What do the Bible say about gay marriage / same sex marriage? Why are Christians so opposed to the ia of gay marriage?
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WHAT DO THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE?
But what do the Bible actually say about human sexualy and homosexualy particular? William Loar has wrten several books on the matter and this Anglin llectn of says is also to homosexualy there are, at most, six passag of the Bible that are relevant. This is where the terms "sodome" and "sodomy" origate, and has long been associated wh biblil nmnatn of male homosexual sex.
Dpe the lguistic history of the word "sodome", Genis 19 has nothg to say about homosexualy or mutually nsentg adults of the same genr exprsg their sire and of the laws of Levic (18:22 and 20:13) seem more pertent.
Y, this verse clearly nmns adultero homosexual sex llg an "abomatn" (to'ebah), but here are all the other thgs also lled an "abomatn" the Bible: Egyptians eatg wh Hebrews;havg an image of another god your hoe;sacrificg your child to the god Molech;havg sex wh your wife when she is menstatg;takg your wife's sister as a send wife; anatg likewise is wearg mixed-fabric clothg, terbreedg animals of different speci, tattoos, mockg the bld by puttg obstacl their way, and trimmg your beard. Pl is g a standard list of vic here to make a wir rhetoril some English translatns might clu "homosexualy" on this list, the translatn is not that simple, which is why var English words are ed (adulterer, immoral persons, prostut) Greek word malakoi 1 Corthians 6:9-10 means "soft" or "effemate" and ptur the Grae-Roman distaste at a man takg a "female" role.