Is God anti-gay? (Questions Christians Ask)

only prohibiting things like gay rape or a forced relationship. Leviticus prohibits even general, consensual homosexual activity.

It sets up a pattern that we see repeated in every generation. The writer pulls back from their immediate setting to make the general observation: “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife…”. What was going on with Adam and Eve explains what has gone on ever since. The perfect “fit” between the two of them is the fou

It makes no difference if they are a gay couple, a straight couple, or anybody else. All are sinners, and all need God’s grace.

So we must never imply that homosexuality is the sin of our age. If we are to be faithful to Scripture, we must also preach against theft, greed, drunkenness, reviling, and defrauding others, many of which are also trivialised in western society, and all of which also characterize the unrighteous.

1. Genesis 19

The consistent teaching of the Bible is clear: God forbids homosexual activity. Given what the Bible says about God’s purpose of sex and marriage this should not surprise us.

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for the poor, generosity with our possessions, social relationships, and commitment to our family is still in force. The New Testament continues to forbid killing or committing adultery, and all the sex ethic of the Old Testament is re-stated throughout the New Testament (Matthew 5 v 27-30; 1 Corinthians 6 v 9-20; 1 Timothy 1 v 8-11). If the New Te

God is opposed to all sexual activity outside of heterosexual marriage.