Homosexuality: Wrong or Right?

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Jack

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Homosexuals, lesbians, transgenders, pedophiles, and bestiality are not only scriptural abominations, but also, from a practical view, they are unnatural (incompatible plumbing) and immensely disgusting and perverse. The pervert-pushers on this forum who continually attempt to twist God's Word into a lie should think hard about the consequences for such activities.
AMEN brother!

Romans 1 says gays are VILE and SHAMEFUL and heading for Hell fire.
 
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Right. - LOL
That's why one is called old and the other is called new. - LOL

Hebrews 8:7, 13 NIV
7 For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. .....
13 By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.

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Because now ALL loopholes of the Law are now closed. That does not mean the Law is abolished or done away with....far from it. The Law has been fulfilled. HUGE difference!

Meaning that if you so much as want to commit homosexual acts or other perversion you are guilty moreso than ever before. The Law before covered the acts themselves....the Law now covers even the desire to do such abominable actions....making the desire an abomination.
 
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I'm pointing to the context of the statements.

The passage begins this way...
1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them:
I am the Lord your God.
- Leviticus 18:1-2

And ends this way...
You shall be holy to me, for I the Lord am holy,
and I have separated you from the other peoples to be mine.
- Leviticus 20:26

These passages were given to the Israelites before they entered the Promised Land.
God wanted them to STOP these practices among them, which they were already doing.
So as to not be like those in the land they were going to.

These things were an abomination to God in this context. Nothing said prior. How come?

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God created male and female to mate. as you know, friend
 

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Good. I'm glad that you are giving this some serious consideration. Thanks.

The Apostle Paul told us that we are no longer under the law. (scripture below)
Yet, those with a political axe to grind, use the law (we are no longer under) to make their case.
There is very little in the NT about this issue. And questions about doctrinal bias in the translation work.

As if to say:
"The law we are no longer under calls it an abomination!" - LOL ???

Galatians 3:23-25 NIV
Before the coming of this faith,[a] we were held in custody under the law,
locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed.
24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith.
25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

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It is really principles of right and wrong.
 

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God created male and female to mate. as you know, friend

Even people who arent walking with the Lord can see the truth that being homosexual is a slap in the face to God. They know the truth and so are actualy lying. Every one of them.

Romans 1:18=20
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:.../KJV

This is for all sin and not just sexual immorality, and they know it because everyone knows the difference between right and wrong through our conscience.

But the fact is, that homosexuals have it rubbed in their face of the truth! It's very obvious that any man/woman relationship will bear fruit in their children. (What a Blessing!)

Where is the homo's fruit? They have none. (but I was born like this, they whine) Liars! Every one.
 

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Leviticus 18-20
New International Version
Unlawful Sexual Relations
18 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God. 3 You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices. 4 You must obey my laws and be careful to follow my decrees. I am the Lord your God. 5 Keep my decrees and laws, for the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the Lord.

6 “‘No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord.

7 “‘Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her.

8 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; that would dishonor your father.

9 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.

10 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would dishonor you.

11 “‘Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.

12 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.

13 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative.

14 “‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.

15 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; do not have relations with her.

16 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would dishonor your brother.

17 “‘Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.

18 “‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.

19 “‘Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness of her monthly period.

20 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.

21 “‘Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molek, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.

22 “‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.

23 “‘Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion.

24 “‘Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the nations that I am going to drive out before you became defiled. 25 Even the land was defiled; so I punished it for its sin, and the land vomited out its inhabitants. 26 But you must keep my decrees and my laws. The native-born and the foreigners residing among you must not do any of these detestable things, 27 for all these things were done by the people who lived in the land before you, and the land became defiled. 28 And if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it vomited out the nations that were before you.

29 “‘Everyone who does any of these detestable things—such persons must be cut off from their people. 30 Keep my requirements and do not follow any of the detestable customs that were practiced before you came and do not defile yourselves with them. I am the Lord your God.’”
 

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Various Laws
19 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.

3 “‘Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.

4 “‘Do not turn to idols or make metal gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.

5 “‘When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf. 6 It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or on the next day; anything left over until the third day must be burned up. 7 If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is impure and will not be accepted. 8 Whoever eats it will be held responsible because they have desecrated what is holy to the Lord; they must be cut off from their people.

9 “‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. 10 Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God.

11 “‘Do not steal.

“‘Do not lie.

“‘Do not deceive one another.

12 “‘Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.

13 “‘Do not defraud or rob your neighbor.

“‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.

14 “‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord.

15 “‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

16 “‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people.

“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.

17 “‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt.

18 “‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

19 “‘Keep my decrees.

“‘Do not mate different kinds of animals.

“‘Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.

“‘Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.

20 “‘If a man sleeps with a female slave who is promised to another man but who has not been ransomed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment.[a] Yet they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed. 21 The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the tent of meeting for a guilt offering to the Lord. 22 With the ram of the guilt offering the priest is to make atonement for him before the Lord for the sin he has committed, and his sin will be forgiven.

23 “‘When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden. For three years you are to consider it forbidden[c]; it must not be eaten. 24 In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord. 25 But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the Lord your God.

26 “‘Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.

“‘Do not practice divination or seek omens.

27 “‘Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.

28 “‘Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.

29 “‘Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.

30 “‘Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.

31 “‘Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.

32 “‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.

33 “‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

35 “‘Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity. 36 Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah[d] and an honest hin.[e] I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.

37 “‘Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the Lord.’”

Punishments for Sin
20 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing in Israel who sacrifices any of his children to Molek is to be put to death. The members of the community are to stone him. 3 I myself will set my face against him and will cut him off from his people; for by sacrificing his children to Molek, he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name. 4 If the members of the community close their eyes when that man sacrifices one of his children to Molek and if they fail to put him to death, 5 I myself will set my face against him and his family and will cut them off from their people together with all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molek.

6 “‘I will set my face against anyone who turns to mediums and spiritists to prostitute themselves by following them, and I will cut them off from their people.

7 “‘Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God. 8 Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the Lord, who makes you holy.

9 “‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death. Because they have cursed their father or mother, their blood will be on their own head.

10 “‘If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to death.

11 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father. Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

12 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his daughter-in-law, both of them are to be put to death. What they have done is a perversion; their blood will be on their own heads.

13 “‘If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

14 “‘If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is wicked. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that no wickedness will be among you.

15 “‘If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he is to be put to death, and you must kill the animal.

16 “‘If a woman approaches an animal to have sexual relations with it, kill both the woman and the animal. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

17 “‘If a man marries his sister, the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be publicly removed from their people. He has dishonored his sister and will be held responsible.

18 “‘If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her monthly period, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has also uncovered it. Both of them are to be cut off from their people.

19 “‘Do not have sexual relations with the sister of either your mother or your father, for that would dishonor a close relative; both of you would be held responsible.

20 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his aunt, he has dishonored his uncle. They will be held responsible; they will die childless.

21 “‘If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.

22 “‘Keep all my decrees and laws and follow them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out. 23 You must not live according to the customs of the nations I am going to drive out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them. 24 But I said to you, “You will possess their land; I will give it to you as an inheritance, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God, who has set you apart from the nations.

25 “‘You must therefore make a distinction between clean and unclean animals and between unclean and clean birds. Do not defile yourselves by any animal or bird or anything that moves along the ground—those that I have set apart as unclean for you. 26 You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.

27 “‘A man or woman who is a medium or spiritist among you must be put to death. You are to stone them; their blood will be on their own heads.’”
 

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1 Timothy 1:10
It is for those who commit sexual sins, homosexuals, those who sell slaves, those who tell lies, those who don’t tell the truth under oath, and those who are against the true teaching of God.
 

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1 Timothy 1:10
It is for those who commit sexual sins, homosexuals, those who sell slaves, those who tell lies, those who don’t tell the truth under oath, and those who are against the true teaching of God.
I think we see a lot of bias in these different translations. (social/political/religious bias)
See footnote.

1 Timothy 1:10 NRSVue
the sexually immoral, men who engage in illicit sex,[a] slave traders, liars, perjurers,
and whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching

Footnote​

  1. 1.10 Meaning of Gk uncertain
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Jack

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I think we see a lot of bias in these different translations. (social/political/religious bias)
See footnote.

1 Timothy 1:10 NRSVue
the sexually immoral, men who engage in illicit sex,[a] slave traders, liars, perjurers,
and whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching

Footnote​

  1. 1.10 Meaning of Gk uncertain
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Romans 1:26-27 (NRSV)
26 For this reason God gave them up to degrading passions. Their women exchanged natural intercourse for unnatural,
27 and in the same way also the men, giving up natural intercourse with women, were consumed with passion for one another. Men committed shameless acts with men and received in their own persons the due penalty for their error.
 
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They know the truth and so are actualy lying. Every one of them.
Decades ago I noticed that one thing in common with the addicted sinners: no matter what they were addicted to, they were always liars, always. Unrepentant liars, showing no remorse for their repeated daily sin. No repentance.

Sometimes miracles happened. Sometimes , a transformation took place. That is , sometimes they had total revulsion of themselves, their sin, and cried out to Jesus to be healed. A few at least were healed, forgiven, no longer addicts, no longer (for the time) condemned.
 

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John 6:37-39 Jesus's sacrifice was made to God, for God's acceptance, not to mankind for their acceptance, furthermore, Jesus did not die for all mankind, only for those that his Father gave him.

Yeah, who was the ones whom the Father gave him, but the ones whom Yeshua had called, and those who left everything to follow and learn from him, which are deemed apostles of Christ.
 
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I think we see a lot of bias in these different translations. (social/political/religious bias)
See footnote.

1 Timothy 1:10 NRSVue
the sexually immoral, men who engage in illicit sex,[a] slave traders, liars, perjurers,
and whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching

Footnote​

  1. 1.10 Meaning of Gk uncertain
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1 Timothy 1:10
Text Analysis
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Strong'sGreekEnglishMorphology
4205 [e]πόρνοις,
pornois
for the sexually immoral,N-DMP
733 [e]ἀρσενοκοίταις,
arsenokoitais
homosexuals,N-DMP
405 [e]ἀνδραποδισταῖς,
andrapodistais
enslavers,N-DMP
5583 [e]ψεύσταις,
pseustais
liars,N-DMP
1965 [e]ἐπιόρκοις,
epiorkois
perjurers,Adj-DMP
2532 [e]καὶ
kai
andConj
1487 [e]εἴ
ei
ifConj
5100 [e]τι
ti
anythingIPro-NNS
2087 [e]ἕτερον
heteron
other,Adj-NNS
3588 [e]τῇ
in theArt-DFS
5198 [e]ὑγιαινούσῃ
hygiainousē
being soundV-PPA-DFS
1319 [e]διδασκαλίᾳ
didaskalia
teaching,N-DFS
480 [e]ἀντίκειται,
antikeitai
is opposed to,V-PIM/P-3S
 
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