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==[[New Testament and homosexuality]]==

==[[New Testament and homosexuality]]==

In [[Mark]] 7:21, the Lord [[Jesus Christ]] condemns all forms of fornication, and in [[Matthew]] 19:4 He specifies that it was male and female that constitutes the "what" of "what therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."  Notwithstanding the above, pro-homosex adherents claim that since Jesus did not specifically condemn homosexuality by name, they conveniently interpret that His silence should be construed as "acceptance", overriding the remainder of Biblical passages which speak against it.

In [[Mark]] 7:21, the Lord [[Jesus Christ]] condemns all forms of fornication, and in [[Matthew]] 19:4 He specifies that it was male and female that constitutes the "what" of "what therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."  Notwithstanding the above, pro-homosex adherents claim that since Jesus did not specifically condemn homosexuality by name, [[Argument from silence|they conveniently interpret that His silence should be construed as "acceptance"]], overriding the remainder of Biblical passages which speak against it.

In Romans 1, God, through the apostle Paul, condemns both male and female homoeroticism, which, as a cultural practice, is shown to be a manifestation and a result of idolatry, in which man progressively acted contrary to that which God has revealed by creation, by design and normality.

In Romans 1, God, through the apostle Paul, condemns both male and female homoeroticism, which, as a cultural practice, is shown to be a manifestation and a result of idolatry, in which man progressively acted contrary to that which God has revealed by creation, by design and normality.