Curious about Bible?

Question

"If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads."-Lev 20:13

Homosexuals must be killed????? Please clarify.
[Curse those who removed my question!]

I wasn't the one who wrote the Bible, you know.

Answer 1

who you want to lie with is your business...
live by that rule....

Answer 2

Under the Old Testament Law it was the rule to punish homosexuals with death. If you haven't noticed most Bibles have a New Testament which while still calling homosexuality a sin, does not call for the killing of anybody. Also you should understand that the Old Testament Laws were given to the Hebrew people who were coming out of Egypt, so a strong case could be made to say that those rules where restricted to those particular times and peoples.

Answer 3

The Jewish law was very strict, however Christ took some parts to a greater length and broadened other laws. For instance he said that you cannot merely murder someone, but you cannot store up hate in your hard either. You cannot merely have sex while/with another married person, but you cannot even desire to do so also. Desire is as sinful as action. He broadened other things, such as the Sabbath. The law originally stated just to not do work on the Sabbath, but the priests debated what "work" meant, to the point of, "If you are walking and come upon a puddle of water, should you walk straight through it, walk around, or only walk around when the water is over knee-deep? Or, better yet, is walking extensively forbidden?" Jesus noted that it was lawful to "do good" on the Sabbath, no matter how much work it involved.

However the Jewish law can be broken into two parts - the law itself, and the punishment or cleansing. A large part of the Law dealt with the sacrifice, which was when you would give up your most valuable possesion among your flock (since the Jews were an agricultural people, their wealth was measured in their flock), and by giving your most valuable head among your animals you would show that your offer is sincere.

Now, in short, Christ was the final sacrifice for all of us if we accept it. The sacrifice cleanses us of sin, and redeems us from the punishments of the law. We do not need to go to the priest every time we sin and sacrifice an animal or wash our hands every day or kill homosexuals. If they atone through Christ, then they will be saved. If they do not redeem themselves, then they are bound to suffer the consequences of the law. We, as Christians, do not carry out the punishments, only God can deal with that. Consider Matthew 8:22 I think it is, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead". What I think it means in context is that if someone is spiritually dead (i.e. a sinner lost to their sin) we should not stop everything to condemn that sinner, we need only concentrate on our own walk with Christ.

So in short most of the Mosaic law still applies, but the punishments are absolved through Christ, if we are under Christ. It is not our duty to enforce the Mosaic law. If that law is God's law, then it is God's responsibility to enforce the consequences - not ours. Other things, like the dietary laws, which are clearly written in the New Testament as void, do not apply unless you, on your own behalf, want to abide by them. Also, if we are led by the Holy Spirit we will uphold God's true law, we do not need to worry about going through each Mosaic law and making sure we follow it. The Holy Spirit communicates to us what is righteous and what is wicked.

Answer 4

Well, Hay Soos (get it, hispanic pronunciation), if I recall correctly, the Mosaic Law was the prescribed way of living for the Nation of Israel up until Jesus Christ came and freed them by dying on a torture stake.
So unless you are a Jew that is somehow living before Nisan 14, 33 CE (which would be about 3pm Friday March 31 more specifically), I don't think you should put too much into that scripture. Just take the lesson: It's wrong for men to have sex with men.


Oh yeah, lol @ John F's "Simpson's" reference, that was a good episode.

Answer 5

According to the Old Testament, yes. But the laws of the Old Testament were no longer relevant after Jesus Christ. Don't take things out of context. Study the whole work.

Answer 6

Under the Law of Moses,yes. But we are not under the Law anymore.It still is wrong according to Paul in Romans 1 but now it is between the person and God.
You need to know that the Law of Moses was to show us that God is so Holy that no one can possibly keep his laws without many ,many errors. That's why we need Jesus to intercede for us.

Answer 7

This was under the old law.
Jesus fulfilled the law so that we may be saved by grace.
The rest of the context I am not sure of without reading it, but you should read the whole book of Leviticus to clarify what is going on.
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Answer 8

The old testament is just that ...old.When the new testament was written there was a new law and old things were put away.Jesus blood gave us repentance for our sins and these people will be judged by God we arent to judge them and If we do then we will be judged by God for that. We are to have pure and forgiving hearts just like Christ forgives us we are to forgive others and Love one another

Answer 9

The Jew where told to keep their nation clean of all sinful acts, yet they pushed Jesus away when he came. This opened up a new world to those that where not Jewish. We all have time now to become sinless and change our ways now. So killing them is not an option. Only God can judge them now.

Answer 10

This was an Old Testament law to the theocracy of Israel. Leviticus is a book of laws written explicitly to the Israelites. No I don't understand it but it doesn't apply to us anymore because there is no theocratic nation of Israel anymore.

Answer 11

In the Jewish law of the Old Testament - yes.

Under the new law of grace - no. Jesus paid the price for ALL sins - all we have to do is place our faith in Him and repent in order to receive forgiveness.