The Bible and Homosexuality - Things to Consider

Words represent concepts. If you don't have a concept, you don't have a word. (Bible authors did not have the concept or word homosexuality.) The concept of sexual orientation gave birth to the "new" words heterosexual and homosexual. The word homosexual is only 100+ years old: the youngest book in the Bible is over 1900+ years old.

A person's sexual orientation develops at a very young age. Some studies indicate that it develops prior to birth. It may be caused by a combination of nature and nurture, but it is not a matter of choice and therefore cannot be a moral or ethical issue.

Sexual acts are a choice. All are accountable to God for the choices they make. Sin is a choice and love is a choice. It is God's will that we make all of our choices from a motivation of love.

There is a historical Judeo-Christian prejudice that all sex, including heterosexual sex that does not produce children is wrong.

The Bible was written in ancient Hebrew and Greek. Our Bibles are more recent translations into English.

The Bible does discuss sexual acts but does NOT discuss sexuality.

• There are only a few Bible references to same sex acts, but there are hundreds of references to judgment of others, self-righteous pride, hypocrisy, and injustice.
• When same sex acts are discussed in the Bible they are mentioned in an idolatrous setting. In a context of idolatry, all sexual activity, both heterosexual and homosexual, is condemned by God.
• Jesus Christ, the Son of God, does not mention same sex acts or homosexuality. He is silent.
• It is important that we know that as human beings we can neither be justified nor condemned by small segments of Scripture, but rather we must take the WHOLE testimony of God that is found in the Bible.

All of the law is fulfilled when we love the way Jesus loved. God knows our hearts and has excellent plans for our lives. Having a Christ centered relationship is possible for ALL Christians.

Important Bible Passages

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