The Bible clearly states that homosexuality is a sin

For clarity I pose the following definitions sin - Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God. God - The holy trinity, meaning God, Jesus, Holy Spirit. To start off I would like to individually debunk, tear down, and otherwise make false my opponent's two contentions. >>>>Sodom and Gomorrah<<<<< My opponent's first assumption is that Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of homosexuality. In this instance my opponent as proved himself severely ignorant about Genesis. Genesis 13: 10 Lot looked up and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan was well watered, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, toward Zoar. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. ) 11 So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company: 12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom. 13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the LORD. Genesis 18: 20 Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous 21 that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know. " Genesis 20: 1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. 2 "My lords," he said, "please turn aside to your servant's house. You can wash your feet and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning. " "No," they answered, "we will spend the night in the square. " 3 But he insisted so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast, and they ate. 4 Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house. 5 They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them. " 6 Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him 7 and said, "No, my friends. Don't do this wicked thing. 8 Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don't do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof. " 9 "Get out of our way," they replied. And they said, "This fellow came here as an alien, and now he wants to play the judge! We'll treat you worse than them. " They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door. 10 But the men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house and shut the door. 11 Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness so that they could not find the door. As can be seen easily through simple reasoning, God deemed Sodom and Gomorrah worthy of destruction because of their sins, not at all because of homosexuality. The citizens of Sodom and Gomorrah were committing the sins of lust, and were attempting to rape these two angels. Furthermore they threatened Lot with violence for protecting these two men. Nowhere is it stated or even implied that God destroyed Sodom and Gommorah for homosexuality. Rather he destroyed it because the citizens were evil, sinning, threatening to rape, harm, and otherwise injure newcomers. Furthermore the old testament has no bearing anymore on what is and what is not sin. Otherwise everyone in the US would be sinning for wearing mixed fabrics: Deuteronomy 22:11 "Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together. " >>>>Contention 2: New Testament also labels it as a sin<<<< Clearly my opponent mistakes the words of the Apostle Paul for being he words of Jesus, as Corinthians is Paul's message to the church of Corinth itself. The same apostle (Paul) who had those thoughts on homosexuality also had these thoughts on marriage: 1 Corinthians 7:1 "Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. " 1 Corinthians 7: 8 Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. 9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. 1 Corinthians 7:10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. You'll notice that Peter is not God. When he does give directions from God in Corinthians 7:10 he says "not I, but the Lord" Which is different from Corinthians 7:8 when he uses the words "I say". If he would have given a command from God in Corinthians 6:9 Paul would have stated that this was a message from God and not himself, which he does not do. Jesus himself has absolutely nothing to say about homosexuality. To Conclude: So far in this debate I have debunked the myth that Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of homosexuality, but rather from rape, lust, violence,and their great sins. I have also shown that Old Testament law is not sin nor divine command. I have also shown how the Apostle Paul does not equal God nor does he claim to be God. Only God can determine sin, as God never once denoted homosexuality as a sin.