What is homosexuality?

Homosexuality is when one's sexual thoughts or actions involve someone of the same sex.

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The Biblical Position

It is often said that "God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve." This is a sarcastic way of saying God intended sex to be between a male and a female. Two males, or two females, are not a valid copulation. In Leviticus 18:22, God condemns homosexuality as an abomination. Some Christians like to point out that this is actually an Old Testament law, and so they claim we can ignore it, like we allegedly ignore the commands against eating shellfish, getting tattoos, or stoning drunkards. However, there are two things to note here. First, verse 24 tells us that homosexuality is one reason God was casting out the prior nations from the land of Israel. These people were not under the law of Moses, yet were nevertheless punished by God for homosexuality. This tells us that Leviticus 18:22 is a MORAL law, not a civil or ceremonial law. Second, this is a law that was reiterated in the New Testament. Not only are we told in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 that homosexuals are among those who will not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, but in Romans 1, homosexuality is described as being an unnatural lust, and one that tends to result from rejecting God, particularly when God, in turn, rejects us. Therefore, homosexuality is still a sin in God's eyes.