Wednesday 20 February 2013

Is the topic of Homosexuality addressed in the New Testament as well as Old Testament as some claim?

Skeptics and even some people claiming to be working for God will argue that despite where it states very clearly in Old Testament how God felt about homosexuality Leviticus 18:22 "Thou shall not lie with mankind as with womankind:it is an abomination", New Testament does not address the topic at all.... therefore it must now be acceptable in the eyes of GOD.

Without adding an opinion on the subject lets take a look at scripture in this area, what does the bible say? Is the topic of homosexuality addressed in the New Testament? And if it is should that change our opinion on the acceptance of the act of homosexuality as a society that is based on Christian principles?

Contrary to popular opinion the topic of homosexuality IS referred to in New Testament as well as Old Testament and I will show you proof

In New Testament in Pauls epistle to the Romans 1:26:27 He is speaking of unrighteousness and unthankfulness among the people at that time and then refers to how they gave up morals to acts of uncleanliness and dishonouring of their bodies  "For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections:for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of woman,burned in their lust toward one another;men with men working that which is unseemly,and receiving in themselves that recompetence of their error which was meet." In Romans 1:32 it ends with "Who knowing the judgement of God, that they which commit such things worthy of death,not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do both"

Does that scripture help to prove that God has changed his views in this area and now condones homosexuality in the New Testament?

A second scripture can be found in 1Corinthians 6:9-10 "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral nor adulterers nor prostitutes nor effeminate(homosexuals),nor abusers of themselves with mankind."

It should be understood that God is not going to thoroughly address every single topic to great lengths in the New Testament that he was very adamant about in Old Testament and it would be foolish of us to expect it as such. It was understood in the past that unless changes were made to the laws or judgement they were to continue  There were NO changes made to this judgement.

We do need to keep in mind EVERY ONE OF US....that we are all sinners (liars, thieves, adulterers, murderers etc)AND NO SIN IS GREATER THAN ANOTHER  but we cant keep hiding behind our interpretations of  scripture in these matters when it is very clearly laid out in black and white.

In saying this, we are to love everyone. Hating any individual is not what God is implying in these scriptures make no mistake.  Hate in these matters is just another indication of the ignorance of scripture so please dont misunderstand. But please also understand this : we are to NOT to change Gods laws to be "politically correct" to suit society either.

So again I ask you....If it is proven to now be stated in New Testament and we claim to live on Christian principles should we blindly accept the act of homosexuality when the very principles The Holy Book comes from, states it is not acceptable in the eyes of God?

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