tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043107720628785237.post3345862781790499715..comments2023-11-29T16:14:57.804-06:00Comments on Both Saint and Cynic: Would You Lie for God?Brant Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16593149504013469895noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043107720628785237.post-38368564603390117142010-12-02T18:30:17.346-06:002010-12-02T18:30:17.346-06:00Hi, Roxanne.
Thanks for reading my blog. The main...Hi, Roxanne.<br /><br />Thanks for reading my blog. The main reason that I don't think the Old Testament prohibition against male same-sex intercourse applies for Christians today is that the Levitical laws were specifically written for the people of Israel in order to set them apart from their Gentile neighbors. The Law was about holiness, that is, set-apartness, rather than morality. As a side note, the OT says nothing about female same-sex intercourse. I think that this says a lot about the status of women in ancient Hebrew society.<br /><br />In Christ, we are set free from the burden of keeping the Law in all of its specifics. This does not mean that we are free to live in immorality and sin. But, as I've said elsewhere, I don't believe that homosexual acts are intrinsically immoral any more than heterosexual acts are.<br /><br />At any rate, using Leviticus to condemn all homosexual acts today is a misapplication of Scripture.<br /><br />God bless,<br /><br />BrantBrant Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593149504013469895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043107720628785237.post-53900659776336528732010-12-02T06:47:30.069-06:002010-12-02T06:47:30.069-06:00how was it that the homosexual condemnation in the...how was it that the homosexual condemnation in the old testament may no longer be applied in today's context? i would like to know please. would help a lot. thanks!Roxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15632919156063058274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043107720628785237.post-42280537877090698912010-04-30T13:36:48.254-05:002010-04-30T13:36:48.254-05:00I found it! The reference that I can never quite f...I found it! The reference that I can never quite find is Job 13:7<br /><br />Will you speak falsely for God, and speak deceitfully for him? (NRSV)Brant Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593149504013469895noreply@blogger.com