by Haruo » Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:11 pm
Despite the fact that this topic (the Bible vis-à-vis homosexuality etc.) has been gored to death on BL.com, I still like to rehash it occasionally (partly to see whether anyone has actually thought of anything new to say, and partly to reassure myself that I'm right and they're wrong... er... I mean...). So Michael, if you are not God (and you said you're not; I'll take your word on that point) then how do you know why Timothy denies what you say is the crystal clarity of the scriptures in condemning homosexuality (or homosexual behavior? or men lying with men as with women? or "sodomy" [a translatorial booboo if there ever was one]?)? You say "[Timothy has] to deny it to uphold [his] cultural relativism." Does the Bible clearly condemn what Ruth did with Boaz before they were married? You know, uncovering his feet and all that?
If the words of the scriptures are "crystal clear" on the subject, please cite them, i.e. give, yes, Proof Texts. Which chapters and verses contain this crystal clarity? Or which words, if it's words and not passages you're really referring to?
But please don't answer here. Since this discussion is completely unrelated to "Homeschooling and the SBC", I have created a new thread for it, ; thanks!
Haruo = Leland Bryant Ross
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