What the Bible actually says about Homosexual Behavior

It's not a secret that we Christians don't like anything LGBT-Related. However, despite popular opinion being informed by Leftist Media (and morons calling themselves 'pastors'), we don't hate Homosexual people. It's the behavior that is detestable, not the people.

Man is incurably religious...

Also, keep in mind that this blog post is strictly for information purposes. I am not looking to wag the finger at anyone and tell them they're going to Hell. Jesus said that was a no-go. (See Matthew 7:1-5) ALL of us are prone to one sin or another and ALL sins are detestable in God's eyes. It's not a competition. All of them are equally bad.

And they will make even more sense as this post goes on...

That being said, the behavior being put on public display with these Homosexuals is rather disgusting and inappropriate. You wouldn't want to see me breeding with a woman in public. I don't want to see you cornholing your boyfriend at some parade, either. If you're going to live an 'alternate lifestyle', at least keep the seedier parts of it at home. Some things are best kept private.

We'll be discussing what this kind of degeneracy usually signifies as the post goes on,

especially when we start discussing a certain passage from the Letter to the Romans.

Anyway, now that we have the unofficial disclaimer out of the way, let's go over all the different passages from Scripture that informs the Judeo-Christian opinion about Homosexuals. All of these will be from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) because that is the English translation that is easiest to understand for modern audiences. The King James version may sound poetic and beautiful, but its word choices are often too archaic for a 21st century audience. What a shame...

North American Standard Bible

First, we'll look at 3 verses from the Mosaic Law in the Old Testament on this subject. These 3 are direct and very harsh. We'll discover why as this post goes on...

"You shall not sleep with a male as one sleeps with a female; it is an abomination."
- Leviticus 18:22 

"If there is a man who sleeps with a male as those who sleep with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they must be put to death. They have brought their own deaths upon themselves." - Leviticus 20:13

"A woman shall not wear a man’s clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman’s clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God." - Deuteronomy 22:5

Before anyone freaks out, just keep in mind that Death usually was the punishment for any kind of infraction against the Mosaic Law. Ancient societies saw people who refused to contribute to the gene pool as a mortal threat to their civilization. They killed them to make sure their ideas, attitudes & behaviors couldn't spread. Not sure how well that actually worked. You can't remove sin from Human nature just be executing a lawbreaker.

Fortunately, we Christians have a new, different covenant with God through Jesus where souls are saved by grace rather than strict adherence to the Law. Besides, no mortal human being could adhere to all 613 commandments in the Mosaic Law. God specifically set it up that way just to show us Humans that we do actually need him in our lives.