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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't get over how many people say, "The Bible is clear" on the topic of homosexuality.  It's not.  The words used to describe "homosexuality" didn't mean homosexuality as we know it.  That term did not exist.  The context and emphasis is much more about sexual immorality and 'excess.' During this time, it was common for men (mostly married) to take younger boys as additional lovers and this was a not a reciprocal arrangement.  You can see this custom has survived in Afghanistan.  Now that is truly evil.  Prudish men who think homosexuality is "gross" have deliberately misinterpreted the Bible for hundreds of years and have pulled the wool over all the non-welcoming churches.  It gives them power to convince their flock that they are being "strong" and are morally superior because they are the only ones willing to stand up for the "truth."  This whole thing is probably a test from God to see who took his exhortation to love your neighbors as yourself seriously or if the sense of superiority was just too strong.  Sadly, we're failing this test as a religion...[/quote]

Yes the Bible never uses the word “homosexuality” Yet Romans 1:27 says that the “men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another.” What else do you think this means? How much do you have to stretch the meaning of this to determine that it’s has NOTHING to do with homosexuality? What do you think the phrase “men having relations with other men” means? This isn’t some morally superior thing. We are literally just reading what it says.

Yes, God said love your neighbor as yourself. Do you know what love is? It isn’t always telling someone that everything they are doing is right. Why do parents discipline their children? Out of love. Do children like being disciplined? Not necessarily. But it’s good for them. If you truly loved someone, you would tell them the truth, even if it hurts.[/quote]

Whose "truth" ??  Your truth no doubt but not mine.

Nice going, comparing gays to children needing discipline.  [/quote]

I meant “truth” as the Bible’s truth. Don’t believe what I say about homosexuality. Believe what the Bible says. There’s a reason why I quoted Romans 1:27 because it only really matters what  the Bible says. Just read the verses that talk about this in an unbiased way, that’s all I ask. How you interpret the verse is your own decision.

Really what matters, at the end of the day, is that you believe in Jesus as your Savior. What you believe about homosexuality isn’t going to affect your salvation. You and I might always disagree about homosexuality, but that’s ok. Belief in Jesus Christ should be our top priority rather than useless arguing that gets nothing accomplished. [/quote]

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