Unlikeany said 9 years, 6 months ago:
I just want to clarify that you can not pick and choose individual verses from any holy scripture and follow only that. Does Romans 1:26-27 say homosexuality is a sin? Yes. However if you read Romans 18-32 as a whole you will realize that it is bashing idolatry. This section of the bible is leading up to a very important fact people seem to overlook. Romans 2:1 reads: “2 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.” So those who judge are equal to those who sin.
As for early references to sodomites, many people claim these verses are about homosexuality, when in fact they referred to violent rapes. Leviticus verses are not necessarily valid any longer. The New Testament brought word that the moral laws were to still be upheld but the laws of Moses were not. It’s a matter of times change and so do laws, moral laws remain the same while the ceremonial laws can evolve (eating shellfish, divorce, women speaking in church, working on sabbath, etc).
The bible is a book of moral standards and guidelines, it’s all a matter of interpretation. The bottom line is it is never our place to judge another.
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