What does the Bible teach about homosexuality?

What the Bible says about Homosexuality

The Bible clearly states in both the Old and New Testaments that homosexual behavior and lust in general are sin

Leviticus 18:22


Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.


Leviticus 20:13


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.


Romans 1:26-27


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:


And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.


Note: Lust does not indicate a simple sexual desire or thought; simple passing desire is temptation. Lust is equated with lechery, the unrestrained indulgence of sexual desire, mentally or physically.


The Bible equates homosexuality with murder and kidnapping:


1 Timothy 1:9-10


Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,


For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;


The Word also says that such people will not inherit the Kingdom of God (heaven):


1 Corinthians 6:9-10


Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.


But indicates that turning away from all of these sins is possible through Christ and results in forgiveness:


1 Corinthians 6:11


And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

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