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Homosexuality and biblical interpretation (view source)
Revision as of 14:52, March 17, 2010
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[[Category:Homosexuality]]
[[Category: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."
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.
This morality is confirmed by the Law, as the next chapter declares. As a result of this continued rebellion, which was partly manifest in God being reduced to an image like unto corruptible creatures (like as today with homosexuals construing Christ to be homosexual, or sanctioning it, as well as nature effectively being worshiped), "God gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves." (v. 24)
While some seek to render this chapter as condemning homosexual relations only when it is done as part of idolatry, the condemnation here is not due to its association with paganism, rather as it inherently contrary to that which God ordained, then it is a manifestation of idolatry, regardless of its form, though in ancient times in which religion was an inseparable part of culture, then formal idolatry was what was more manifested. Romans 1 proceeds to show that homosexuality is not alone as a fruit of idolatry, but that this particular pernicious physical sin is one of many inherently evil things. (Rm. 1:28-32)
1 Corinthians 6:9 also places the effeminate and abusers of themselves with mankind (KJV) as sinners outside the [[Kingdom of God]], while and 1 Timothy 1:10 condemns those who "defile themselves with mankind."
'''''For more information please see''':'' [[New Testament and homosexuality]].
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[New Testament and homosexuality]]
*[[Homosexuality]]
== References ==
== References ==