Scriptures on homosexuality must be read in context

Most of the scriptures frequently cited by those condemning homosexuality contain an intermingling of what is cultural and what is spiritual, or, said in a different way, between concepts applicable to the time in which the scriptures were written and timeless truths that transcend the passage of time. Not to recognize this reality and to seek delineation between the two types of materials is to invite serious misunderstanding and to mistake transient mores for lasting morality. To study scriptures from the perspective of this concern is to discover that many scriptures used to condemn homosexuality do not, in fact, address the subject at all.
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The above passage is intellectually dishonest Mr.Gaddy. There is no mention in any scripture that it is made of two parts as you suggest. Those are the transient parts and the eternal parts. Much less be able to make that delineation. Again you are bringing in modern interpretation to it. The foremost thing we can do is drop the presumption of inerrancy of scripture. Once we do that it will not require us to participate in the intellectual exercise of tortured rationalization of the filthy vile scripture and we can move on with the zeitgeist. Lets face it these tomes have enshrined bronze age knowledge as some kind of moral & ethical guidance. this has to stop first by the apologists then we can make progress.

We just all be careful when reading scriptures not to inject personal feelings.
That is just what the devil wants you to do in order to confuse the issue and lead you astray.

Jesus is very consistent throughout the old and new testament on the subject.

Take it for what it says: Nothing more, nothing less.

Mark
Always seek the truth.

If you have to take Bible verses into context, what is the worth of the Bible? Deuteronomy and Leviticus are pretty clear about their rules being direct from God and not to be ignored by anyone. I find it hard to believe that religious leaders can say that the Bible is the word of God from one side of their mouth and that it is an ancient document that needs to be taken in the context of 700 BC Judah (or the 70 AD Roman Empire). Cause if its the former, these rules matter, and if its the latter, its no more relevant than the Iliad.

Sure, you can find common human concerns in the Bible, the Iliad, the Epic of Gilgamesh, or the Aeneid, but people back then were pretty messed up to. I think it is a shame that while we allow the 2,000+ of moral evolution to be used when we look at the other great epics, we pretend that the Bible and the Koran and what have you are somehow exempt. The truth is they are just as morally backward as any other contemporary literature from that time: women were chattel, slavery was great, and people with other ideas were not only evil, but doomed. Frankly, now that we can all read the Bible, the message of love suffers when you read about how awesome King David is in one passage, and how he is just a murder and rapist in another, or how awesome Jesus is in one, and how he condemns everyone to eternal suffering for not listening to him in another.

gsys that have the means go over to foreign countries and purchase young boys for there sickness.
Posted by: crhoadstwo

Um, straight people also go to foreign countries to purchase sex with minors. Does that make being straight wrong? No. It just makes sex with minors wrong, regardless of the genders of the farker and the farkee.
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all of this and worse is to be expected in the last days. clearly the hour is very late. it is this behavior of man that will cause GOD to loose his patience and to direct his anger toward sin that will bring about a great tribulation. Jesus,any time your ready!
Posted by: crhoadstwo

Surely with all the people being killed in his name, your god has bigger issues to worry about than what consenting adults do with their naughty bits.

@crhoadstwo

Yes Jesus, any time you're ready. Haven't you people been waiting for two thousand years?
It hasn't sunk in yet has it... he's not coming.

wow! the very dark sun glasses this guy must wear! is he so excepting of nambla. gsys that have the means go over to foreign countries and purchase young boys for there sickness. all of this and worse is to be expected in the last days. clearly the hour is very late. it is this behavior of man that will cause GOD to loose his patience and to direct his anger toward sin that will bring about a great tribulation. Jesus,any time your ready!

No, Reverend Gaddy, scriptures alluding to homosexuality (which are mentioned at least eight times in the Bible) are not written to take into context. You are being led astray because God specifically forbids homosexuality, and He hasn't changed His mind just because human society has. The reason Christians don't want homosexuality to be part of society is because they don't want to be associated with something God abhors. You should know this as a supposed leader in a Christian sect. But unfortunately you are now leading others astray by teaching that we should all accept homosexuality because it's being good citizens and Christians. We are to love our neighbor and hate the sin. What that means is we love our neighbors, but we still don't pass legislation that degrades the human race.

This is a very well written and articulated article...thank you for sharing.

Rev. Gaddy: "To study scriptures from the perspective of this concern is to discover that many scriptures used to condemn homosexuality do not, in fact, address the subject at all....[M]any religious leaders in this country continue to ignore civil rights concerns for all people in order to promote their message based on religious bias for some people. This is neither good citizenship nor good religion."

Rev, are you SURE you're Baptist?