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It is moral-not just pagan religious-behaviour that’s in view. These have nothing to do with pagan temples or idolatry, and Christians would recognise that they are still forbidden today. In addition, the surrounding verses describe other forms of sexual sin (such as incest, adultery and bestiality). However, the language used is not that specific-it refers in general terms to lying with a man ‘as with a woman’.
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They therefore suggest these verses do not condemn all homosexual behaviour, but only cultic prostitution connected to pagan temples. Others note that in the Old Testament Law ‘an abomination’ is often used to describe idolatry. Hence, they say, the prohibitions on same-sex sex do not now apply. Sometimes people claim that these verses appear in a book of laws that no Christians think we should follow today. Leviticus 18:22 ‘If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination they shall surely be put to death their blood is upon them’
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Leviticus contains two well-known statements about homosexual activity: ‘You shall not lie with a male as with a woman it is an abomination’ In other words, it was the homosexual nature of their desires, and not just the violent expression of them, that is highlighted in the New Testament. Their desire was to have sex with the men staying with Lot.
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But these angels appeared as men, and the baying crowd outside Lot’s house showed no evidence of knowing they were angelic. Some have suggested that this relates to the fact that the visitors to the city were angelic-Jude references angelic sin earlier in his letter. Jude also highlights the nature of their sexual desires: they pursued ‘unnatural desire’ (literally, unnatural ‘flesh’). They were punished for sexual sin along with the other sins of which they were guilty. Jude makes it clear that their ungodliness involved sexual immorality. What happened at Sodom is clearly meant to be something of a cautionary tale. In the New Testament, Jude adds an important insight: ‘.just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire’ Hence what happens next: the angels warn Lot that judgment is imminent (v.13). But a close look at the text makes it clear that homosexuality was in fact involved.Īlthough the Hebrew word for ‘know’ ( yada) can just mean to ‘get to know’ someone (rather than to ‘know’ them sexually), it is clear from the crowd’s aggression (and Lot’s dreadful attempt at offering them his daughters as an alternative) that they are looking for much more than social acquaintance. This has led some people to wonder if we have read homosexuality into the Genesis narrative, when in fact the real issue was social oppression and injustice. None of these even mentions homosexual conduct. Later parts of the Old Testament accuse Sodom of a range of sins: oppression, adultery, lying, abetting criminals, arrogance, complacency and indifference to the poor. The account describes the men of the city attempting to forcibly have sex with two angelic visitors to the city, who have appeared in the form of men. But is ‘sodomy’ really what Sodom is about? Sodom has become so associated with homosexual conduct that its name was for many years a byword for it. The first two passages that directly mention homosexuality come from the Old Testament, the other three are from the New Testament. We need to understand them if we’re to avoid the twin mistakes of homophobia and thinking God is indifferent about how we use our sexuality. Yet despite its infrequent mention, where the subject does come up, the Bible has some very important things to say about it. It is a surprise to many people to discover that there are only a handful of passages in the Bible that directly mention same-sex relationships. The passages below need to be set in the wider biblical framework of teaching on sex. This article is an exploration of the specific passages that mention homosexual behaviour, but it’s important to remember that God’s blueprint for sexuality is interwoven throughout Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation.