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The spiritual side of homosexuality

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English: Tomb of the Virgin Mary. Altar.jpg Русский: Гробница Пресвятой Богородицы. Гефсимания. Иерусалим. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The content of this article is not aimed at delving into the religious beliefs of homosexuals or how they view themselves spiritually. Instead, it is about the spiritual meaning of homosexuality as it relates to the Bible . Created Order Biblically, homosexuality is a  sin  that is clearly condemned in Scripture (Lev. 18:22; 20:13; 1 Cor. 6:9-10; Rom. 1:26-28). But it seems to be more than "a mere sin." When we look at God and Adam and Eve , we see a manifestation of the will of God in making a man and a woman (Gen. 2:21-24), not a man and a man, nor a woman and a woman.  We see the heterosexual pattern that God established in order to fulfill the creation mandate: "And God blessed them; and God said to them, ' Be fruitful and multiply , and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the b...