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Originally Posted by gaygirl
but you're wrong. those laws were in the old testament, alongside laws telling us not to eat shellfish or wear clothing with mixed cloth. Jesus died on the cross for a reason, to rid us of the Old Testament laws. that's why we don't make animal sacrifices anymore. following the laws of the old testament is invalidating the sacrifice that Jesus made for us by dying on the cross.
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You're confused, dear. This happens when you don't actually read the Holy Bible, and instead trust the authority of your poorly catechized parents and select childhood memories. As a child, you naturally trusted your parents and church leaders to be telling you the truth. You learned to incorporate what you had been taught to believe into your personal experiences. This false faith became the backdrop against all your thinking. In short, you've been conditioned to trust false beliefs.
In fact, the Holy Bible tells us Jesus died for our sins (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). You see, insufferable and unspeakable horror and pain and torture is the natural consequence to offending a Perfect God (Romans 6:23).
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Originally Posted by gaygirl
there were gay people in the Bible, you know. The story of the Centurion and his slave is one example. the centurion used the word pais to refer to the person he wanted Jesus to heal, and in some translations it has been changed to "servant". but in fact, pais means the younger partner in a same-sex relationship. Jesus heals him, knowing full well that they aren't straight.
as a kid, i was always confused about this story. i couldn't understand why a Roman soldier would be so desperate to heal a mere servant of his. the story even says that he had other servants, so why would he beg Jesus to save this one? centurions apparently were rich men. a few years later, once i discovered that the translation was wrong, it all made sense. Jesus has never said anything on homosexuality. for all we know, he may have been gay himself.
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Your confusion is a result of your lack of fear in God (Proverbs 9:10). Your fallible, sinful mind will grab at any excuse to stop you from feeling emotionally uncomfortable. That's why Satan is known as the Father of Lies (John 8:44). He lies to you, making you think one thing, distracting you from actually reading the Holy Bible.