Homophobic? Is Homophobia In The Bible?
The word “homophobia” was coined by heterosexual psychologist George Weinberg in the late 1960s. http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/prej_defn.html
However, from an etymological standpoint the word “homophobia” (to denote people who do "not" agree with the homosexual lifestyle, and/or who denounce it) is essentially a “misnomer”. You see, “homo-” is a prefix meaning “same”, e.g. homocentric (circles and spheres that have the “same” center), homodox (of the “same” opinion), homoglot (having the “same” language); whereas “-phobia or -phobic” is a suffix meaning “fear”, e.g. Acrophobia (“fear” of heights), Coulrophobia (“fear of clowns”), Toxiphobia (“fear of being poisoned).
Christians (and any other person who does not agree with the homosexual lifestyle/practice) are not “afraid” or “fearful” of homosexuals, so the word “homophobic” does not apply. So-called experts and professionals use that word to describe individuals, groups, or institutions that don’t agree with the homosexual lifestyle/practice—but it is “still” an erroneous misnomer
It’s like calling a person who doesn’t agree with drinking oil a “non-oil-imbibing-phobic”, a person who doesn’t agree with eating trash out of the dumpster a “non-dumpster-trash-phobic”, or a person who doesn’t agree with a someone else’s opinion a “contrary-opinion-having-phobic”.
Can you see how “none” of those terms apply?
But yet that’s what they’re doing to people who “don’t” agree with the homosexual lifestyle/practice. They are incorrectly calling us “oil-imbibing-phobic”, “non-dumpster-trash-phobic”, and “contrary-opinion-having-phobic”, for simply “not” agreeing with the homosexual practice/lifestyle.
But I think that’s a double standard.
You see, I have personally interacted with people (both in person, and on the internet) who do not agree with the Christian lifestyle, and/or who not only denounce it, but who also ridicule, speak evil of, persecute, and discriminate against Christians.
Yet, inexplicably the people who are guilty of committing these atrocious acts of hate against Christians are “not” labeled by the news media (or any other kind of media) as being Christianphobic, Christphobic, Godphobic, or Biblephobic—or of committing hate crimes.
That is not only a misnomer, but also an egregious double standard, travesty of justice.
A person is “no more” homophobic for disagreeing with same-sex marriage, than a person is bestialityphobic for disagreeing with bestiality.
We just don’t agree.
Simple as that.
Another U.S. Constitution-violating inequity is how Christian-owned business are being threatened by homosexual lobbyists judges to submit to homosexual demands in the marketplace. For example, Christians who own bakeries are required to prepare wedding cakes for homosexual unions/marriages.
Why in the world would a Christian be required to comply with a legislative demand that contradicts, and violates their Christian beliefs?
If homosexuals want a wedding cake they don’t have to go to a Christian-owned bakery for one. It's like they're targeting Christians, and trying to rub their lifestyles in our faces.
It’s not like Christian-owned companies are not willing to “serve” homosexuals (such as at a restaurant). It's just that wedding cakes are more “personal and subjective”, than some basic good or service because they are being made for an express, and specific purpose.
But demanding a Christian to bake a cake for a homosexual wedding, is like demanding a homosexual to bake a cake for an anti-gay campaign.
No homosexual would even think twice about doing that because it “violates their beliefs.”
What does the Bible say about homosexuality?
I think people are well aware that the Bible does “not” approve of, nor condone homosexuality. But although homosexuality is a sin according to the Bible—God still loves the homosexual.
He will forgive them, and set them free—if they will repent, and call on the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation from all of their sins. The Blood of the Lamb will redeem them (and you reading this right now).
Leviticus 18:22
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.
1 Corinthians 6:9
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals [male and female], nor sodomites,
Romans 1:26-27
For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.
Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.
1 Timothy 1:8-11
But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully,
knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,
according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.
The Blood of Jesus Christ (the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world) will redeem, deliver, save, wash, and rescue you if you don't want to be a homosexual anymore.
Here’s some testimonies: