books influence people wether its the right thing to do or not and the written word is probably our greatest conduit for communication. You write it someone somewhere will believe it or find a way to.
Words carry power over those who listen.....................or for the bible..........listen with open hearts.........(said the shepard to his sheep oh the irony in that piece for the bible)
Originally posted by soleran30
books influence people wether its the right thing to do or not and the written word is probably our greatest conduit for communication. You write it someone somewhere will believe it or find a way to.Words carry power over those who listen.....................or for the bible..........listen with open hearts.........(said the shepard to his sheep oh the irony in that piece for the bible)
Good answer! So, regardless of what any book may say, the choice of life style is ours to make.
choice over one's life is really the only choice we have to make everyday.....................anyway being gay is a sin if you believe in the texts of the bible however if anyone wants I can write some texts to say its not and stamp something like divinely inspired text under it to counter the bible sin piece🙂
in the end its ALWAYS your opinion on homosexuals because really no one can make you believe anything you don't want to.
Originally posted by Blue nocturne
Wait is this thread about the biblical perspective of homosexuals or your opinion on homosexuals just asking because I skimmed the thread.
I don't know. I do not speak for the bible, so I speak what I know. This thread has been around for a long time, and threads have a way of taking their own direction.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Can you explain?
I did not take the time to read the other responses but they may have been similar to my views.
Of course it matters what a book says, it is a form of communication and thus stimulus for human beings and we are affected by it. It is no different from a fish responding to a sudden change in water temperature. Though we as humans consider ourselves so important, we are truly as primitive as any other thing in this universe. So, in short, books are stimulus that affect us as any stimulus affects any living thing. You have to look at it from a broad aspect.
Originally posted by Blue nocturneLev. 18:22
Can anyone post what verse in the bible it says people can't be gay?
KJV: (King James Version): "Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: it is abomination".
RSV: (Revised Standard Version): "You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination
Leviticus 20:13
V13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Rom 22:25
V26 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:
Originally posted by debbiejo
Lev. 18:22KJV: (King James Version): "Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: it is abomination".
RSV: (Revised Standard Version): "You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination
Leviticus 20:13
V13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Rom 22:25
V26 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:
I just thought of something.
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Didn't take the time to read the whole thread, but this is the Bible's perspective in a nutshell:
Being a practicing homosexual is a sin, according to the Bible. Some Christians have homosexual tendencies, but if these are not entertained, it's not a sin. It's pretty clear throughout the Bible that God takes a dim view of non-heterosexual relations [take Sodom and Gomorrah for example], and in 1 Corinthians 6:9 it's said that homosexuals will not inherit the kingdom of God -- that is, have eternal life through Jesus Christ after they die.
Using phrases like "thou shalt not be homosexual; being homosexual is an abomination" makes this sound very high church and preachy and stuffy, but basically God is against homosexual relations because it's not what he intended. Being a Christian believer of the Bible, I believe that God created each of us, so I say fair enough. A lot of people don't agree with this, and I understand that. Like all things in Christianity, you have the choice whether you accept or reject it. But that's the Biblical view.
The bible speaks of the people of its time. In that world, you needed the next generation to survive. That is why homosexuality was a sin, because a child would not come of this relationship. Homosexuality was feared in many places because it led to a depopulation of the community. In other places like Greece, homosexuality was incorporated into the culture. In those places the attitude toward homosexuality was one of acceptance.