An appeal to emotion here, not to Scripture or sound reasoning.
Scripture consistently condemns homosexual practice, both in the Old Testament and in the New, not as a matter of cultural prejudice but as a violation of God’s created order. Let me walk carefully through the main texts with their context.
Old Testament witness
Genesis 1–2 sets the foundation. God created male and female, joined them in covenant marriage, and blessed that union as the means of “one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). Every other sexual expression is shown as a distortion of this design. Genesis 19 presents the men of Sodom demanding sexual relations with Lot’s visitors. Though some modern interpreters argue that the sin was only inhospitality, the verbs used (Genesis 19:5, yada, “to know sexually”) and the later testimony of Jude 7 (“strange flesh”) show sexual perversion as central. Leviticus 18:22 states clearly, “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.”
The Hebrew toevah signifies moral revulsion in God’s eyes. Leviticus 20:13 repeats it with the death penalty in Israel’s theocratic law, showing its gravity under the covenant.
New Testament witness
Romans 1:24–27 is the clearest passage. Paul describes humanity suppressing God’s truth and exchanging His glory for idols, and as a result God “gave them up” to dishonorable passions. Women exchanged natural relations for those contrary to nature, and men burned in passion for one another, committing shameless acts. Paul grounds this not in culture but in creation order, using phusis (nature), showing that such acts invert God’s design. 1 Corinthians 6:9–10 lists “malakoi” (the passive partner, literally “soft men”) and “arsenokoitai” (male bedders) among those who will not inherit the kingdom. Both terms directly target homosexual practice. 1 Timothy 1:9–10 repeats arsenokoitai in the list of sins contrary to sound doctrine. Jude 7 reminds us that Sodom indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, serving as an example of judgment.
The cross and grace
Scripture does not isolate homosexuality as the unforgivable sin. It stands among other sins that flow from rebellion against God. Paul immediately follows 1 Corinthians 6:9–10 with verse 11: “And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” The verbs are past tense.
Transformation through the cross is possible. Christ bore the curse of sin on the tree (Galatians 3:13), and His blood cleanses every believer who repents and believes.
Application
The Bible condemns homosexual practice as sin, just as it condemns adultery, fornication, greed, and idolatry. It points sinners to the cross where grace abounds and where new identity in Christ breaks the chains of old desires. The call of the gospel is not tolerance of sin but crucifixion of the old nature and new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Gay pastors? Last I checked, the LGBTQ+ movement is sweeping across the world with aggressive militancy.
Thanks.
J.