What Do the Bible Say About Gay?

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The Bible is nsistent through both Old and New Ttaments nfirmg that homosexualy is s (Genis 19:1–13; Levic 18:22; 20:13; Romans 1:26–27; 1 Corthians 6:9; 1 Timothy 1:10; Ju 1:7). The difference between the Old and New Ttaments is that the New Ttament offers hope and rtoratn to those ught up the s of homosexualy through the reemg power of J. The New Ttament says that homosexualy is a “shameful lt” (Romans 1:26), a “shameful act, ” an abandonment of “natural relatns” (Romans 1:27), a “wrongdog” (1 Corthians 6:9), and “sexual immoraly and perversn” (Ju 1:7).

Homosexualy rri a “due penalty” (Romans 1:27), “is ntrary to the sound doctre” (1 Timothy 1:10), and is listed among the ss that bar people om the kgdom of God (1 Corthians 6:9). Dpe the attempts of some to downplay the vers, the Bible uld not be clearer that homosexualy is a s agast God. Homosexualy is not the e of a society’s cle, but is a symptom of ; is the rult of people makg themselv the fal thori.

Homosexual behavr is the rult of ignorg God and tryg to create our own tth. And someone trapped homosexualy n be set ee to walk pury when he or she agre wh God about s and tsts His power to five and rtore. As has been noted, 1 Corthians 6:9–10 clus homosexuals a list of those who will not have a part God’s kgdom.

” The tth is that some of the sats the Corthian church were former homosexuals. Do not be ceived: neher the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexualy, nor thiev, nor the greedy, nor dnkards, nor revilers, nor swdlers will her the kgdom of God.

Unrstandg this, that the law is not laid down for the jt but for the lawls and disobedient, for the ungodly and sners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murrers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexualy, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is ntrary to sound doctre,. The topic of homosexualy is never an easy topic to discs and mt be handled wh sensivy.