Bible About Homosexuality
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
What does the Bible say about homosexuality?
What verses in the Bible talk about homosexuality, relationships, and everything that goes along with that? Does the Bible ever specifically say that you can’t be homosexual? What does the Bible teach about this?
That depends on who you talk to. For me, personally, it says NOTHING about homosexuality as we understand it today. Let me give you my reasons why as I mention the verses usually used against homosexuality:
Sodom — This story has absolutely NOTHING to do with homosexuality, and everything to do with gang rape and inhospitably. Do people really think that ALL gang rapes in prisons today are done ONLY by homosexuals?? Still not convinced, turn to Judges and read the story of Gibeah, then compare the two.
Leviticus — When people cite the two verses here, they really need to look at the context of the chapter they are placed in. Leviticus 18:3 “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.” God did not want the Hebrews to follow the worship practices of the Egyptians nor the Canaanites, which often included male prostitute and orgies. That is the reason for all the sexual restrictions made in these chapters. These are Ceremonial (worship) Laws, not the Moral Code.
ROMANS — Romans 1:21-23 “21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.” These are the verses that come just before where Paul says God gave up on them and they started to do “unnatural” things. Look at the people Paul is talking about. Paul says that these people KNEW God, but worshiped idols anyways. It is these people that God gave up on, not people who know and worship Him (even those who happen to be gay).
Corinthians (and Timothy) — These verses are a little more tricky as they require an understanding of Ancient Greek. Paul uses the word “Arsenokoitai”, which is not found in any extant Greek writings until the second century when it apparently means “pederast”, a corrupter of boys, and again in the sixth century when it is used for husbands practicing anal intercourse with their wives. “Arsenokoitai” is made up of two parts: “arsen” means “man”; “koitai” means “beds.” Although the word in English Bibles is interpreted as referring to homosexuals, we can be fairly certain that this is not the meaning that Paul wanted to convey. If he had, he would have used the word “paiderasste.” That was the standard Greek term at the time for sexual behavior between males. We can conclude that he probably meant something different than people who engaged in male-male adult sexual behavior. Some scholars think probably the second century use might come closest to Paul’s intention. If so, there is no justification for translating the word as “homosexuals.”
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