Homosexuality and Paul’s other letters, part 2

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September 10, 2007 post: “Beware of Farmers Insurance Group”
September 11, 2007 post: “Farmers Insurance Group’s response”
September 18, 2007 post: “Farmers Insurance Company received the requested list”
September 19, 2007 post: “Farmers Insurance Company’s response to the list”
October 16, 2007 post: “Farmers Insurance Group and my request for information”
November 27, 2007 post: “Farmers Insurance Group does not respond to my request”
January 11, 2008 post: “Farmers Insurance Group latest stall”
January 12, 2008 post: “Farmers Insurance Group is sent a response”
January 14, 2008 post: “Farmers Insurance Group pays some money”
January 19, 2008 post: “Farmers Insurance Group continues to be obstinate”
January 26, 2008 post: “Farmers Insurance Group receives another request”
February 11, 2008 post: “Farmers Insurance Group shows how low they will go?”
February 12, 2008 post: “Farmers Insurance Group: If I were going to respond to the final letter”

I will not be continuing my Creationism posts today. I do plan to return to them soon.

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The books of the New Testament from Romans to Hebrews (fourteen books in all) are generally considered to be written by Paul as inspired by the HOLY SPIRIT. Throughout these books Paul specifically declares that his teachings and writings are directed, guided, given by the HOLY SPIRIT. At least once, Paul makes reference to Sodom and Gomorrah as a historical event. At least seventeen times, Paul identifies SEXUAL IMMORALITY including HOMOSEXUAL acts as a SIN that should not occur and that will be punished by GOD—declaring in several instances that the SEXUALLY IMMORAL will not inherit the kingdom of GOD and of CHRIST. (In only five of his fourteen books, Paul does not mention SEXUAL IMMORALITY by name. In two instances he wrote two letters. In the first letter he discusses SEXUAL IMMORALITY and in the second [These two books are II Thessalonians and II Timothy.] he does not make a specific reference.) At least twice, Paul writes about marriage and in each instance declares emphatically that marriage is between a man and a woman and does not make allowances for any other type of arrangement.

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.” Colossians 3: 1-10 (NIV)

“Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.” I Thessalonians 4: 1-8 (NIV)

“As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God’s work—which is by faith. The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Some have wandered away from these and turned to meaningless talk. They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.

We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.” I Timothy 1: 3-11 (NIV)

“But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous man, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching, according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.” I Timothy 1: 8-11 New American Standard Bible, The Four Translation New Testament, The Iversen Associates, New York, New York, © 1966.

“Indeed, I know that the law is an excellent thing, if a man makes a lawful use of it; that is, if he understands that law is not enacted for upright people but for the lawless and disorderly, the godless and sinful, the ignorant and profane, people who kill their fathers or mothers, murderers, the immoral, men who practice sodomy, men who make other men their slaves, liars, perjurers, or anything else that is contrary to sound teaching, as measured by the glorious good news of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.” I Timothy 1: 8-11 Williams—New Testament in the Language of the People, The Four Translation New Testament, The Iversen Associates, New York, New York, © 1966.

“But we know the Law is good if it is used as it was meant to be used, if we keep in mind that the Law is not meant for a righteous man but for those who break the Law and rebel against it, the ungodly and sinners, those who live unholy lives and insult holy things, those who kill their fathers or mothers, murderers, men who sin sexually with women or with other men, slave dealers, those who lie or swear to lies—and anything else that is contrary to sound teaching. This is according to the good news of the glory of God, the Blessed, that was entrusted to me.” I Timothy 1: 8-11 Beck—New Testament in the Language of Today, The Four Translation New Testament, The Iversen Associates, New York, New York, © 1966.

As far as I can determine, I Timothy Chapter 1: 10 is the only verse in the New Testament (NIV translation) where the word PERVERTS is used. In Romans Chapter 1: 27, Paul refers to HOMOSEXUAL behavior as a PERVERSION. Consequently, it seems probable that Paul in I Timothy when referring to PERVERTS is referring to HOMOSEXUALS. However, to verify this conclusion, I checked other translations using The Four Translation Bible published by The Iversen Associates, © 1966. The New American Standard Bible translates the passage using the word “homosexuals.” Williams—New Testament in the Language of the People translates the passage as “men who practice sodomy.” Beck—New Testament in the Language of Today translates the passage as “men who sin sexually with women or with other men.” The conclusion of these differing translations is that Paul is referring to HOMOSEXUALS when he lists different groups who act and live in ways that are contrary to the sound doctrine of the glorious gospel of God. A gospel that Paul notes was entrusted to him to give to other men. Again, as elsewhere in Paul’s writings, he condemns HOMOSEXUAL activities as contrary to the Word of GOD. He puts HOMOSEXUAL behavior at the same SINFUL level as murder, adultery, slave trading, and lying among other actions. He refers to all of those who commit such acts as being similar to other SINFUL and ungodly people. As before, HOMOSEXUAL acts are a SIN condemned by GOD.

“Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is
my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?’

Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13: 1-8 (NIV)

“God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.” Paul in the last chapter of Hebrews gives this direct warning, “God will judge…all the sexually immoral.” The specific implication is that HE will be judging them for continuing in a life of SIN without repentance. People can not flaunt their SIN before GOD without paying the ultimate price of condemnation. He then reminds us that “Jesus Christ (and by implication GOD) is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Since JESUS CHRIST is the same; it is obvious that the SIN of SEXUAL IMMORALITY including HOMOSEXUAL acts was a SIN in the Old Testament, was a SIN in the New Testament when Paul lived and wrote, and is a SIN today and forever. If that is not true, then Paul is a liar and has not been inspired by the HOLY SPIRIT. JESUS is not truth as HE claimed to be and GOD is not a just GOD.

The only realistic, Christian conclusion that can be drawn from these numerous letters written by Paul is that HOMOSEXUAL behavior is a SIN and is condemned by GOD and JESUS HIS SON. HOMOSEXUAL behavior should be condemned by Christians. To encourage HOMOSEXUAL behavior is to encourage SIN! To accept HOMOSEXUAL behavior is to accept SIN! To grant marriage to HOMOSEXUALS is to encourage SIN and recognize SIN as being irrelevant to the issue of marriage.