1 Corinthians and 1 Timothy
1 Corinthians and 1 Timothy address exploitation. In 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Paul warns that those who persist in sin will not inherit the kingdom of God. In his list of wrongdoers, he includes two Greek words that connect to some forms of same-sex behaviour. “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom […]
Romans 1:26-27
In Romans 1:26-27, Paul condemns lustful same-sex behaviour between men, and likely between women as well. “Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way, the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one […]
Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13
Leviticus 18:22 prohibits male same-sex intercourse, and Leviticus 20:13 prescribes the death penalty for violators. But Christians have never lived under the Old Testament law. “By calling this covenant ‘new,’ he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.” –Hebrews 8:13 The prohibitions of male same-sex relations in Leviticus […]
Genesis 19:1-13
The story of Sodom and Gomorrah recounts the destruction of two cities by God due to their inhabitants’ extreme wickedness, exemplified by their disregard for hospitality and moral depravity.