Corinthians Should Be Condemned

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should be condemned. The sin Paul criticizes is not homosexuals as a whole, but the sins of prostitution, idolatry, and other pagan practices. 1 Corinthians 6:9 is infinitely easier to explain, tying in to Romans 1:26-27, it says, “Do you not know that the unjust will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers nor boy prostitutes nor sodomites” (1 Cor. 6:9 NAB). This verse has little to no reason to be cited in the homosexuality debate. Like Paul’s Romans verse, what is being condemned here is young prostitution, men engaging in sex with young boys, and sex before marriage (fornication). This is not the homosexuality being debated in modern times, but instead the homosexuality Paul …show more content…

Homosexuality is no exception. Twisted enough, and mistranslated enough, the Bible can create grounds for many opinions, however far out they may seem. What is important to understand is the fact that not a single person is completely rid of bias. The opinions of important figures, from preacher to presidential hopeful, are influenced by more than just the Bible. Culturalism plays a huge role, if not the largest role, in creating popular opinion when it comes to the Conservative Christian community and topics such as homosexuality. There are over 30000 verses in the Bible, yet only seven verses are believed to mention homosexuality, and of these, all seven have explanations as to why viewing them as God’s hatred of homosexuals is wrong and even ignorant is some cases. Conservative Christians used the Bible to justify slavery decades ago. Now they use it to justify the hatred of homosexuality. While the fault does not lie with each individual Conservative Christian, the community, and particularly its leaders, are responsible for recognizing the effects of culturalism and the influence exerted by religious leaders. Until the community takes responsibility for it, there will be no change when it comes to homosexuality, or future controversial

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