. Every baby is born male or female. In every place the Bible refers to homosexuality, the emphasis is upon the perversion of sexuality. The practicing homosexual is guilty of "leaving the natural use of the woman" (Romans 1:27), meaning that his behaviour is "against nature" as in the case of the lesbian (Romans 1:26). Inasmuch as homosexuality is opposed to the regular law and order of nature, the genetic concept must be ruled out completely. If homosexuality were a genetic problem, there would be little hope for the homosexual simply because there is no way that the genes in a person can be changed.

EDIT:
I'm not sure if I agree with that last...but I would add this caveat.
ALL human beings are born with a predilection to sin. If your particular sin is not homosexuality, maybe it is stealing, or lying...both of those are MUCH more prevalent than homosexuality, but nobody thinks we ought to legalize either of them.
There are many, many, many, many ways a human being can sin, and for each of them, there are many more ways human beings invent to justify their sins...including "I'm only human"...



Perhaps the justification of sin is the worst sin of all........

Answer 7

In the Old Testament, it says to kill them (Leviticus 20:13). The New Testament features a few condemnations by Paul.

Answer 8

Romans 13:3
Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissention and jealousy
1 Corinthians: 6:18
Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually, sins against his own body
1 Corinthians 7:2
but since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
Jude 1:7
In a simlar way, Sodom and Gommorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.

Answer 9

You are asking Biblical question,not opinion.The Bible says if a man lays with a man he is to be put to death.

Answer 10

It is a sin, much like any other sin. It is one of many which God has saved people from, and will save people from.

It is basically no different from adultery or gluttony.