Originally posted March 12, 2012 1:33 AM.

NOTE: I beg you, my readers, to read this article carefully and with deep consideration. You may disagree with my reasonings, and my conclusions, but please know that I have made every effort to offer a thorough and thought-out argument here. In no way am I going to insult or condemn anyone who is gay or who supports LGBT. My goal here is to paint an explanation of what the Bible says about homosexuality and about judging others (which is often claimed just because someone is against homosexuality). If you have any disagreements with me here, please, please ask me questions so I might offer clarification if I can. Please offer your explanations for why you may disagree, too. We might not come to any resolution, but at least this may help keep the peace. If I offer a rebuttal to your comments, know that I’ll offer the same respect I ask of you. I’ll address what is said and will never make this a personal attack.

PART ONE: MAKING JUDGMENTS
Before I explain just why the Bible is against homosexuality, I need to explain a very important point that both Christians and non-Christians often misinterpret regarding the very tense issue of “judgment”. I begin here because so often many pro-gay advocates and/or Bible critics cite the first part of Jesus’ instruction, but fail to read the rest of His following message. So, if you wouldn’t mind, follow with me.

In Matthew 7, Jesus warns His listeners, “Do not judge, and you will not be judged” (verse 1, NLT, italics mine). This is where many people stop, concluding that Jesus is saying to never judge. However, Jesus extrapolates His meaning by adding these oft-referenced points: “For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye yet when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye?” (verses 2-4, NLT).

Clearly, Jesus is pointing out that if we are going to judge someone else for what they do, we, too, will be judged equally. If we say that pre-marital sex is wrong, then, obviously, we had better not be engaging in it, ourselves! Verse 5 begins with Jesus responding to such behavior with, “Hypocrite!” and rightly so. In other words, the point about judging others is not that we ought not to judge others, but that we ought to judge without a contradicting heart. If we are not living right, how can we rightly address another’s problems?  Continue reading →