What the Bible says about homosexuality?

Question

I believe homosexuality is wrong. Im not posting this to upset anyone so please don't get offended and assume that Im here to bash because Im not. Im having an ongoing discussion about this with someone who is gay. I noticed in our conversation that she kept referring to the Hebrew scriptures and how she didn't see the word "homosexual"? I found a couple of scriptures for her to read so that she can see for herself. Read Romans 1:24-27 and 1Corinthians 6:9-11. The words "homosexual" or "homosexuality" are not used but the scriptures are clearly talking homosexuality. What do you think?

Im not saying that Im perfect because Im not. We have all sinned. All I said is that I don't agree with the lifestyle. If you want to live that way then fine. The question is to find out about what others think about the scriptures I included in my post.

Answer 1

She' trying to justify it to herself. The word homosexuality was not around then, the words used were 'men who lie with men'. That also goes with women.

You are right dear.

Answer 2

If I said to you, "Being a woman is wrong," then it wouldn't really matter if I "meant" to be offensive or not, would it? It would still be offensive.

There are heated debates over the meaning of arsenkoitai and malakoi - the two ancient Greek words that we don't really know the meaning of, but that have been translated as meaning homosexuals.

It's quite possible that the words referred to a more specific kind of homosexual - pederasts, who were rather prevalent in the Greek and Roman Empires. Some argue that one word refers to the adult male, and the other word to his boy lover/adolescent prostitute.

However, it really doesn't matter whether the Bible condemns it or not.

What matters is whether the Bible is right or not. That should be settled before any of its contents are given credence. Sadly, people are afraid to question their religion and its texts. Perhaps they think it'll anger God, or their fellow Christians... or perhaps they are worried they might not agree if they allowed themselves to feel a natural reaction to some of the things the Bible says.

Most Christians are raised Christian, and so they begin with the premise that the Bible is true, and make reality fit that premise however they can, rather than beginning with reality and seeing if the Bible stands up to it.

And people get hurt because of that. People are subjected to hate, discrimination, torture, murder, and higher rates of suicide... all because the society in which they live calls them "wrong" for being who they naturally are.

Answer 3

Christian Bible scholar Ben Witherington explains the views of the apostle Paul this way: "For Paul, not unlike other early Jewish writers, homosexual behavior is perhaps the clearest example of how flouting sexual distinctions is ultimately a rejection of the Creator, who made such distinctions."

Bible texts do have strong opinions on homosexuality itself. Though there are differences in the views of different faiths, conservative Protestants, the Catholic Church, Mormons, traditional Jews, and Muslims share two fundamental antigay arguments.

The first is that homosexuality is wrong because it involves sex that doesn't create life. In the case of Judaism, a key Bible passage is the story of Onan, who sleeps with his dead brother's wife but, to avoid giving his brother offspring, doesn't ejaculate inside her. Instead, he "spilt the seed on the ground." God slew him, which some might view as a sign of disapproval.

The other moral argument put forward by the world's great faiths is that homosexuality is "unnatural." God created man and woman with certain complementary capacities, and not to use them is an insult to the Creator. Sort of like getting computer but not learning how to use it.

It's hard to overstate just how upset religious conservatives are about gay marriage.

Poignantly, homosexuality would seem to be the one topic that unites the leaders of the world's faiths—an issue over which Franklin Graham and Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamed could break bread. Even the Dalai Lama views it as "sexual misconduct."

Christian church leaders choose to focus on the idea that marriage in general is under threat by gay pairings.

Read their public statements, and you'll see a surprising shortage of outrage about homosexuality itself, although it is sodomy, named after Sodom where homo sex was rampant...a city God wiped out completely!!!.

Answer 4

It's pretty clear how God feels about the matter, and I don't know why a gay person would even try to find wiggle room in the Bible's words. It's pretty obvious to me. If it were me in this person's situation, I wouldn't stick around where I'm not wanted.

What I don't understand is why so many Christians fixate on this one "sin." It's not even one of the Ten Commandments. And in the New Testament, homosexuals are one of only *10* types of people listed (1 Cor. 6:9-10) who will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Answer 5

Your friend is correct in that the bible does not explicitly refer to homosexuals. What you read now is the translations that meet the needs of whomever commissioned the translation. Homosexuality as it will be refer to in the bible according to fundamentalist is wrong because of several chapters. Those being Genesis, Leviticus, and I think Romans. However, the stories and reference are not really about homosexuality but about defiance and paganism. Don't get me wrong, on a purely biological level I am totally sickened by homosexuality, but I also know that the religious reasons that are thrown out there are completely bogus.

Answer 6

The Bible also says eating shrimp is wrong (Leviticus 11:9-12, Deuteronomy 14:9-10)

Answer 7

nothing good
There can be no doubt about the teachings against homoerotic activiy in both the Old and New Testament.

The term Homosexual did not exist 2000 years ago but the behavior was well known and condemned by Judaism,Christianity and the later Islam. Most other religions like Buddhism and Hinduism( in their orthodox forms,anyway) were not exactly positive towords homosexual activity.

Answer 8

I firmly believe that what transpires between two consenting ADULTS, in private, is the business of no one else!
No one has the right to tell others what they can, and can not do sexually! I sincerely doubt if all of these nosey parkers, would tolerate somebody else coming into their bedrooms,and watch over their shoulder saying, " nope, you can't do that, or uh, uh, uh! Can't do that!!
And since I don't believe in the bible, it makes little difference to me what a history book says, about anything!
People need to mind their own business, and take care of their own lives first, before they try to interfere in another person's life!!

Answer 9

I think we are told not to judge lest we be judged. While that is impossible it should be the goal.

Remember that Jesus hung out with prostitutes, shepherds (known for being friendly with their sheep), lepers, samaritans and many other undesireables without judging.

God loves all and Jesus taught that love is the greatest commandment, so whom loves whom is for that couple to decide and not for me to criticize.

I cannot clean up my own back yard sufficiently to say what other manner of life arrangements are wrong.

Answer 10

It is forbidden,He hates homosexuality ! Roman"s CH.1/ 26-29. It is abnormal and wickedness in Leviticuss !