Essay On Does The Bible Really Condemn Homosexuality

The topic of homosexuality has driven debates for many years. There are so many issues and talking points to discuss about the whole idea in general. And while some ideas are very hard to take a side on, I believe a side should be taken. So here are some ideas that I believe the church should take in and follow.

Does the Bible really condemn homosexuality?

Yes, I do believe that the Bible does condemn, or disapprove of homosexuality. In the beginning God created both male and female and he says to them in Genesis 1:28, “Be fruitful and multiply…”. If God wanted two people of the same sex to be with one another, then I believe that He would have made it that way from the beginning.

Another reason is that there are many other verses in the

I believe that experiencing that is a sin because again, that is not the way that God intended or intends it to be. Romans 1:26 says, “ Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones.”(NIV) In the next verses it goes on to say that the men did the same thing. Many people argue that this is only taking about having sexual relations and not talking about attraction. As I do think it is talking about sexual relations, I also believe this is talking about experiencing same-sex attraction because at the beginning of the verse it says, “God gave them over to shameful lusts.” The main message that this verse has is that same sex attraction and homosexuality are not natural. They are not the way God intended things to be. As Paul says in Colossians 3:5, “Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.”(ESV) He is saying that the things he mentioned are not from God. They are earthly desires that come from our sinful nature and need to be put to death. That is why I believe experiencing same-sex attraction is a