Same sex love in the bible

The Bible on Homosexual Behavior

One way to argue against these passages is to make what I phone the “shellfish objection.” Keith Sharpe puts it this way: “Until Christian fundamentalists boycott shellfish restaurants, prevent wearing poly-cotton T-shirts, and stone to death their wayward offspring, there is no obligation to give ear to their diatribes about homosexuality being a sin” (The Gay Gospels, 21).

In other words, if we can disregard rules fond of the ban on eating shellfish in Leviticus , then we should be allowed to disobey other prohibitions from the Aged Testament. But this argument confuses the Old Testament’s temporary ceremonial laws with its permanent moral laws.

Here’s an analogy to aid understand this distinction.

I recall two rules my mom gave me when I was young: hold her hand when I cross the street and don’t drink what’s under the sink. Today, I own to follow only the latter rule, since the former is no longer needed to protect me. In fact, it would now do me more harm than good.

Old Testament ritual/ceremonial laws were favor mom’s handholding rule. The rea

What the Bible says about same-sex relationships

How did I come to change my mind? How did I travel from believing that the Bible said that all same-sex relationships are adj to where I am now? This part of my story is not in chronological order, because it is a journey that did not get place in anything enjoy a straight line. It took place over nearly 20 years, with many changes of direction and wrong turns along the way.

There are really only six passages in the Bible that can be used as primary evidence that all same-sex relationships are wrong. They are the story of Sodom in Genesis 19; a couple of verses in Leviticus, and ; Romans 1; 1 Corinthians –10; and 1 Timothy –

One approach to these questions is to ask what do these passages mean? This is an fascinating question and one which many people, including me, contain studied at length over the years. Unfortunately, while it is interesting, it isn’t a terribly practical question. Instead, I long for to consider how these passages relate to two typical same-sex couples.

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    Leviticus

    “You shall not recline with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.”[1] It is not a surprise that this verse seems to say that gay male sex is forbidden in the eyes of God. The dominant view of western Christianity forbids same-sex relations. This verse is one of the clobber passages that people cite from the Bible to condemn homosexuality. This essay first looks at the various ways the verse is translated into the English Bible and then explores some of the strategies used to create an affirming interpretation of what this passage means for the LGBTQ community. More specifically, it presents the interpretation of K. Renato Lings in which Lev. refers to male-on-male incest.

    While Lev. is used to condemn homosexuality, we must realize that the term “homosexuality” was only recently coined in the English language. So did this term occur in ancient Israel? Charles D. Myers, Jr. confirms that none of the prophets in the Hebrew Bible mention homosexuality.[2] He also contends that in ancient Israel same-sex relations were viewed as an ancient Near East obstacle. The anc

    What does the Bible teach about same-sex practice?

    The Bible defines marriage in Genesis as a union between one man and one noun. Jesus Christ upholds this definition of marriage in Matthew , as does the Apostle Paul in Ephesians Any and all sexual activity which takes place outside of this context is treated as sinful, what Jesus calls ‘sexual immorality’ in Identify  

    Further to this, same-sex practice is specifically highlighted as sinful a number of times in Scripture. In God’s Law, for example, condemnations of same-sex practice are given in Leviticus and Further references are made in the New Testament. For example, in Romans , amid echoes to the Genesis creation account, both male and female same-sex apply are treated as sinful. Further references to the sinfulness of same-sex train can be seen in 1 Corinthians and 1 Timothy  

    The Scriptures are, therefore, consistent in their prohibition of same-sex sexual activity, across different periods of salvation history and within different cultural settings. Although the Scriptures are clear on sexual ethics, they also