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Originally Posted by houston
Most of us would agree that homosexuality is a sin. Other than "the bible says so." Why is it a
Sin?
I have been talking to a kid for a few days. He is gay and has been looking for a church. Today he asked why it's wrong for him to be gay. Why is it wrong for him to love a man.
Other than "the bible says so" I didn't have an answer, so I haven't replied.
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Scripture employs the motif of marriage, which it defines as being between one man and one woman (
Gen 2:24), as the most intimate example or likeness of the relationship Christ has with his Church (
Eph 5:23-27). And it is only within the context of lifelong monogamous, heterosexual marriage that Scripture sanctions sexual intimacy, precisely because of what marriage represents: Christ's union with his Bride.
Any other sexual relations- even between heterosexuals- which falls outside this context is not reflective of that relationship, and is therefore, not considered holy (
Heb 13:4).
Ultimately, this still comes down to "because the Bible says so", but Scripture's reasoning is more than simply an arbitrary command by God.
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