What did Jesus have to say about homosexuality?
You know, by-and-large the American culture is aggressively promoting the
lifestyle of homosexuality and many people who call themselves Christians
are giving in and they're saying that this lifestyle is ok despite God's clear
teachings against it. And one very common argument used to support homosexuality
is that Jesus Christ didn't explicitly condemn the practice.
You know supposedly, since Jesus never stated word-for-word homosexuality is a sin,
then he approved of it. Now this reasoning it's got several problems. First, Jesus told his
followers that he didn't have time while he was on Earth to teach them all that
they needed to know. He said that the Holy Spirit would come and remind them
of the things he had taught and would include additional teachings.
You see, when we look into the inspired writings of the New Testament, we see the
authors boldly stating that homosexuality is a sin. So it's wrong to
suggest that only the words in red are Jesus’ teachings. On the contrary He
foretold that more instructions would be provided after his return to Heaven.
Then second, even if Jesus didn't explicitly condemn the practice (although he did and
will see that in a minute) that's certainly couldn't be used as evidence of Him
condoning the practice and saying it was alright. You know, for instance where does Jesus
explicitly state that bestiality is wrong?
Where's the scripture that says polygamy is wrong that comes from Jesus' mouth?
Where are the words in red that specifically condemn pedophilia? Are we to suppose
that the Son of God condoned using crystal meth because there's not an
explicit command from Jesus saying, “Do not use crystal meth”? The idea that
silence from Jesus on a subject means He approved of the practice? You can't sustain
that with proper reasoning. And finally, consider that Jesus did in fact speak
against homosexuality. Several times in God’s word, Jesus condemned things like
fornication or sexual immorality or adultery.
Now, these terms describe any type of sexual intercourse that is not within the
confines of a marriage ordained by God. Jesus also defined God's view of a
morally permissible marriage as marriage between one male (one man) and one female. By
doing so he effectively condemned all other arrangements including one man and
two women, one woman and one woman, one man and one man, one woman and one animal,
one woman and three men, one woman and five men, and one woman and a man and an animal…
You see, where that would go. You see the overwhelming logic of this. For Jesus
to have to explicitly condemn every assortment of genders and numbers, it would be absurd.
When he defined marriage between one man and one woman, he clearly
showed that that is the only arrangement authorized by God.
Several years ago a man named Corey Moore legally married his Gibson guitar.
In 2006 a woman married a dolphin. Jesus never said one word about refraining
from marrying a dolphin or guitar but does that mean his silence should be
viewed as approval? Not in any way. You see, homosexuality is a sin. It's always
been and always will be.
To suggest that Jesus approves of homosexuality because He never expressly
condemned it cannot be sustained logically. It can't be defended on any type of
moral grounds. It’s deceptive. The person who claims to be a Christian and yet supports
homosexuality misunderstands the teachings of Christ. You know, a person who would
do that needs to repent, needs to turn from that kind of thinking. Homosexuality
is a sin. It's a sin that a person can repent of. It's a sin that a person can change.
It's a lifestyle that a person can leave and follow Christ. That's what needs to
happen because Jesus never condoned homosexuality.