[CS-FSLUG] God Didn't Say That

[K. Luckenbaugh]

Timothy R. Butler wrote:

>> The truth is: The Bible says the two cities were destroyed because of 
>> their
>> arrogance, refusing to show hospitality to weary, traveling strangers.
>
>
>     There arrogance had to do with failure to repent from their sins, 
> at least partially (which are appropriately named after them). 
> Likewise, consider what they wanted to do to the traveling strangers.
>
>> bullet    The Bible never said that it's a sin for two people of the 
>> same sex to
>> love each other.
>>
>> The truth is: The Bible includes several examples of same-sex couples in
>> faithful committed relationships.
>
>
>     Platonic, brotherly love... that's different than what the author 
> is trying to suggest. Not to dismiss it. After all, Plato didn't argue 
> about the importance of this kind of love for nothing. :-)
>
>> bullet    The Bible never said that Jesus Christ condemned 
>> homosexuality.
>>
>> The truth is: Jesus referred to three types of "eunuchs", among them 
>> those
>> "born eunuchs." Was he referring to homosexuals as "born eunuchs"?
>
>
>     Doubtful.
>
>> bullet    The Bible never said that St. Paul (or any other disciple) 
>> condemned
>> homosexuality.
>
>
>     Incorrect. The word "homosexual" does not appear in the 
> appropriate verses in the NIV, IIRC, either... but its quite clear 
> anyway.
>
>> The truth is: The Greek New Testament does not contain the word for
>> "homosexual" at all. The English word "homosexual" didn't exist until 
>> the
>> 19th century, so it doesn't appear in the King James version either.
>
>
>     The etiology of a particular word has no relevance to the issue... 
> especially since we are talking about something translated. There are 
> many words without 1:1 equivalents between Koine Greek and modern 
> English (or any language for that matter).
>
>     (There's a reason why Muslims are so insistent on reading the 
> Qu'ran in its original tongue... having modern Christians equipped 
> with the ability to do the same with the Bible would be immensely 
> useful.)
>
>     -Tim
>

So in a nutshell,  what are you saying??

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