Why does the God of the Bible condemn homosexual acts?

(What do you think he would write a line or two about?)

Homophobia is a billion dollar business for Corporate Christianity. Isn’t it?

Try to break free from the shackles of it and you will find yourself outside the fold Pastor.

Why did my ex move on so quickly?

The truth is, the Old Testament and New Testaments say next to nothing and sexual orientation is a relatively new concept.

Him and I are good and that’s all I need.

There were Male Shrine Prostitutes in the OT book of Kings, that practice was old in Paul’s time. Many dismiss the idea based what seem to be personal or sociological reasons, not archaeological ones.

When you visit a store, do you go to shop or buy?

(So please, before you enforce celibacy on another, castrate yourself … or leave other people alone?)

Last, Leviticus. Two almost identical verses. One sex act (If translated correctly. The Hebrew words are sparse. People debate everything).

Many believe Paul is writing about what he sees, temples that have male and female prostitutes engaged in ritual activities.

Why can't my adopted sister accept she is not part of my family because she isn't related? Why can't she stop calling my parents mum and dad?

Christ bore that, so, hard pass, thanks.

Scholars and translators know this. The Greek translation of Arsenokoitace is uncertain. The word was coined by Paul (probably) or a contemporary of his. Any person who says they know exactly what Paul meant is lying (seriously).

Why is it the Legalists always run to the Law?

How do the police verify the authenticity of an online profile? What methods do they use to determine if a profile is real or fake?

Men interpret Scriptures certain ways, but Jesus said we make void the Word by our tradition. Groupthink is tradition.

What? It’s okay for David to be both a man after God’s own heart and a Bloody Bipolar Adulterer who even desecrated what was holy, as long as he wasn’t Bisexual, right? Lol

Further Musings:

Can cheating be a result of not truly loving or caring for someone, or is it sometimes just a spur of the moment decision?

Since Paul is who most homophobes run to in order to support their case, I went to him first, there really isn’t much left.

No. Rape is violence, not sex. The story is about kidnapping into slavery and the abuse of strangers.

Where?

What would explain Trump blaming Ukraine for starting the war with Russia?

Didn’t they read Galatians? Romans? James and his “Law of Liberty.” The entire New Testament? You can even find Grace in the Old Testament, some of the Rabbis have.

Does He?

No one knows.

If you cloned 12 Michael Jordan's and 12 LeBron James' and had Team Jordan vs. James, which team would win the most games?

Mt 19 is about Divorce. Jesus’ reference to Celibacy is that it is a gift from God and that not everyone can receive it.

Today we have Divorce courts, protections, child custody, child and spousal support.

I am not a Jewish man. I’m am not under any part of the Law for my righteousness. To place myself under the Law for my righteous standing with God would be to put myself under the curse of the Law listed in Dt 28.

Have you ever been forced to undress for money just once?

Those women were shunned, shamed, casted out and abandoned. The man had all the power and Jesus dared to challenge that. Even His disciples were astounded.

Right?

If anything, Paul was writing about male prostitutes, not LGBT.

Is it wrong that I picked to be a Christian (as a teenager/14-year-old) even with knowing all of the information about other religions/atheism?

If you embrace the fact that David “embraced” Jonathan and God was cool with it, you find that your concepts about what God “hates” get thrown out.

Christ bringing up Genesis is not Him being exclusionary, it is Him reminding these lecherous men that their wives are bound to their hearts.

Why can’t some Christians?

I have a "fat pussy" and I'm super self cautions about it. Do guys think it's gross?

Inhospitable, loathsome, yet leave it to homophobia to twist it and miss it (the verse they use in Jude fails the test because of this).

Sodom and Gomorrah. Two cities completely filled with Gay men, young and old. Cities who recently had gone to war, who Abraham had rescued, who Lot went back to live among, who tried to rape two angels that they mistook for men … I guess.

Answer to: Why does the God of the Bible condemn homosexual acts?

Is spinach easy to grow?

These were common in that culture in Athens, Corinth, Ephesus, Rome, and Crete, all places Paul went. They existed centuries after Paul.

In Romans chapter 1, verses 26–27 are cherry-picked out of the context which starts in verse 18. The context is Idolatry.