Some homosexual objections to the Bible
1. Objection Stated Paul is not giving a binding, for-all-time concept here, but is speaking only about what was then “natural” in a conventional or social sense . Biblical Response The basis of Paul’s discussion in Romans 1, aside from establishing the very foundation upon which he intends to present the gospel for all people (and, it can be argued, for all time), gives us no hint that the author intends his words to be limited geographically or temporally. The concepts he presents reach back to creation itself, apply over and beyond all cultural boundaries, and speak to men and women at the very level of their existence, not merely in their cultural climate. It is to completely remove the passage from its original context and purpose to say that it merely speaks to what is “unusual” and hence to be avoided for the mere sake of appearance. Human convention or social morality is not in Paul’s thinking here, for he grounds his words in God’s creative purpose and decree. This argument is...