Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. The bible is very clear on homosexuality and I am glad you are setting everyone straight. Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. End of debate.
I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the other specific laws and how to follow them:
When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev. 1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for
her?
I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness - Lev. 15:19- 24. The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend
of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?
I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill
him myself?
A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this?
Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?
Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?
I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?
My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of
two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend).
He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the
trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? - Lev.24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)
I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal
and unchanging.
How quaint.
Study the differences between Ceremonial,Civil, and Moral laws of the OT.
Ceremonialand Civil laws were fulfilled by Christ's ultimate sacrifice. The moral law still stands.
I guess you've been frequenting the websites that help you to cleverly trick Bible believing conservatives into thinking that because wearing cloth made of mixed fibers doesn't apply any more, that homosexuality is now okay too!
Bible Bashing for Dummies, is that one of them?
Gosh, how original and clever. We've seen this how many times, It's?
I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the other specific laws and how to follow them:
The flawed argument you present is one often used by those ignorantly or intentionally attempting to refute Christianity or attempting to further the homosexual agenda or both...
Here -this may help you understand the totality of what God has divinely revealed and how both old law and new covenant are not contradictory and both still quite valid....
Most homosexual apologetics and homosexual activists that reference Christianity and even those that claim to be Christians tend to be cafeteria Christians ignoring some stuff and embracing other stuff and in essence attempting to twist truth to fit the perverted version of reality they promote -- They suggest homosexuality is okay, that homosexual sex is 'love' and point to nothing except their own morally relative deluded and derived interpretation of what is clearly written or not written in Sacred Scripture. Some ignore the general and point to the lack of specific, some ignore the old and point to the new, some attempt to compare and contrast the old against the new illegitimately, some want only certain 'specifics' and only New Testament stuff -some go one step further than most and only specifically want quotes from Christ...
[They] have one thing in common and that is [they] all want only that which supports their particular perversion and ignore or turn on its head that which affronts it...
The truth however is simple -it does not contradict itself. Contradiction signals perversion and compromise of truth. Only by accepting all truth is any single truth authentically derived and elaborated upon...
Contradiction does not impinge upon truth [it] signals but a lack of understanding that must be reconciled but not reconciled at the expense of truth...
Some may know some of what I post already; however, I will post it anyway just in case some genuinely are seeking answers and also for those that may not know and would benefit.
Of course, many realize that Old Testament law is still quite valid -Christ did not do away with the law (see New Testament # 1 below). Old Testament ceremony, ritual and penalties of man may have been done away with; however, the 'old law' is still in effect, mortal sin is still mortal sin and still damages the soul and can condemn one to damnation. I would suggest that condemnation of homosexual activity does not really have to be specific -take the condemnation of sex outside of marriage for example (e.g. unchastitiy; see New Testament # 2 below).
This should be more than adequate to show the error of those espousing such false contradictory arguments for whatever reason be either ignorant or simply fools that seek ignorance and or deceit by omission and wish to promulgate false authenticity in truth perverted.
New Testament: Sacred Scripture on subject of homosexuality:
- Matthew 5:17-19
17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.
18 Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.
19 Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 15:19
19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, false witness, blasphemy.
- 1 Timothy 1:8-11
8 We know that the law is good, provided that one uses it as law,
9 with the understanding that law is meant not for a righteous person but for the lawless and unruly, the godless and sinful, the unholy and profane, those who kill their fathers or mothers, murderers,
10 the unchaste, practicing homosexuals, kidnapers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is opposed to sound teaching,
11 according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
- 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
9 Do you not know that the unjust will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers nor boy prostitutes nor practicing homosexuals
10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor robbers will inherit the kingdom of God.
- Romans 1:22-26
22 While claiming to be wise, they became fools
23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for the likeness of an image of mortal man or of birds or of four-legged animals or of snakes.
24 Therefore, God handed them over to impurity through the lusts of their hearts for the mutual degradation of their bodies.
25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and revered and worshiped the creature rather than the creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
25 Therefore, God handed them over to degrading passions. Their females exchanged natural relations for unnatural,
26 and the males likewise gave up natural relations with females and burned with lust for one another. Males did shameful things with males and thus received in their own persons the due penalty for their perversity.