The Bible And Homosexuality
*references are from the New King James translation unless otherwise indicated
- Genesis 1:26-28; Matthew 19:4-6
God’s plan for the sexual relationship is obviously man-woman.
- Genesis 19:1-19; Ezekiel 16:49-50; Jude 7
The abomination of homosexuality was rampant in the twin cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, and God destroyed those cities for their wickedness.
- Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Deuteronomy 23:17
Under the law that God gave to the Israelites, homosexuality was a crime. More than that, it was a capital punishment offense.
- Judges 19:11-30
This passage, from the days when various Judges ruled different parts of Israel, describes a group of homosexuals as “perverted men” (N.K.J.V.) or “sons of Belial” (K.J.V.).
- 1 Kings 14:21-24; 15:9-15; 22:41-46; 2 Kings 22:1-2, 23:7:
The homosexuals who are mentioned in these passages were homosexual, religious prostitutes. These homosexuals played a major role in the worship of false idols. There is a distinct pattern that is seen in these passages. The pattern is:
good king = religious sodomites banished from the land
wicked king = religious sodomites left in the land
- Romans 1:18-32:
In these verses, homosexuality and lesbianism are described as being sins committed by people who have: a knowledge of God (v.18-21), no excuse (v.20), a lack of glorifying God (v.21), a lack of thankfulness (v.21), futile thoughts (v.21), foolish, darkened hearts (v.21-22), a profession of wisdom (v.22), a foolishness about them (v.22), a bent towards idolatry (v.23), unclean, lustful hearts (v.24), dishonored bodies (v.24), an abandonment of the truth (v.25), a worship of self (v.25), vile passions (v.26), a desire to pervert nature (v.26-27), shameful conduct (v.27), a forgetfulness of God (v.28), debased minds (v.28), a love of doing those things which aren’t fitting (v.28), a nature geared towards being ungodly in many other ways (v.29-31), a knowledge of the judgment of God (v.32), a worthiness of death (v.32), and an approval of others who commit the same sins (v.32).
- 1 Corinthians 6:9-11:
The category “homosexuals” (N.K.J.V.) or “effeminate” (K.J.V.) obviously refers to homosexuals. The category “sodomites” (N.K.J.V.) or “abusers of themselves with mankind” (K.J.V.) does as well.
- 1 Timothy 1:8-10: The category “sodomites” (N.K.J.V.) or “them that defile themselves with mankind” (K.J.V.) obviously refers to homosexuals. In these verses, the homosexual is put on the same level as: the lawless, the insubordinate, the ungodly, the sinful, the unholy, the profane, the murderer of a father or a mother, the manslayer, the fornicator, the kidnapper, the liar, the perjurer, and anyone else who is contrary to sound doctrine.