Just one verse here. Don't worry, this list will be longer in the next notebook. Although it is an unpopular truth, the Bible is not silent or apologetic about the topic of homosexuality.
- 1 Corinthians 6:9[-11]
- 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,
- 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
- 11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
I added verses 10 and 11 for context. What do we demand of God to know His will? How many times does He have to say something for it to be true? Although this is not the only place the Bible speaks about sexual sin and homosexuality, should it take more than one time for us to know God's will? From this one passage, we see that the effeminate & homosexuals are counted among the unrighteous who will not inherit God's kingdom. Some of the Corinthians practiced these things (and other sins) before they came to Christ. Their sins, including the sin of homosexual practices, were washed away in the name of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. They were sanctified and justified. They
were practitioners of sin, but now they practice holiness - they have left behind these acts of unrighteousness.
God considers homosexuality to be unrighteous. He hates unrighteousness, and cannot be a part of it. If we practice unrighteousness, we separate ourselves from Him. God loves us, even when we practice sin - we know this because of His mercy and sacrifice, which He gave to sinners! He offers a way for us to put this sin away from us so that we can be holy, as He is holy, and be with Him. We can then walk in His paths and live a life transformed for His glory.
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