Homosexuality

With every generation, the Church needs to reconnect with the Bible and ask questions that the last generation was not asking. This generation is facing a massive debate over homosexuality, so I thought I would like to write about this issue.

TWO BIBLICAL EXTREMES

There are two polar opposite extremes within the Christian community. On the one side there are Christians who believe that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is an abomination, hated by God and deserving of death (Leviticus 20:13). Not only is it evil in God's sight, but because of homosexuality God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.

On the other side are Christians who completely support homosexuality. Bible verses, such as Leviticus 20:13, that speak against homosexuality are considered culture or time bound. In other words, these verses were not meant to be for every age and every society. It is more important to support the persecuted and oppressed than it is to promote ancient Laws designed for a different culture.

Even further in the extreme, I could also mention that there is a small group of Christians who believe that Jesus and his disciples were in fact gay and promoted homosexual secret rituals.

THE GOAL OF THE FOLLOWING PAGES

My goal is to look closely to the scriptures to find out what they do and what they do not say about homosexuality. I know that a lot of people have done this before, but I think I may offer some new insight gleaned from ancient writings as well as a closer look at what the Bible says.

My goal is not to make you followers of one side of the group or the other, but rather to look at what the scriptures do say and do not say. The rest is up to you as readers, and the 21st Century Church that will be struggling with the issue of homosexuality.