Quote of the Week: '49 Percent Says Homosexual Behavior Is Morally Wrong'

In my rant to auradawn, I failed to mention my stance on the issue of homosexuality. I believe the Bible is the inerrant word of God. It is both literal and figurative. The books that are figurative are written using figurative literary devices, such as similes, metaphors, and personification. Such books include the books of poetry and the books of prophecy. However, the books that are literal are the books that do not use literary devices - otherwise, they would be figurative. Lack of literary devices prevents these books from being interpreted figuratively; doing so would be a misuse of the language, something not even permissible in Standard American English or any other languages. That being said, at least four of the books that address homosexuality do not use figurative literary devices; therefore, they are not figurative. These books are literal books. They are meant to be taken as such. Leviticus 18 is explicit in God's stance on homosexuality. "Thou shall not lie with mankind as with womankind; this is an abomination." There are NO figurative devices in this language. Lev. 23 goes on to give the punishment for such behavior. "...they shall be put to death; their blood shall be on their own heads." Again, there is NO figurative device in this language. Romans 1 repeats this, as does 1 Corinthians and Jude. Similarly, the same way these books do NOT use figurative language, neither do the gospels (outside of Jesus' parables). Yet, many of us still profess that His death, burial, and resurrection were literal acts, which is expected since those passages do NOT use figurative language. If we accept those passages as truth based on their use of literal language, we must do the same with the mandates regarding homosexuality. Otherwise, we are being partial, unfair and hypocritical. The Bible condemns homosexuality, going as far as to say that those who practice it WILL die and are worthy of their punishment. Instead of denying this and rejecting this (for those of us who claim to believe the Bible) we must pray for homosexuals, love them as we are called to love our neighbors, and give them God's truth in love. We must also be thankful for God's grace over our lives and share the Good News with people who are seeking the love of a Savior but don't know how to get it. We must not lie to homosexuals because when we know the truth and deny it, it is better that we never knew it at all. We are lukewarm, and Jesus will spew us out of His mouth. Bottom line: we were created to love, honor, and glorify a holy righteous God Who hates sin. Homosexuality is a sin (amongst others) and God finds it abominable. We are not here for ourselves. When we want to make the rules, we can go and create our own planet. Until then, God, the Creator of this planet said it is a sin and people who practice it will die. He makes the rules. He is right, and honestly, that's all that matters.

sweetie21783 of DC 9:00PM October 18, 2009