Bible quotes against homosexuality What the New Testament Says about HomosexualityThe Fourth R Volume May-June Mainline Christian denominations in this country are bitterly divided over the question of homosexuality. For this reason it is important to ask what light, if any, the New Testament sheds on this controversial issue.
Did jesus say homosexuality is wrong This article is part of the What Did Jesus Teach. series.
Where does the bible say homosexuality is a sin This article is part of the Tough Passages series. Listen to the PassageRead the Passage24Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever.
Paul new testament homosexuality Paul;s Understanding of Sexuality μαλακοὶ and ἀρσενοκοῖται in 1 Cor IntroductionPaul uses two words in 1 Cor , μαλακοὶ (malakoi) and ἀρσενοκοῖται (arsenokoitai), that are as important to Pauls understanding of sexuality as they are difficult to understand. Consider how differently leading English translations render this part of the verse.
How many times is homosexuality in the bible The Bible on Homosexual BehaviorOne way to argue against these passages is to make what I call the shellfish objection. Keith Sharpe puts it this way: Until Christian fundamentalists boycott shellfish restaurants, stop wearing poly-cotton T-shirts, and stone to death their wayward offspring, there is no obligation to listen to their diatribes about homosexuality being a sin (The Gay Gospels, 21).