Homosexuality is a sin
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Let's just break this down using the Bible: Genesis 19:1-25 Some claim that Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by God because of homosexuality. But, these cities were announced as wicked before any alleged homosexual incidences. And, if the issue was sexual, why did God spare Lot who immediately committed incest? Furthermore, why do all of the other passages of Scripture referring to this fail to raise the issue of homosexuality? Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 "You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination". Yes, this exists in the Bible, but solely in the Holiness Code of Leviticus, which was ritual for Israel's priests. This is more a reflection on the culture of the Hebrew people, not God and his word. But even if we were to take this literally and apply it today, we would also have to band round haircuts (Leviticus 19:27), football ( Leviticus 11:8), fortune-telling (Leviticus 19:31), tattoos (19:28, shellfish (11:10), wearing gold (1 Timothy 2:9) and countless other idiosyncrasies we tend to disregard. So why choose to follow one with such passion and ignore the existence of the rest? Feel free to tell me any other verses, and I will be happy to explain them to you. Let's just break this down using the Bible: Genesis 19:1-25 Some claim that Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by God because of homosexuality. But, these cities were announced as wicked before any alleged homosexual incidences. And, if the issue was sexual, why did God spare Lot who immediately committed incest? Furthermore, why do all of the other passages of Scripture referring to this fail to raise the issue of homosexuality? Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 "You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination". Yes, this exists in the Bible, but solely in the Holiness Code of Leviticus, which was ritual for Israel's priests. This is more a reflection on the culture of the Hebrew people, not God and his word. But even if we were to take this literally and apply it today, we would also have to band round haircuts (Leviticus 19:27), football ( Leviticus 11:8), fortune-telling (Leviticus 19:31), tattoos (19:28, shellfish (11:10), wearing gold (1 Timothy 2:9) and countless other idiosyncrasies we tend to disregard. So why choose to follow one with such passion and ignore the existence of the rest? Feel free to tell me any other verses, and I will be happy to explain them to you. 1
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