First, I want to apologize for my fellow (Roman) Catholics, and humans. I know many are just trying to follow their religion the best way they know how. But others use religion as a reason to hate. And neither is correct.
I think people forget that, regardless of what the Bible may say, we are meant to live by the example of Jesus Christ and follow the Ten Commandments. Jesus walked with those no one else would touch. And in the Ten Commandments, no where does it mentions gays.
Examples people use and a way to argue against:
Ex. Leviticus (Any example)
Argument: Leviticus also says that you shouldn't touch lepers. Jesus did that. It says that you shouldn't touch a woman or anything she has touched while she is on her period or after childbirth. I highly doubt many (if any) people follow that.
Ex. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Argument: It has a 'but'! It's not 'gays and everyone else on this list are bad.' It says '...you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.'
Ex. Romans 1:26-28
Argument: It says 'shameless'. They wanted each other and didn't care if others disagreed. God let them do it. It may say God let them do what they shouldn't, but it doesn't really specify what that is.
Ex. 1 Timothy 1:10-11
Argument: First, this isn't even a full sentence. It doesn't specify what happens to the people in that list. It's just a list of people. And second, does anyone really know what 'sound doctrine' is? Exactly what it is? Or what it meant to Timothy?
Ex. Mark 10:6-9
Argument: Adam and Eve were made up! It's a story. And this passage is really about marriage and not separating from your spouse.
Ex. Scripture referring to 'sexual immorality'
Argument: Does anyone know what the actual definition of 'sexual immorality' is? Or what is was back then?
Ex. 1 Corinthians 7:2-5
Argument: What about people who don't get married?
For those who argue that gay marriage isn't lawful because it is meant for procreation, take a look at Luke 23:29:"For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!' "
People who hate gays (or anyone): Look at 1 John 2:9 :"Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness."
1 John 4:8: "Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love."
Remember Romans 13:8-10, which states that you should love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no wrong to a neighbor. It sums up every commandment and God's wishes.
So please, just remember these things when you go to argue for or against something. I, personally, don't believe that God would condemn anyone for following their heart. It may be wrong by my morals for someone to do something, but I am not God. Who am I to judge? As James 4:12 says, "There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?"
~The Blogging Fangirl
I think people forget that, regardless of what the Bible may say, we are meant to live by the example of Jesus Christ and follow the Ten Commandments. Jesus walked with those no one else would touch. And in the Ten Commandments, no where does it mentions gays.
Examples people use and a way to argue against:
Ex. Leviticus (Any example)
Argument: Leviticus also says that you shouldn't touch lepers. Jesus did that. It says that you shouldn't touch a woman or anything she has touched while she is on her period or after childbirth. I highly doubt many (if any) people follow that.
Ex. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Argument: It has a 'but'! It's not 'gays and everyone else on this list are bad.' It says '...you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.'
Ex. Romans 1:26-28
Argument: It says 'shameless'. They wanted each other and didn't care if others disagreed. God let them do it. It may say God let them do what they shouldn't, but it doesn't really specify what that is.
Ex. 1 Timothy 1:10-11
Argument: First, this isn't even a full sentence. It doesn't specify what happens to the people in that list. It's just a list of people. And second, does anyone really know what 'sound doctrine' is? Exactly what it is? Or what it meant to Timothy?
Ex. Mark 10:6-9
Argument: Adam and Eve were made up! It's a story. And this passage is really about marriage and not separating from your spouse.
Ex. Scripture referring to 'sexual immorality'
Argument: Does anyone know what the actual definition of 'sexual immorality' is? Or what is was back then?
Ex. 1 Corinthians 7:2-5
Argument: What about people who don't get married?
For those who argue that gay marriage isn't lawful because it is meant for procreation, take a look at Luke 23:29:"For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!' "
People who hate gays (or anyone): Look at 1 John 2:9 :"Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness."
1 John 4:8: "Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love."
Remember Romans 13:8-10, which states that you should love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no wrong to a neighbor. It sums up every commandment and God's wishes.
So please, just remember these things when you go to argue for or against something. I, personally, don't believe that God would condemn anyone for following their heart. It may be wrong by my morals for someone to do something, but I am not God. Who am I to judge? As James 4:12 says, "There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?"
~The Blogging Fangirl
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