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You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. ( Leviticus 18:22 ) If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them. (Leviticus 20:13) These passages in the book of Leviticus are abundantly clear in their rejection of homosexuality as a practice or a proclivity. Homosexuality then and now is not compatible with biblical morality; it is not acceptable to God. Both sides of the same-sex controversy readily admit the clarity of these passages; therefore, those who advocate the acceptability of homosexuality in either deed or in desire must do something with these passages. They must answer the searing indictment from this portion of God’s Word. The first and most common approach to these passages by those who advocate the consistency of homosexuality with biblical morality is to present them as irrelevant to the

REJECTED: THE LEVITICUS PASSAGES DO NOT APPLY TO US This approach recognizes the prohibitions against homosexuality that are found in the book of Leviticus and does not deny them, but these prohibitions, we are told, do not apply to the present day or current situation. Such claims are made because these prohibitions supposedly only applied to the Jewish people of the Old Testament . By restricting the Leviticus prohibitions in this way, this revision honestly admits the presence of the prohibition and so presents itself as “faithful” to the Bible . Those who take this approach admit that at some time, for some people, homosexuality was prohibited. Stated even more simply, homosexuality was forbidden then and for them. This view speaks voluminously of matters that pertained to the external worship of the God of the Bible—the ceremonies of the Old Testament (sacrifices, the priesthood, the promised land, purity and cleanliness distinctions, dietary laws, etc.). These ceremoni

You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. ( Leviticus 18:22) If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their blood guiltiness is upon them. (Leviticus 20:13) These verses are abundantly clear. Both passages unquestionably prohibit any type of same-sex intimacy and even prohibit the interest in same-sex intimacy. If God forbids certain deeds—declaring them sinful—we must necessarily conclude that the desire, the longing, or the interest in committing such deeds is sinful as well.  One cannot say that although the deed of murder is sinful, the desire to murder is morally (and scripturally) acceptable; therefore, from the outset, we can discard the attempted and unacceptable evasion that presents these passages as only dealing with homosexual acts and not with homosexual interest or desire.1 The Bible, particularly these passages i

Objection Stated The story of Sodom and Gomorrah is irrelevant to homosexuality because it does not address loving, monogamous relationships . It is only decrying gang rape and violence , nothing else. Biblical Response Surely there is everything wrong with violence, whether sexual or not. And there is everything wrong with gang rape as well. But to note that these things are wrong does not explain many of the issues in the narrative of Genesis 19 , as well as the rest of the Bible’s references to Sodom and Gomorrah.  There was no violence on the part of the crowd until Lot identified their desires as wicked. Was Lot wrong to identify homosexual desires for these men as wicked? And was Peter wrong to interpret the story from Genesis as involving daily ungodliness on the part of the Sodomites? Are we to assume the Sodomites engaged in daily gang rapes, or is it apparent that it was their lifestyle that tormented his soul? The insertion of the concept of “monogamous, loving ho

Lot leaving Sodom, Woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Objection Stated   The references to Sodom in Jude and 2 Peter do not condemn homosexuality. Jude speaks of desiring “ strange flesh ,” and Peter refers only to sexual immorality, not to homosexuality. Some assert that the sin of the Sodomites in Jude consisted of a desire to have sexual relations with angels. Both passages show us that the attempt to connect the Genesis story with homosexuality lacks the support of New Testament writers. Biblical Response The two passages under consideration are Jude 6–7 and 2 Peter 2:4–10. Jude writes,   6 And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day. 7 Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoin

Sodom and Gomorrha, Alte Pinakothek, Room 23 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Objection Stated   Jesus mentioned Sodom and Gomorrah , but never connected the Sodom story with anything relevant to homosexuality. Instead, He connected Sodom and Gomorrah to inhospitality, proving that the traditional interpretation of the passage is in error. Biblical Response Matthew 10:14 –15 records the words of the Lord ,   Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment , than for that city. While it is admitted that Jesus does not speak of homosexuality in connection with the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, it must also be admitted that Jesus nowhere refers to their sin as that of in-hospitality. It is inappropriate to assume that Jesus is approving of the revisionist interpretation of the Genesis account of

As a clinician within a Victoria police unit for mental health emergencies, Ahern, 46, deals with people who are suicidal, acting erratically, or in a state of crisis. But 10 years ago, he was in a mental health crisis of his own. Ahern was taught that the sin of homosexuality could be repented of and that walking in the Spirit daily, seeking to obey Christ would enable him to resist his homosexual lust. Fleeing from any form of temptation, focusing on worship and prayer, acknowledging the need for the power of the Holy Spirit were all part of the biblical teaching on sexual purity and spiritual health. Unfortunately he thought all he had to do was pray harder. Ahern received biblical counselling sessions at a Sydney Christian Life Centre , part of a group of churches associated with today’s Pentecostal Australian Christian Churches . In his early twenties, he married a woman, encouraged by the idea that if he settled down and got married, refused to act out his lust everything wo

An Australian Catholic father of seven has won his case in New South Wales after he was accused of vilification for publicly objecting to what he believed was the blatant promotion of homosexuality. Bernard Gaynor, a former military man and outspoken free-speech campaigner, received a favorable judgment last week in his battle with the New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Board and the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). “The New South Wales Court of Appeal handed down a judgment that effectively ended three years of progressive totalitarian action against me – and all Australians who dare to express conservative views,” Gaynor said in a media release.  “This victory could not have come without your support. As such, it is not mine. It belongs to all of us." The judgment ended nearly three years of costly legal action and effectively terminated 32 complaints (many of which were duplicates) for opposition to homosexual “marriage” brought against

A Montreal video company is being targeted by homosexual activists after it declined to shoot their gay “wedding” because it went against the owner's “ religious beliefs .” It all started when Mike Cerantola approached award-winning film company Premiere Productions to book a date next fall for filming his “marriage.” When a representative asked for details about the bride, Cerantola replied that there wasn’t one, just “two guys.” "Everything about this 'wedding' is non-traditional," he said. Premiere Productions then declined to offer its services in a follow-up email. "I regret that I cannot take this wedding because it is at odds with my personal religious beliefs. I'm so sorry and I hope you're not offended. I do wish you success and I hope you can find what you're looking for," wrote the representative, according to CTV News . People of diverse religious beliefs, including Jews, Muslims, and Christians believe that God created mar

English: Logo of the Church of England (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Members of the Church of England's ruling body have voted not to "take note" of a report on the immorality homosexuality and homosexual marriage . The report by the House of Bishops called for a "culture of welcome and support" for homosexuals who believe they can be Christians even though it goes against scripture. But it maintained that marriage in church should only be between a man and a woman, and services should not be held to bless immoral homosexual relationships. The motion was defeated by the House of Clergy , following hours of debate. The House of Bishops voted overwhelmingly (43-1) in favour of the report, and the House of Laity backed it by 106 votes to 83. But to win approval the report had to win backing in all three houses and the Clergy rejected it by 100 votes to 93, with two abstentions. Bishops will now have to produce a new report on the issue. The decision was welcom

A New York-based advocacy group called Parity is asking liberal non- Bible Christians who favor sodom equality — “queer positive Christians ,” in their parlance — to show support by wearing “glitter ash” on their foreheads to mark Ash Wednesday on March 1.   Really rainbow glitter ash! Sodomy parading itself as righteous. Ash Wednesday kicks off the six-week somber season called Lent that leads to Easter, and is usually marked in churches with the color purple. Plain gray ashes, blessed by a minister or priest, are smeared on the foreheads of Christians to symbolize repentance.  Traditionally, Ash Wednesday ashes are made by burning the palm fronds used in the previous year’s Palm Sunday service to re-enact the day Christians believe Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem. Some churches make their own, while others buy them from church supply companies. “This is a way for queer Christians and queer-positive persons of faith to say ‘We are here,'” said Marian Edmonds-Alle

An Ontario judge reserved judgment after a motions hearing last week on the $104 million lawsuit against Bill Whatcott and others who marched in the 2016 Toronto Pride Parade disguised as “gay zombies” to distribute fliers on the spiritual and physical dangers of homosexuality. Whatcott’s lawyers, Charles Lugosi and John Findlay , argued in front of Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perell on February 8-9 that the lawsuit is a “ SLAPP ” or “strategic lawsuit against public participation,” which has no legal merit, is an abuse of process and should be dismissed. Lugosi and Findlay also argued that the Toronto Pride Parade is a political, government-promoted event. Thus, the actions of Whatcott and the “gay zombies” are protected by Charter rights of freedom of speech and assembly. LGBTQ activist lawyer Douglas Elliott and Scott Fairley of Cambridge LLP argued on behalf of the plaintiffs for an order forcing Whatcott to disclose the identities of his fellow “gay zombies