What Does The Bible Say About Homosexuality?

I found this article very helpful. I am dealing with a bi-sexual daughter and am trying to understand he views along with mine. Thankyou for this information and answers.

The old testament was full of things that seemed ludicrous to us, but they were told to the people because they were in a state where they needed STRICT moral Guidance. They were Very quick to condemn their belief in God after misfortunes and to give in to their OWN vices. The whole point of LOVING God is not to put yourself as the head of your life and actions, but to TRUST ALL to God instead. To put him above all else in your life. LITERALLY!!! To denounce yourself, and declare HIM as your ruler!!! This is the message that we should get from the humility of Jesus! He was king of kings but spent company with prostitutes and lepers. Anyway, those in the old testament had a weak resolve for God and could not put him before themselves without strict moral codes. After the death and rise of Jesus, this was no longer to be the case BECAUSE HE TOOK ON OUR SINS. NOW WE HAD TO FOCUS ON LOVE!!!. It now meant that despite those rules we received, its our turn to control our destiny, will we humble ourselves and all of our needs and wants ( all our Poison Ivy Itches, as mentioned in a previous comment) to him or do we ignore him as our creator and make ourselves our own rulers?? The devil wont care if you worship evil, what he really wants is for us to worship ourselves!! That’s what sin really is!! Worshiping ourselves and ignoring God!! Sin is being selfish, rather than self-less as Jesus was!! So homosexuality is a sin to the Christian God because it lets us do whatever WE feel like rather than what our loving God Wants best for us! It does not mean, however, that all homosexuals will be those in hell!! It means we were AAAAAAALLLLLLLL going to hell, but through Jesus’ conquering of death, and through OUR acceptance of him, we can be saved instead. Face it!! WE ARE ALL SELFISH ALL THE TIME,WE ALL IGNORE GOD AND PUT OURSELVES FIRST, SUBSEQUENTLY ALWAYS SINNING!!!!!! NO MATTER THE SIN BECAUSE THEY ALL HOLD THE SAME WEIGHT AND WE ALL FACE THE WAGES AS DEATH!!! If God weighed sins as which were heavies, those who hate and condemn homosexuals in the name of Christianity would probably suffer through hell ONE HUNDRED TIMES WORSE than homosexuals. Because like the article says, no matter what… no matter who… no matter what we don’t agree with, we are SUPPOSED TO LOVE GOD AND THEN LOVE EACH OTHER!!!! Its more important than who’s gay!

That’s what we have been talking about in my girls bible study group and I feel that we all need to realize its not about what I think or what you think to be true, its about what GOD says to be the ultimate truth and only through Jesus can any of us be saved from our SIN.

Just a correction to my statement to Tever – I meant to say YOUR argument. I am heterosexual.

I thank God for conviction and there is a whole lot of conviction going on! Jesus is the Truth, The Way and The Life! Homosexuality is a sin and that won’t ever change! You can lie all you want and try to sugar coat it, but you will never change God’s mind! It is not worth arguing with someone who has a reprobate mind! You can’t mix your ways with God’s ways and make it alright! The only thing we could do is love them and let God deal with them! You can’t say that you are full of the holy spirit and then say that it is ok to be gay! What do you think Sodom and Gomorrah was all about? Leviticus 18:22 .. 22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. Jude 7 .. 7 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.
Don’t be afraid to preach His Word……John 1:5
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
Matthew 7:6
“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces…..(not people) but the demons who are influencing them! Ephesians 6:12
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Gay Marriage, Scripture and Providing for the Common Defense
By Chad Pergram Thursday, May 10, 2012
http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2012/05/10/gay-marriage-scripture-and-providing-common-defense

Which of these things is not like the others?
The construction of an East Coast ballistic missile shield Aid for Pakistani counterterrorism efforts Gay marriage Health care for military retirees The Pentagon’s budget The fate of Air National Guard planes
President Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage dominated Beltway chatter Wednesday afternoon.
The House Armed Services Committee labored throughout the day Wednesday and into the wee hours of Thursday morning, crafting a massive Pentagon funding measure. But the heat yielded by the gay marriage issue was so incandescent that it cauterized traditional military topics and spurred the feistiest debate of the marathon session.
Most of these lengthy Armed Services meetings are sprinkled with discussions about MRAPs, JDAMs, engines for the Joint Strike Fighter and troop rotations.
But the colloquy about providing for the common defense of the United States devolved into a debate about stoning, sin, parsonical rights, “gayness” and canonical interpretations of the Old Testament.
Perhaps as Sun Tzu said, “all warfare is based on deception.”
The wrangling started over two amendments designed to curb the impact of gay marriage on the periphery of the armed services.
Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS) concocted a provision which would ban the performance of same-sex marriage ceremonies on military installations. A “conscience clause” forged by Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) would allow military chaplains to refuse to wed gay and lesbian couples.
This comes just months after Congress formally ended the military’s 18-year policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT).” DADT barred gay and lesbian service members from identifying themselves as such and prohibited the armed forces from inquiring about the sexual orientation of those serving the nation.
“The president has repealed Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and is using the military as a prop to promote his gay agenda,” declared Akin.
Palazzo’s amendment was up first Wednesday night.
“Many in Congress heard from a great deal of soldiers that homosexuality is morally wrong,” Palazzo said.
Palazzo’s amendment didn’t sit well with Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the leading Democrat on the House Armed Services panel.
“This certainly insults gay and lesbian members serving in our military,” Smith said. “Members of this committee are looking to turn back the clock and find new ways to discriminate against gay and lesbian service members.”
But those barbs were just the warm-up for the back-and-forth over Akin’s amendment which aimed to protect military clergy.
“People are being asked to do things that they don’t agree with,” argued Akin.
Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ) asserted that Akin’s amendment “does much more mischief than it prevents.”
Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) suggested that Akin’s idea was “inviting” a discriminatory treatment of gay and lesbian service members.
“I don’t think that’s something we want to encourage,” said Davis.
Akin countered that the conscience protections were essential “because some of the changes have put a lot of stress in the military.”
But Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) took particular issue with Akin’s amendment. In addition to giving protection to chaplains, Akin’s effort shields service members morally opposed to homosexuality.
Sanchez posed a hypothetical scenario to her colleagues about the consequences service members might face if they didn’t, as she put it, “believe in ‘gayness.’”
Her use of the word “gayness” triggered chortles from the audience and raised the eyebrows of lawmakers and Congressional aides alike, stationed on the hearing room dais.
Sanchez then dipped into an interpretation of the Scriptures.
“Let’s just say I read the Bible and it says gays should be killed. Stoned,” Sanchez began.
Lawmakers who were slumped in their chairs suddenly sat up, ram-rod straight. Those listening to the proceedings, leafing through copies of Roll Call set the publications aside. Reporters posted in the back of the hearing room began pecking feverishly on laptop keyboards. Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL) and other GOP members shot steely glances at Sanchez and demanded doctrinal clarification from the Bible.
Moments later, Sanchez quoted Scripture.
“If you read Leviticus 20:13, it says man must be put to death if man has sexual relations with not a woman,” Sanchez said.
“That’s the Old Testament,” protested Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA).
“It’s the Bible!” shot back Sanchez.
Scott then blasted Sanchez, declaring he was “taken aback by those comments.” She tried to get a word in edgewise, inquiring if the Georgia Republican would yield.
“I am not yielding any more time to you,” snapped Scott. “I have heard enough.”
For the record, Leviticus 20:13 in the King James version of the Bible reads “If a man lies with mankind, as he lies with a woman, but of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.”
The committee voted in favor of Palazzo’s amendment, 37-26. The panel also adopted Akin’s amendment, 36-25.
While the gay marriage debate grew testy during head-on exchanges in the Armed Services Committee, many lawmakers either ignored the president’s announcement. Or at the very least, tried to tiptoe around it.
“My personal belief is that marriage is between a man and a woman,” declared Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) in a statement. “But in a civil society, I believe that people should be able to marry whomever they want, and it’s no business of mine if two men or two women want to get married. The idea that following two, loving, committed people to marry would have any impact on my life, which or on my family’s life always struck me as absurd.”
In an interview with Gerri Willis of Fox Business Network, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) echoed Reid.
“I have always believed that marriage was between a man and a woman,” Boehner said. “But Republicans here on Capitol Hill are focused on the economy.”
In short, most lawmakers would rather not weigh-in on the gay marriage debate. But perhaps it’s no surprise the isuue reared its head in the House Armed Services Committee. After all, the military’s wrestled with its policies addressing homosexuality and gender orientation for nearly 20 years now. And it may now be as old hat as conversations about Apache helicopters and Virginia Class submarines.

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY?
http://www.bible.com/bibleanswers_result.php?id=246

We realize that this subject can be a very difficult one to address. Furthermore, as hate crimes specifically committed against homosexuals occur, many feel that this issue shouldn’t be addressed at all for fear of only adding to the hostile environment that many homosexuals face. Despite the cultural climate in which we live, this issue must be addressed according to the Word of God. God’s laws are always for our good, although man may see them as restricting. In the end, only obedience to the Word of God can bring true freedom. We address this issue out of God’s love for the homosexual to bless and help him.
Much of our society has embraced many perverted sexual practices that are considered in the Bible as abominations to God. Homosexuality is among the list of deviate or abnormal sexual practices however, there are many other practices that can be included as well. Pornography, pedophilia, prostitution, bestiality, oral sex, phone sex and computer virtual reality sex, just to name a few of them.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (NIV): “Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters, nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”
Although the Bible doesn’t detail each and every one of these sinful acts, it does clearly speak out about many of them. Any deviation from God’s original plan for sex between a married man and woman is still a sin in God’s eyes. The main reason we call these things perverted is because they are unnatural and scripture clearly tells us those who do such things are committing abominations. Leviticus 18:22 (KJV): “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind it is abomination.”
Homosexuality is also referred to as the sin of sodomy. This reference comes from an account in the Bible of two exceedingly wicked cities, Sodom and Gomorrah, which the Lord destroyed. Sodom was known for its rampant homosexuality and unrestrained sexual lust, as well as other sins such as arrogance, haughtiness, and disregard for the poor. When the Lord sent angels to warn Lot who lived in the city that it was about to be destroyed, the men of the city actually wanted to rape the angels! Genesis 13:13: “But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.”
In the Old Testament the penalty for this sin was severe. 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.” Today the penalty of death comes in the form of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. It also brings death to the soul and spirit of man because the life of God is pushed out by indulging in something that is an abomination to God. God wants to deliver all who are trapped in this unholy practice and He will if anyone calls out to Him with a sincere heart.
We certainly acknowledge that AIDS has broken out of the homosexual community, and now, many innocent people are suffering with this disease through no fault of their own. However, the intent of the above statement is not directed to those who have innocently contracted this disease, but rather to the sinners who are spreading it. A comparison could be made to those who smoke. Smokers are opening themselves up for lung cancer; however, the people who are subjected to breathing the smoke second-hand are also subject to this disease. The person who willfully smokes is guilty of destroying their own bodies, but should those who are forced to live in the environment of the smoke, get lung cancer, they are not guilty of this sin. When we teach that smoking causes lung cancer, we are not judging or condemning those who innocently get lung cancer from breathing second-hand smoke. It is simply a true fact that smoking can cause lung cancer.
The same is true of AIDS. A homosexual life style increases the risk of that person contracting AIDS. There is no condemnation or judgment against those who innocently contract this disease through no fault of their own (for instance, through blood transfusions.) However, since AIDS is most prevalent in the homosexual community, we need to warn people of the dangers of homosexuality, so that AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases are not spread to the rest of society, as now, many heterosexuals have contracted these diseases too, through unfaithful partners.
Romans 1:24-32: 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 forever. 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 recompense of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
These scriptures clearly state that these vile affections of men lusting for other men (gay men) or women lusting for other women (lesbians) are not the natural affections God created men and women to have for one another. Let me say here that God loves all homosexuals! However, He hates the deeds of homosexuality because they are sinful. God did not create any human being as a homosexual. They are not born that way, just as murderers are not born that way. However, these spirits can be transmitted to children, especially if someone who had this demonic spirit seduced or raped a child–or even if they were close to gay people. These demons can also be imparted to others through unholy sexual acts.
People become homosexuals because they yield to abnormal acts or lust. It is through some source that they have received a demonic spirit that drives them to their lust. Viewing evil videos or pornographic books is a way of opening the door for Satan to give one an evil, perverse spirit. Though people are not born as homosexuals, the Bible does say all human beings are born with a sin nature. If we yield to the evils of our flesh it will lead to our destruction not only in this life, but in the life to come. However, through faith in Jesus Christ and His death on the cross we can break the hold that sin has upon us. We do not have to yield to the old fleshy nature but we can now overcome evil temptations and live our lives controlled by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Sex is God’s idea and its purpose is not only for procreation, but also for recreation and the development of a deep relationship between man and woman. Nothing is wrong or dirty about sex when it is engaged in the bonds of marriage as the Lord commanded in the Bible. However, when perversions are committed inside the marriage relationship, this can be sinful also. God made man and woman and brought them together “face to face.” Oral sex is of homosexual origin that replaces the normal “face to face” relationship God intended in a marriage. The Bible describes the sex act in Song of Solomon Chapter 4. In this chapter it speaks of this “face to face” relationship by describing looking into his lover’s eyes and kissing his lover’s lips and fondling his lover’s breasts. Oral sex is not normal or natural as it is an unclean act.
No one has to live in bondage with an abnormal life of homosexuality nor any other abnormal behavior. No one has to be controlled by pornography. No one has to have evil thoughts plague their minds. There is a way out through what Jesus has done for us. He loves sinners and wants to free us from any evil practices. He will empower those who cry out for deliverance to get free and stay free. Here are the steps you must take to get free:
(1.) Make a total commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ. Be willing to turn your life completely over to the will of God and yield to His plan for your life. This means you must be willing to do anything, go anywhere and give up any thing as He leads. Remember, God will never lead you to do anything that is not in agreement with the Bible. You can trust God. He created you and has a better plan for your life.
(2.) Your must pray and read your Bible daily. You must study and apply the Word of God to overcome Satan’s attacks. The way that you resist the attacks of the devil is by quoting the Word of God to him. When the devil came to tempt Jesus, He simply quoted the Word to him. Good praise tapes will also be of a great help when you are tempted. Put one on and start singing along with it.
(3.) You must pray for and seek out a strong Bible believing group of Holy Spirit filled people. You will need their help and fellowship. As you humble yourself and seek help, the Lord will deliver you. Ask God to lead you to someone that can pray the prayer of deliverance for you, as you probably will need to be set free from a demon. You should also seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit as you will need His power to get free and to remain free.
(4.) You must cut off all sources and relationships that would lead you back into sin. The Bible tells us to flee fornication (sexual sins). You must get out of any corrupt entanglements, or areas that you know will be a temptation to you. If you have been hooked on internet pornography subscribe to an Internet Service Provider that will filter out the pornography for you. Destroy all evil books and videos.
(5.) Should you slip or fall back occasionally, repent and get right back up and go on with God. Do not allow the devil to condemn you once you have repented. Put your sin under the blood of Jesus. He will strengthen you and you will win this battle because of the Lord’s promise to you. Remember, He loves you and is there to help you. Run to Him when you get in trouble, never run from Him. He will not ever give up on you! We too, will be standing with you for your total healing and deliverance. Philippians 1:6: “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
(6.) You must forgive everyone that has ever hurt you. You can only do this through the power of God. You must by a simple act of your will voice the forgiveness and then the Lord will give you the feeling of forgiveness. This may be a while in coming but just keep forgiving when you think of any wrong that has been done to you. The Lord will give you His love for those people who have wronged you.
PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE
Finally we want to pray for you right now if you need it:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come to you in the mighty name of Jesus and we ask that you touch this one right now, first of all with your love and forgiveness. Lord, wash their sins away. Wash away all the uncleanness and guilt. Lord we ask you to free them right now from the powers of darkness.
Now, we speak to Satan and his demons and we command them to leave in the name of Jesus! Satan, this one is no longer under your power. The blood of Jesus has set them free! We resist you and you must flee! This one belongs to God and you have no more authority over them! Be gone!
Dear Lord, thank you that you have set this one free and we are believing that you will lead them to the right people that will help them to walk out this deliverance. We break every chain of iniquity over their life and cancel every evil word that has been spoken against them. We declare they will walk in your victory and that you will enable them to do it. Lord, fill them with your Holy Sprit and guide them in the ways of God! We speak blessing and success to them. Most of all, we pray that they will feel your love for them right now. We ask this all in the precious name of Jesus. Amen.
If you need further help, email us or you can get help from the ministries listed below: (Please go to these links so you do not have to struggle with this issue alone.)
Exodus International: http://www.exodus-international.org/
This is an international organization with ministries around the world to help the homosexual.
Desert Streams: http://www.desertstream.org
This is a California-based Christian organization which offers programs for people seeking sexual and relational wholeness and healing.
An Affair of the Mind by Laurie Hall
If you are struggling with this problem there is an excellent book that could be of help to you. Published by Focus On The Family and written from the first-hand perspective of a wife whose husband was addicted to pornography for over 20 years, this powerful book delves deep into many facets of sexual addiction. The principles in this book, if applied, can save any marriage and restore even those who are most bound to sexual addiction. The author shares candidly of her struggles as she sought the Lord for the salvation of her marriage and restoration of her husband. The things she learned from the Holy Spirit along the way will minister to every person who reads the book. It will help both husbands and wives.

God have mercy on all your souls. For truly all of you need it. Everyone is so hypocritical, you sit their saying being gay is wrong, that im wrong, and yet divorce is fine and Britney Spears’s 55 hour marriage is ok in the eyes of God, because it was between a man and woman. Tell me how does that make any sense. Personally im gay, bi and straight. I believe in love, so long as i love the person i dont care what gender they are. My Lord and Savior tought us to love everyone. I dont hookup, nor do i have sex with random strangers, but if i truly love someone how is consummating that love and connecting to God through that, wrong in any way. God and Jesus loves everyone on this Earth even if you are gay, atheist, or anything else. And only God can condem people for anything, so dont condemn others. Jesus died to forgive our sins, he forgave us so why cant you? Now im really religious and i pray at least once a day if not more. I feel the Holy Spirit and God’s love within me, and its an amazing thing to know that no matter what whenever i need to i can turn to him and he will always be there to stop the hurt and ease the confusion and pain. The greatist thing that God gave us is to just love and be loved in return. May God guide you and keep you.