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Question regarding homosexuality in Scripture?

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Deborah-Leigh:

Homophobia is a term used to refer to a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards lesbian, gay and in some cases bisexual, transgender people and behavior, although these are sometimes covered under other terms such as biphobia and transphobia. Definitions refer to irrational fear, with the implication of antipathy, contempt, prejudice, and aversion.[1][2][3] The term "homophobia" is observable in critical and hostile behavior such as discrimination[1][2] and violence on the basis of a perceived homosexual or in some cases any non-heterosexual orientation. In a 1998 address, author, activist, and civil rights leader Coretta Scott King stated that "Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophobia

Sounds pretty much like condemnation to me, if you take all those words associated to homophobia ~ fear, antipathy, contempt, prejudice, aversion, discrimination, violence, racism, bigotry ~ used to dehumanize a group of people to deny their humanity, dignity and personhood.

Self justification, by such observations of pride and self righteousness, is as the piety of the Pharisee.

Non abidance in one jot or tittle of the law makes for breaking all the law. Yet we are not justified by the law and neither are we above the law, as to sin, but in Christ  mercy triumphs’ over judgment. In Christ we defer condemnation to  commending His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners,  Christ died for US. 

It might "kill" us to judge nothing before the time, as we learn patience and long suffering. ~ :D

Howz that for a square circle Gina! ~ ;D

Arc

arion:
From Ray's response;

[It is only homosexuals that insist that their abomination is a virtue.]

There is a world of difference (imo) between a man who is caught up in his sin, loathes it with all his heart, hates himself when he does it and desperately wants to be free as opposed to those who indulge their sin with a hardened heart and claim that they have not sinned. 

Reminds me of the parable of the Pharisee and the publican;

Luk 18:13-14  And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.  I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

 

Deborah-Leigh:


We’re all out of Adam. What does Adam do? "Being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters" and on and on (Rom 1:29-31). Wow! This is "O man" out of Adam. This is what he does and only by the grace of God, some of us didn’t have to go that route.

http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,3709.0.html ~ 8)

Gina:
Well, it's as Ray said, "Except for a few minor changes," that could've been me.  There, but for the grace of God, go I...

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