4 And he (Jesus) answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
So God from the beginning made them male and female and Jesus testifies to the truth that this is the created order of things.
As an indirect response: And the "word became flesh". All scripture is the "word" and Jesus is the word made flesh. So all of the revealed word is Jesus. So wether written in Leviticus or Romans they are still the words of Jesus.
The question is the same as it always is. What will you do with the words of Jesus Christ? Will you repent and believe them or will you harden your heart and perish?
I realize the pushback from Christians on homosexuality seems to be such a great focus. I would argue this is more due to a world trying to legalize and normalize something that is contrary to God's character, nature, and created order. If the world (in general) was trying to legalize or normalize lying or murder I would hope the opposition would be just as vocal. For it is written:
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
But if you harden not your heart:
11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
So God from the beginning made them male and female and Jesus testifies to the truth that this is the created order of things.
As an indirect response: And the "word became flesh". All scripture is the "word" and Jesus is the word made flesh. So all of the revealed word is Jesus. So wether written in Leviticus or Romans they are still the words of Jesus.
The question is the same as it always is. What will you do with the words of Jesus Christ? Will you repent and believe them or will you harden your heart and perish?
I realize the pushback from Christians on homosexuality seems to be such a great focus. I would argue this is more due to a world trying to legalize and normalize something that is contrary to God's character, nature, and created order. If the world (in general) was trying to legalize or normalize lying or murder I would hope the opposition would be just as vocal. For it is written:
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
But if you harden not your heart:
11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
If it could be proven beyond doubt that God exists...
and that He is the one spoken of in the Bible...
would you repent of your sins and place your faith in Jesus Christ?