Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site philabs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!cmcl2!philabs!jah From: jah@philabs.UUCP (Julie Harazduk) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: homosexuality and the Bible Message-ID: <209@philabs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 11:32:37 EST Article-I.D.: philabs.209 Posted: Fri Jan 11 11:32:37 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 04:38:04 EST References: <194@teklds.UUCP> Organization: Philips Labs, Briarcliff Manor, NY Lines: 55 > > I do not understand the purpose of the article by "whatshisname" on proving > that I Cor. and a couple other passages were not against homosexuality. > > Look if you want to be gay, fine. But don't try to put God's stamp > of approval on it. There are many other verses in the Bible clearly > denouncing homosexuality. > > karen alias larryg agreed! just check out Leviticus. As a matter of fact, I remember that somebody once posted the Bible verses in question. Yes, here it is: >>From caprio@ttidcb.UUCP (Don Caprio) Thu Sep 13 15:31:07 1984 >>Here are some biblical references for the homosexuality issue: >> "You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; >> it is an abomination." >> Leviticus 18:22 (NASB) >> "If there is a man who lies with a male as those who >> lie with a woman, both of them have committed a >> destestable act;..." >> Leviticus 20:13 (NASB) >> "For this reason God gave them over to degrading >> passions; for their women exchanged the natural function >> for that which was unnatural, and in the same way >> also the men abandoned the natural function of the women and >> burned in their desire toward one another, men with men >> committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons >> the due penalty of their error. And just as they did not >> see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over >> to a depraved mind, to do things which are not proper,.." >> Romans 1:26-28 (NASB) >> "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the Kingdom of God? >> Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral not idolaters >> nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders >> nor thieves not the greedy nor drunkards nor swindlers will >> inherit the kingdom of God. >> And that is what some of you [the Christians of Corinth] were. >> But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified >> in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ >> and by the Spirit of our God." >> 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (NIV) >> Julie Harazduk philabs!jah