Jesus on gay

Jesus affirmed the covenanted union of one man and one woman as the only normative expression of human sexuality. It is incredible to suggest that these words from Jesus have no bearing on the question of homosexuality. Remember that Jesus is Jewish and therefore tells us that he comes to fulfill the law, not abolish it Matt. Recall too that homosexual acts are presented in the Old Testament as intrinsic moral evils that are thus always condemned as morally wrong. In addition, the Church recognizes that there is Scripture and Tradition, and so there is no doubt that Jesus otherwise made clear his opposition.

It is technically true that Jesus did not specifically address homosexuality in the Gospel accounts; however, He did speak clearly about sexuality in general. As it turns out, this is not a unique theory. Oh, and he believes that Jesus was gay. I got in touch with Reverend Goss, who laid out the Biblical evidence and explained how his theory plays out.

In the synoptic Gospels, Jesus discusses marriage only in a heterosexual context when he cites the Book of Genesis during a discussion of divorce (Mark –9 and Matthew –6). There are many who have been intrigued by Jesus' sexuality. In the Da Vinci-Code, Dan Brown used the conspiracy theories that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and had a daughter with her who was the origin for the French royal dynasty of the Meroving. On the other hand, it has been suggested that Jesus was gay, and had a romantic relationship with "the disciple Jesus loved.

Jesus did not use the word “homosexuality” but neither did he use the word “incest” or “bestiality”. He did not need to. In using the Greek word porneia he identified with how the Jewish law delineated lawful and unlawful sex. According to Jesus, unlawful sex is sin. Sin separates us from God. Gerald West does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Pope Francis was recently asked about his views on homosexuality. He reportedly replied :.

Jesus never said anything explicit about abortion, same-sex marriage, or child molestation. But it would be an incredible claim to conclude from that fact that Jesus’s teaching is irrelevant to our ethical assessment of those issues. Second, Jesus did speak explicitly about sexual immorality in general and the nature of marriage. .

Many who support same-sex marriage and gay rights argue that, since Jesus never mentioned homosexuality, He did not consider it to be sinful. After all, the argument goes, if homosexuality is bad, why did Jesus treat it as a non-issue? It is technically true that Jesus did not specifically address homosexuality in the Gospel accounts; however, He did speak clearly about sexuality in general. .

Jesus teaching in the Temple, illustration from Standard Bible Story Readers, Since , scholars have debated the translation and modern relevance of New Testament texts on homosexuality. [1] Three distinct passages – Romans –27, 1 Corinthians –10, and 1 Timothy –10 – as well as Jude , have been taken to condemn same-sex intercourse, but each passage remains. .

For instance, Christian men can follow Jesus by having a friendly water cooler chat with the gay guys in their office. Refusing to do so — or conveniently avoiding these people — is certainly not acting like Jesus. Jesus didn’t start with correcting the woman’s sinful behavior, even though he already knew about it. .