--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 2/27/06 9:29:23 A.M. Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > But the Hebrew Scriptures are full of tales of such > punishments of one unpleasant, violent sort or another. > > Jesus chose the destruction of Sodom because it worked > in three respects: a punishment meted out to a *town*, > the comparative severity of the punishment, *and* the > specific sin for which it was punished. > > If you want to insist that Sodom was punished for the > the sin of homosexuality, the force of the analogy is > greatly weakened because the sins wouldn't be similar. > > Jesus was nothing if not precise in his analogies and > metaphors. That's why they're so powerful. > > Judy can you find something specific that I said regarding this > whole thread that Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed *only* for > homosexuality.
I don't believe I suggested you said anything to that effect. You *did* cite the story of Sodom as evidence that God really, really doesn't like homosexuality, however. > The Story of Lot specifically says the Lord told > Abraham, "I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are > extremely evil and everything they do is wicked. I am going down > to see whether or not these reports are true then will know." > Now couple this with Leviticus 18:22 "Do not practice > homosexuality; it is a detestable sin". (Note that there are significant scholarly disputes over the meaning of the term here translated "detestable sin.") > Surely the act of raping > or wanting to molest the strangers is an act of homosexuality > whether it is for pleasure or exhorting power. "Homosexuality" has two different meanings: homosexual acts, and sexual preference. And the former, as you note, takes two forms. Homosexual acts between two people of homosexual preference are engaged in for "pleasure" and, often, out of deep emotional feelings of love, just as with heterosexuals. Homosexual acts between two people of *heterosexual* preference are engaged in for many different reasons, including ritualistic performance, stimulating a jaded sexual appetite, and for purposes of intimidation and humiliation, among others. Now, given a loving, beneficent God, which type of "homosexuality" do you think He would be most opposed to? Or do you think He would condemn all of them as equally detestable in His sight? Either way, it is > an abominable act and considered sinful. The actions of > homosexuality are forbidden by God. And I believe the whole purpose of this > thread was somebody had asked if there was anything in scripture that forbid > homosexuality and if so what and where. I have mentioned several places in the > Bible where homosexuality is considered a sin and should not be practiced. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
