What Does The Bible Say About Homosexuality?
God loves everyone. He sends the rain on the just and unjust. It is not His will that any should perish. In fact 2 Peter 3:9 says “The Lord … is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” That is why God gave us laws. He wants us to be happy and so He corrects us when we stray from the straight path.
Here is what the Bible says about homosexuality and lesbianism:
Bible laws against homosexuality or lesbianism
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.”
Deuteronomy 23:17 “There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.”
What did the Bible say was the penalty?
Let us reread 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.”
The great irony is that those who follow the homosexual lifestyle say that they have to follow their burning passions and yet we see that the penalty for Sodom and Gomorrha was burning by fire! (See Genesis 19; 2 Peter 2:6) 1 Corinthians 6:9 hints that hell-fire is the reward for those that give in to these unnatural burning passions.
Does God view homosexuality and lesbianism as just an alternative lifestyle?
Well, we have already seen that there is a grave penalty for following the path of homosexuality and lesbianism God adds that such behavior is an “abomination.”
Leviticus 18:22 “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.”
1 Kings 14:24 “And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.” (See also 1 Kings 15:12; 1 Kings 22:46
Here are the descriptions that God gives of homosexuality and lesbianism in His Word:
(1) An abomination (Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; 1 Kings 14:24)
(2) A dishonor (Romans 1:24)
(3) Uncleanness (Romans 1:24) They “defile themselves” (1 Timothy 1:10).
(4) Vile affections (Romans 1:26)
(5) Against nature (Romans 1:26) (God should know. He created us).
(6) Unseemly (Romans 1:27)
(7) An error (Romans 1:27)
(8) Contrary to sound doctrine (1 Timothy 1:10).
(9) Condemned (2 Peter 2:6)
What about those who are proud to be gay?
Isaiah 3:9 “The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.”
Does the Bible say anything about effeminate men?
1 Corinthians 6:9 “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.”
Has God changed His stance concerning homosexuals and lesbians?
No, he has not. We have seen that even in the New Testament God was against this behavior. 2 Peter 2:6, in the New Testament, adds that God made an example of Sodom and Gomorrha for allm those who come AFTER.
“And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly.”
Romans 1:24-27, speaking of those who stubbornly cling to creature-worship rather Creator-worship says:
“24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 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:
27 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.”
1 Timothy 1:9,10 adds “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.”
How can homosexuals and lesbians change?
Matthew 19:26 “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.”
Never doubt the power of the gospel to change and transform lives.
Ezekiel 36:26 “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.”
What if some hormonal treatment is needed?
It is no denial of faith if something has to be used in addition to prayer. We see it all through the Bible. If some hormonal treatment is needed herbs and not chemicals are required.
Psalm 104:14 “He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth.”
It has always God’s intention that medicine must come directly from nature. We see that clearly even in the last book of the Bible.
Revelation 22:2 “In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
There is hope and help for the homosexual and lesbian community once they follow God’s plan described in His Word and allow Him to transform them into the people He designs us all to be. None can change themselves by themselves. With God all things are possible.
Here is what the Bible says about homosexuality and lesbianism:
Bible laws against homosexuality or lesbianism
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.”
Deuteronomy 23:17 “There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.”
What did the Bible say was the penalty?
Let us reread 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.”
The great irony is that those who follow the homosexual lifestyle say that they have to follow their burning passions and yet we see that the penalty for Sodom and Gomorrha was burning by fire! (See Genesis 19; 2 Peter 2:6) 1 Corinthians 6:9 hints that hell-fire is the reward for those that give in to these unnatural burning passions.
Does God view homosexuality and lesbianism as just an alternative lifestyle?
Well, we have already seen that there is a grave penalty for following the path of homosexuality and lesbianism God adds that such behavior is an “abomination.”
Leviticus 18:22 “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.”
1 Kings 14:24 “And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.” (See also 1 Kings 15:12; 1 Kings 22:46
Here are the descriptions that God gives of homosexuality and lesbianism in His Word:
(1) An abomination (Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; 1 Kings 14:24)
(2) A dishonor (Romans 1:24)
(3) Uncleanness (Romans 1:24) They “defile themselves” (1 Timothy 1:10).
(4) Vile affections (Romans 1:26)
(5) Against nature (Romans 1:26) (God should know. He created us).
(6) Unseemly (Romans 1:27)
(7) An error (Romans 1:27)
(8) Contrary to sound doctrine (1 Timothy 1:10).
(9) Condemned (2 Peter 2:6)
What about those who are proud to be gay?
Isaiah 3:9 “The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.”
Does the Bible say anything about effeminate men?
1 Corinthians 6:9 “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.”
Has God changed His stance concerning homosexuals and lesbians?
No, he has not. We have seen that even in the New Testament God was against this behavior. 2 Peter 2:6, in the New Testament, adds that God made an example of Sodom and Gomorrha for allm those who come AFTER.
“And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly.”
Romans 1:24-27, speaking of those who stubbornly cling to creature-worship rather Creator-worship says:
“24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 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:
27 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.”
1 Timothy 1:9,10 adds “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.”
How can homosexuals and lesbians change?
Matthew 19:26 “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.”
Never doubt the power of the gospel to change and transform lives.
Ezekiel 36:26 “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.”
What if some hormonal treatment is needed?
It is no denial of faith if something has to be used in addition to prayer. We see it all through the Bible. If some hormonal treatment is needed herbs and not chemicals are required.
Psalm 104:14 “He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth.”
It has always God’s intention that medicine must come directly from nature. We see that clearly even in the last book of the Bible.
Revelation 22:2 “In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
There is hope and help for the homosexual and lesbian community once they follow God’s plan described in His Word and allow Him to transform them into the people He designs us all to be. None can change themselves by themselves. With God all things are possible.