What does the Bible say about homosexuality? Is homosexuality a sin?
The Bible consistently tells us that homosexual activity is a sin (Genesis 19:1-13; Leviticus 18:22; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9). Romans 1:26-27 teaches specifically that homosexuality is a result of denying and disobeying God. When a person continues in sin and disbelief, the Bible tells us that God “gives them over” to even more wicked and depraved sin in order to show them the futility and hopelessness of life apart from God. 1 Corinthians 6:9 proclaims that homosexual “offenders” will not inherit the kingdom of God.
God does not create a person with homosexual desires. The Bible tells us that a person becomes a homosexual because of sin (Romans 1:24-27), and ultimately because of their own choice. A person may be born with a greater susceptibility to homosexuality, just as people are born with a tendency to violence and other sins. That does not excuse the person choosing to sin by giving into their sinful desires. If a person is born with a greater susceptibility to anger / rage, does that make it right for then to give into those desires? Of course not! The same is true for homosexuality.
However, the Bible does not describe homosexuality as a “greater” sin than any other. All sin is offensive to God. Homosexuality is just one of the many things listed in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 that will keep a person from the kingdom of God. According to the Bible, God’s forgiveness is just as available to a homosexual as it is to an adulterer, idol worshipper, murderer, thief, etc. God also promises the strength for victory over sin, including homosexuality, to all those who will believe in Jesus Christ for their salvation (1 Corinthians 6:11; 2 Corinthians 5:17).
SoLo Lives! Ministry 
July 11, 2008 at 12:57 pm
I respect the nature of these articles and do not want to disparage them as I am a practising Christian myself. I also, however, do not believe that a person’s sexuality is chosen, as a person’s sexuality begins to be formed at such a young age, and children do not have such control over their destinies. The idea of personal choice in sexuality also contradicts your idea that is a punishment from God to make the sufferer see the error of his ways; the person would then presumably have no choice in his punishment. Also, the Greek term translated as homosexual from the letters of Paul actually literally translates as ‘flimsy’ or ‘effeminate’, which only became mistranslated as homosexual due to the homophobia of 16th century English translators. The Law in Leviticus is also fulfilled in the Atonement, and therefore I believe that condemning homosexual acts between consenting adults is only as relevant as condemning people for not following Jewish dietary requirements, which Christians no longer follow. At the end of the day, having a close physical relationship with someone of the same sex harms neither party so I cannot logically infer from that that this would in any way stop me from loving God or my neighbour as myself.