The Bible and Homosexuality

[Miss_Dee]

Can't remember where it is, but there is mention that when a woman has her period, she is to be essentially cast out and exciled until she has stopped bleeding. Also, if a man dies, his brother should lay with his wife.

I read a very interesting article awhile back about the bible's take on homosexuality. It basically points out that thanks to poor translation, the Church has been condemning gay people when they really shouldn't be as it's not a sin worthy of spiritual death. I'll try and track it down and post it here.

[~Trish~]

Interesting post. I do not believe that the laws stated in the above post in Leviticus are to be followed now. Thanks to Jesus dying for us on the cross we no longer live under that law. The Bible actually says in Galatians 3:10-14:

¹⁰ For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse,as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.” ¹¹ Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.” ¹² The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.” ¹³ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” ¹⁴ He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

Jesus became the curse of the law and it died on the cross with Him.

Verses 16-19 go on to say:

¹⁶ The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ. ¹⁷ What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. ¹⁸ For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.
¹⁹ Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come.

The seed HAS come . I really feel that whoever wrote the quoted in the OP hasn't grasped the rest of the Bible? Yes, the church (some of them) has shunned homosexuals. This makes no sense to me, we are ALL sinners so if you can't go to church as a sinner then there would be some empty seats lol! When he walked here on earth Jesus loved everyone without prejudice. He became unpopular with the "Holy" men, but very popular with those He loved. This is how I want to live, I want to love and care for people from all walks of life with no exceptions.

I dunno, I find it hard responding to the quote in the OP. I kinda don't get it . Sorry if I've missed the point.