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). 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.

The Fourth R Volume 21-3 May-June 2008 Male Christian nomatns this untry are bterly divid over the qutn of homosexualy. The six proposns that follow, nsired cumulatively, lead to the ncln that the New Ttament do not provi any direct guidance for unrstandg and makg judgments about homosexualy the morn world. ‍There is not a sgle Greek word or phrase the entire New Ttament that should be translated to English as “homosexual” or “homosexualy.