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The Bible addresses same-sex sexual behavior in several passages, and the traditional Christian view holds that sexual intimacy is designed for marriage between a man and a woman. This is one of the most debated topics in contemporary Christianity.
Key Question
What does the Bible say about homosexuality?
Genesis 2:24
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
“Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality... And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
“The revisionist readings of these passages require significant exegetical gymnastics. The plain reading, consistent across 2,000 years of Christian interpretation, is that same-sex sexual behavior falls outside God's design.”
“The gospel calls everyone to costly surrender — heterosexual and homosexual alike. The question is not 'what does your sexuality cost you?' but 'what does following Jesus cost you?'”
“The church must be a place where people with same-sex attraction can be honest about their struggles and find genuine community — not a place where they feel they must hide or perform.”