According to the Bible, Homosexuality is a Sin.

"Which in this case can mean that you thnk you are supposed to hate homosexuals, but in fact you need to love them. It is not up to us to say what can and cannot be." I never once said I hate homosexuals. I love them just like any other person, and respect them as individuals. I do not hate them, nor am I what you you would call a "homophobe". I do not think Christians are supposed to hate homosexuals, nor do I think we should hate those who kill people or rape children. We are, like this passage says, to love all people. All I sid was that we as Christians should nor be SUPPORTIVE of the homosexual lifestyle. I have presented verses that support my claim, and say homosexuality is a sin. You have neither refuted these verses nor presented any or you own concerning homosexuality. Thebest verses you could present in you favor would be those commanding us to love eachother, but once again this says nothing concerning homosexual love. "...God thereby created homosexuality..." God what? LEVITICUS 18:22--- " 'Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.'" God creaqted homosexuality, but He detests it? This is simply LUDICROUS. I am sorry, but claiming that a perfect God created something He hates is a completely RIDICULOUS thing to say. End of story. "...God loves everybody..." What I am about to say you will only hear from five point Calvinist, Orthodox Presbyterian. It is deffinately not the most popular view to take, but I believe firmly that it is the correct one. If you believe otherwise, feel free to challenge me to a debate. Malachi 1:2-3--- " 'I have loved you,' says the LORD. 'But you ask, 'How have you loved us?' 'Was not Esau Jacob's brother?' the LORD says. 'Yet I have loved Jacob, but Esau I have hated, and I have turned his mountains into a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.' " "Esau I have hated..." Wait, God hated somone? Yes He did. As an Orthodox Presbyterian, I firmly believe this passage is literal and true, and that God does not love all people. Does this mean that He hates all homosexuals? No it does not. What it means is that He loves His elect. We do not know who His elect are, so we cannot say for sure that He love all homosexuals, murderers, rapists, or anyone for that matter. If you think I am crazy, and that I have totally skewed God into something bad, read Romans 9. I will explain better than I can. Also, like I said, feel fre to challenge me to a debate. "...thus God must love homosexuals. Yes, or no?" No. "If God created man in his own mage, wouldn't it stand to reason, that God doesn't hate homosexuals?" No it would not. God created man in His own image, yes, but man fell, and therefore seperated himself from God completely. Being created in God's image does not redeem this situation. however, like I said, I cannot say who God loves and does not love, all I can say is that god does not love ALL homosexuals. "Homosexuality is not an unforgivable sin, it is not even on the top 17 sins, which are the 10 commandments, and the 7 deadly sins..." The what? The top 17 sins? There are no "top sins". The ten commandments are not the worst sins, but they were given as the guidline for us to follow. Their purpose was to show God's people that they cannot keep even one of the commandments. Why those ten? Name one sin. any sin you can think of, and it will fall under one of those ten. Hate? It falls under #6. Pornography? It falls under #7. Homosexuality wouls also fall under #7 as a sexual sin. That is why those particular ten were chosen. They are not the "top ten" sins. The "seven deadly sins" are simply, on a general basis, the easiest for humans to fall into, and therefore one we ought to be careful of. not the "worst" sins. Just because homosexuaity does not fall into this list does not mean it is not a sin. Just look at the verses I presented. "According to my resources, homosexuality is not a sin and christians should not interfere with their relationship, and the right to marry." 1 CORINTHIANS 6:9-10--- "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be decieved. Neither fornicartors, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor HOMOSEXUALS, nor SODOMITES,nor theives, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God." LEVITICUS 20:13--- " 'If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.' " Now tell me it is not a sin. God is quite clear in these verses. Thanks a bunch! It was a good debate! Renzzy