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To: steve86

Please be so kind as to list the book(s), chapter(s) and verse(s) from the Holy Bible which indicate(s) that homosexual behavior is a more egregious sin than others such as stealing, murder, adultery, etc.


107 posted on 10/30/2014 2:13:47 PM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: WayneS
Homosexuality not worse than murder, but like murder, it is one of the four sins considered so horrible that God cannot forgive if the person does not repent:

4 sins that cry out to heaven for vengeance

"There are particular mortal sins that are so evil that they are said to be sins that cry to heaven for vengeance: murder (Gn 4:10), sodomy (Gn 17:20-21), oppression of the poor (Ex 2:23), and defrauding workers of their just wages (Jas 5:4)."

The sins that cry out to heaven for vengeance

Murder: And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground.” (Gn 4:10)

Sodomy: Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry which has come to me.” (Gn 18:20-21)

Oppression of Widows and Orphans: “You shall not afflict any widow or orphan. If you do afflict them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry.” (Ex 21-23)

Cheating Laborers of Their Due: “You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brethren or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns; you shall give him his hire on the day he earns it, before the sun goes down (for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it); lest he cry against you to the Lord, and it be a sin in you.” (Dt 24:14-15)

121 posted on 10/30/2014 2:50:27 PM PDT by two134711
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To: WayneS
Please be so kind as to list the book(s), chapter(s) and verse(s) from the Holy Bible which indicate(s) that homosexual behavior is a more egregious sin than others such as stealing, murder, adultery, etc.

Good point… sin is sin and separation from God is the consequence for ALL sin. On that level, they are equally egregious and thank God for forgiveness’! Having said that, the word ‘abomination’ is used a number of times in scripture and it always seems to denote a higher level of despicableness…. Such is this verse…. Leviticus 18:22 “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.” This probably won’t satisfy anyone as to making an argument for “one sin being more egregious than another” but when verse 22 is stated in virtually the same breath as verse 23, it indicates that the act of homosexuality is on the same level as bestiality…..

154 posted on 10/30/2014 7:24:33 PM PDT by hecticskeptic (In life it's important to know what you believeÂ….but more more importantly, why you believe it.)
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