Old Testament References:

• Deuteronomy 29:17-26 -- Idolatry and images to false gods.
• Deuteronomy 32:15-38 -- Idolatry, Apathy, Sacrifice to demons.
• Isaiah 1:2-23 -- Forsaking God, Showing Contempt to God, Murder, greed, theft, rebellion, covetousness.
• Isaiah 3:8-15 -- Mistreating the poor.
• Isaiah 3:8-23 -- Oppression, Discrimination, Arrogance.
• Jeremiah 23:10-14 -- Adultery, lying by priests and prophets.
• Jeremiah 49:16-18 -- Pride of the heart.
• Jeremiah 50:2-40 -- Idolatry and pride.
• Lamentations 4:3-6 -- Cruelty and failure to care for the young and poor.
• Ezekiel 16:49-50 -- "Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good."
• Amos 4:1-11 -- Oppression and mistreating the poor.
• Zephaniah 2:8 -- Pride.

    

New Testament References:

• Matthew 10:14-15 --Inhospitality.
• Luke 10:10-12 -- Inhospitality.
• Luke 17:26-29 -- No specific sins mentioned.
• 2 Peter 2:6 -- Living after ungodliness.
• Jude 1:7-8 -- Fornication after strange ("other") flesh. (Could be related to Genesis 6:1-2)

This list can be found in part at Whosoever

    

Romans 1:18-32:

*In Romans 1:18-32, The passage is clearly speaking of homosexual acts. This may at first appear to be an admission that homosexuality is not acceptable to God, but in the context, the passage makes no such blanket condemnation. In the context of this passage, Paul is exposing the practice of the pagan rites of fertility, common in Rome and throughout the known world of the time. Paul's concern was that the participants were not predominantly homosexuals, but heterosexuals participating in homosexual acts.

The people Paul is describing, who are involved in this temple cult worship, have some very distinct characteristics.

• First, they have rejected the knowledge of God (verse 20).
• Second, they do not glorify God or acknowledge his provision for them and their hearts and minds have become "darkened" (verse 21).
• Third, they have exchanged the glory of God for idolatry (verses 22-23).
• Fourth, they degrade one another through promiscuous sexual acts (verse 24).
• Fifth, they have believed lies, serving created things and not the Creator (verse 25).
• Sixth, they have exchanged their own "natural" sexuality for the "unnatural" (verses 26-27).
• Seventh, they have depraved minds that promote unbridled lawlessness (verses 28-32).

These are very specific characteristics and while there may be many who fit these descriptions today, this does not describe the modern mainstream homosexual community and for sure does not even come close in describing those gay men and women who are believers, serving the Lord. The problem here is that many church-goers cannot see the difference between what Paul is describing here and committed loving relationships. There is a big difference.

*The full article can be found at Dispelling the Myth. There you will find much more in depth coverage of this.

    

Closing Thoughts:

Read my thoughts and Scripture Verses that show us how We as GLBT can Come to the Father.

    

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