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===Homosexual===
 
===Homosexual===
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This denotes those who sexually seek those of their same sex over the opposite gender. While the term '''homosexual''' ("a barbarously hybrid word" [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=homosexual]<ref>H. Havelock Ellis, "Studies in Psychology," 1897]</ref>) is of modern origin, the condition is not, (Rm. 1:26,27) and in the Bible the inclination or motivation is not a determining factor in laws prohibiting sexual relations with illicit partners.
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This denotes those who sexually seek those of their same sex over the opposite gender. While the term '''homosexual''' ("a barbarously hybrid word" [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=homosexual]<ref>H. Havelock Ellis, "Studies in Psychology," 1897</ref>) is of modern origin, the condition is not, (Rm. 1:26,27) and in the Bible the inclination or motivation is not a determining factor in laws prohibiting sexual relations with illicit partners.
    
==Primary texts==  
 
==Primary texts==  
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The largest Protestant denomination within the United States, the Southern Baptist Convention, clearly and concisely states that the Bible is inspired and inerrant, that  
 
The largest Protestant denomination within the United States, the Southern Baptist Convention, clearly and concisely states that the Bible is inspired and inerrant, that  
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It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter."<ref>[http://www.sbc.net/bfm/bfm2000.asp The Baptist Faith and Message]</ref>  "Baptists also make statements of belief, but all of them are revisable in light of Scripture. The Bible is the final word."<ref>[http://www.sbc.net/aboutus/pscreeds.asp  Position Statements<ref>Creeds and Confessions]</ref>  Baptists have accepted the Bible as the sole authority for matters of faith and practice.<ref>Resolution On The Bible June 1978</ref>   
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It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter."<ref>[http://www.sbc.net/bfm/bfm2000.asp The Baptist Faith and Message]</ref>  "Baptists also make statements of belief, but all of them are revisable in light of Scripture. The Bible is the final word."<ref>[http://www.sbc.net/aboutus/pscreeds.asp  Position Statements Creeds and Confessions]</ref>  Baptists have accepted the Bible as the sole authority for matters of faith and practice.<ref>Resolution On The Bible June 1978</ref>   
    
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