Is Homosexuality Against the Bible

I also reccomend not just skimming the text for viewers but actually reading it all the way down to the sources. My first point is that the brotherly love between two men is not and cannot be considered homosexual. John 15:13 states that Greater love has no one than this: To lay down ones life for ones friends. Jonathan warned David and intervened on his behalf so often that he put his own life in danger, one time narrowly escaping death at the hand of his father King Saul. This shows the kind of love that was spoken of. In the middle east, it was common to kiss one's cheek as sign of friendship. My opponent has no evidence of anything but a cheek kiss. If anyone would continue into the life of David beyond their own selfish needs to bend the bible to their will, they would see that King David had several wives. No husbands. He had enough lust for Bathsheba that he ordered her husband killed so that he could marry her. I would also like to mention the palastine theory in which the contender stated has no evidence beyond the contenders own interpretation that proves the authenticity of the statement. I would also lke to state how the pssage you are basing the theory on is actually written to the Jews and is talking of the sins by these people. I have come to realize that the modern world attempts to twist bible stories to their own use for opinions. The world cannot understand the kind of love between two friends in which Johnathan is told by God to betray his own father to protect David who has been picked by god to be the next king. King Saul wanted to kill David and Johnathan protected him. Why would god, who breathed the scripture into the minds of the writers, anoint a king who disobeyed his own teachings. Your statement about the relationship between Ruth and Naomi in particular defiles the name of god in the fact that they were relatives by marriage. Naomi was Ruth's mother-in-law. In Ruth 1, as a summary: Ruth's HUSBAND (husband not wife) died and both of her SONS had married WOMEN and one of them was RUTH. (Ruth had a husband not a wife). The sons then died and they were in great need so they descided to go to Moab where they would be helped. Naomi tells her two daughter-in-laws (Ruth included) to go back to their mothers. She said to them " may the Lord show kindness to you, as you have shown your dead and to me. " ( the dead were the HUSBANDS and they showed kindness so its not like being straight was against what they did). She then says " may the Lord grant that each of you will find rest in the home of another HUSBAND. " They wept when she kissed them good bye saying they wanted to go back with Naomi to her people. Naomi tells them to go anyway. She then says: "Why would you come with me? Am I going to have anymore sons, ( last time i checked, it has to have a girl and a guy to have kids, just saying) who will become your HUSBANDS. " She then says: "I am too old to have anymore HUSBANDS. " I'm going to pause for a moment to declare, she did not say im too old to have anymore wives. She said HUSBAND so any statement of her being homosexual is an abomination in its self. Anyways: She says " even if I thought there was still hope for me ( she is saying if she didnt have a husband, she wouldnt have hope, not that she would just have a wife)-even if I had a HUSBAND tonight and then gave birth to sons- would you wait until they grew up? Would you remain unmarried for them? " Then Ruth and Orpath wept and Naomi kissed Orpath (the other daughter-in-law) good-bye but Ruth clung to her. If you are saying that as Naomi was trying to tell Ruth and Orpath to leave that Ruth on the spot tred to have sexual relations with her, than you are dead wrong. Like all those who try to use the bible as explaination for sins, you have left out parts. Ruth 15:1 says: "Look" says Naomi," your siser-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her. " The scriptures go on to say: "Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; where you lodge I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die, I will die " there will I be buried. May the Lord do thus and so to me, and more as well, if even death parts me from you! Tis demonstrates Ruth's fierce devotion to her mother-in-law, not a homosexual relationship. Naomi then stops asking her to leave and allows Ruth to accompany her to Moab. In the next chapter, Ruth 2, the scriptures say that Ruth says she will pick up the left-over grains from behind anyone she finds favor in. She then goes to find herself working in the field belonging to Boaz (who is a MAN). Ruth 2:13 says: May I continue to find favor in your eyes my lord," she said. " You have given me comfort and have spoken kindly to your servant- though I do not have the standings of one of your servant girls. " This is Ruth sayng to Boaz that she loves him. Boaz then goes on to order his servants to drop extra grains for her to pick up when she is behind them trying to get food. Ruth Chapter 4 then goes to talk of their marriage. 1 Corinthians 6:9 says: Don't you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, This debate is aboout if homosexuality is unbiblical. Your examples of Johnathan and David and Ruth and Naomi never actually flat out say of homosexuality. Several verses however, support my opinion that the practice of homosexuality and homosexual intercourse is a sin. Sources "1 Corinthians 6:9 Or Do You Not Know That Wrongdoers Will Not Inherit the Kingdom of God? Do Not Be Deceived: Neither the Sexually Immoral nor Idolaters nor Adulterers nor Men Who Have Sex with Men. " 1 Corinthians 6:9 Or Do You Not Know That Wrongdoers Will Not Inherit the Kingdom of God? Do Not Be Deceived: Neither the Sexually Immoral nor Idolaters nor Adulterers nor Men Who Have Sex with Men. Web. 28 Feb. 2016. "Citation Machine: MLA Format Citation Generator for Journals. " Citation Machine: MLA Format Citation Generator for Journals. Web. 28 Feb. 2016. "John 15:13 Greater Love Has No One than This: To Lay down One's Life for One's Friends. " John 15:13 Greater Love Has No One than This: To Lay down One's Life for One's Friends. Web. 28 Feb. 2016. "Jonathan and David " A True and Lasting Friendship. " Jonathan and David. Web. 28 Feb. 2016. I also used the bible but the citation for that source is difficult as it is not just a source, but it is the source. I also cited the source I used to cite these in case my contender wishes to make her sources professional and reliable. I also recommend using the actual bible instead of just websites and Googling: How is homosexuality biblical.