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I’m looking for verses and passes in the Bible that talk of homosexuality. I’m not knocking anything, or anyone, I’m just doing a research paper on gay rights and was planning to use the Bible as a refrecne. Anything would be greatly appreciated!
Hey there,
Lana makes some interesting points but I disagree – there’s a LOT more research on why some people are gay and lesbian. There’s no evidence that homosexuality is a learned behaviour or a psychological disorder, and plenty that suggests it’s biological. For example, there are some fun facts like gay men are much more likely to be left handed than straight men. How do social theories account for that? Did we learn that at gay school?! Come on! 
As for the sexual orientation of scientists – is that less biased than attempts by one Christian scientist recently to "prove" that you can change someones sexual orientation? (his research was seriously flawed – the equivalent of travelling to Scotland, interviewing only people who both worked in the Scottish tourist industry and who claimed to have had seen the Loch Ness Monster, and claiming that this was proof she exists!) It also doesn;t account for the many studies published by straight scientists which support the view that sexual orientation is biological.
BUT – say we were able to locate the "gay gene" (not that it’ll be one gene, it’ll be polygenic), what would that prove? It would mean only that gay men and lesbians are born that way, much like some people are born blind or deaf.
Sexual orientation has no moral gradient – sexual behaviour on the other hand does. Which by the way is all the Bible mentions. The concept of sexual orientation is only ~150 years old. Given that the Bible was completed in 98AD, it must be talking about homosexual behaviour, NOT homosexual orientation. (simple logic!)
The Bible doesn’t say that loving same-sex relationships are wrong. What it’s talking about are abusive homosexual relationships (look at the quote from Romans 1 – it is very clear, lust – not love!). I’ve attached a link which might help with that some more.
Hope you get on well with your paper!
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March 02 2010 | Bible | 7 Comments »
God blessed me with a person, and I need some bible verses to express that to him.
Exodus 20:8-11
Keep the Sabbath day Holy and watch what happens in your relationship.
Isaiah 58:13,14
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February 20 2010 | Bible | 2 Comments »
How is it that the ancient Bible includes some principles of fluid dynamics?
How is it that the ancient Bible includes reasonably complete descriptions of the hydrologic cycle?
It also talks about during Noah’s time in Genesis 7:11 "…were all the fountains of the great deep broken up….," alluding to the water and hydrothermal vents beneath the ocean floor. These were only discovered in the last few decades.
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February 03 2010 | Bible | 18 Comments »
We know that the Bible is full of contradictions and also impossibilities (Noah’s ark, etc.). So what is your conviction about this>
(a) We need to study and consider everything that is written there in order to make a decision about the validity of same.
(b) I believe that everything that is written in the Bible is the absolute and unfailing word of God and that we should live our lives accordingly.
(c) I believe that living my life strictly according to what is printed in the Bible is bound to result in absolute and total frustration.
(c) is most valid of the choices available, since I have seen many examples of it close at hand. I have already done (a) when I was a boy and know the Bible is invalid. My oldest sister claims to go along with (b), but she ignores parts of it whenever it cramps her style.
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January 29 2010 | Bible | 7 Comments »
This does not make sense.
When people read a scripture text they will interpret it in different ways because we are unique in character and life experience, so we will judge and analyze it and observe different moral ethics.
People naturally form subjective opinions but if you dismiss everyone else and uphold the bible as absolute moral authority in the end this makes you morally wrong to put yourself above other humans and elevate yourself to Godlike status.
If you are saying everyone is wrong for not all observing the bible in exactly the same way then God made a mistake to make us with our different minds and capabilities therefore he is not devine and perfect.
Only through the ignorance and blind faith by its programmed followers.
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January 14 2010 | Bible | 8 Comments »
Evolution has evidence that supports it and your Bible requires faith of you because it doesn’t have evidence to support it. So, why would you choose the Bible’s claims about creation over evolution?
And, no, you cannot claim that there is evidence to support the Bible; because, if there were your faith would not be required. Either your religious beliefs are faith-based or evidence based – not both. So, if you have evidence, present it. And, if you have no evidence, then why would you not accept the evidence that evolution is true?
My favorite bumper sticker: Evolution is a theory…kinda like gravity. Theory doesn’t mean that it has yet to be proven. There are many different aspects to evolution, some which have been proven, some which are almost proven, and still others that may be considered longshots. Since it has so many branches to it, that it why it is referred to as theory. The basic concept of evolution has been proven and is simulated in lab settings every day, which is gradual change in a population over time due to environmental pressure. (Also, we didn’t evolve from apes, we shared a common ancestor which we branched off from and became our own species). One of the people on here answering said that it is a theory and a bad one at that. You have obviously never been educated about biology or chemistry and are from some bible belt state that doesn’t allow evolution to be taught. I, by the way, am Christian (I’m sure some Christians would argue with that because clearly I don’t take the bible literally; only the message of servitude), and whole-heartedly know evolution is true. I also believe there is a God, because the way evolution occurred and the development of consciousness to the degree that we have, and music, art, among other things, just screams intelligent design. Have you seen Megan Fox?! How could that be an accident?
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January 01 2010 | Bible | 14 Comments »
What does the Bible teach about the Trinity?
Is the doctrine of the Trinity found in the Bible?
How is the trinity not tritheism?
The most difficult thing about the Christian concept of the Trinity is that there is no way to adequately explain it. The Trinity is a concept that is impossible for any human being to fully understand, let alone explain. God is infinitely greater than we are; therefore, we should not expect to be able to fully understand Him. The Bible teaches that the Father is God, that Jesus is God, and that the Holy Spirit is God. The Bible also teaches that there is only one God. Though we can understand some facts about the relationship of the different Persons of the Trinity to one another, ultimately, it is incomprehensible to the human mind. However, this does not mean the Trinity is not true or that it is not based on the teachings of the Bible.
The Trinity is one God existing in three Persons. Understand that this is not in any way suggesting three Gods. Keep in mind when studying this subject that the word “Trinity” is not found in Scripture. This is a term that is used to attempt to describe the triune God—three coexistent, co-eternal Persons who make up God. Of real importance is that the concept represented by the word “Trinity” does exist in Scripture. The following is what God’s Word says about the Trinity:
1) There is one God (Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 Corinthians 8:4; Galatians 3:20; 1 Timothy 2:5).
2) The Trinity consists of three Persons (Genesis 1:1, 26; 3:22; 11:7; Isaiah 6:8, 48:16, 61:1; Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14). In Genesis 1:1, the Hebrew plural noun Elohim is used. In Genesis 1:26, 3:22, 11:7 and Isaiah 6:8, the plural pronoun for “us” is used. The word Elohim and the pronoun “us” are plural forms, definitely referring in the Hebrew language to more than two. While this is not an explicit argument for the Trinity, it does denote the aspect of plurality in God. The Hebrew word for God, Elohim, definitely allows for the Trinity.
In Isaiah 48:16 and 61:1, the Son is speaking while making reference to the Father and the Holy Spirit. Compare Isaiah 61:1 to Luke 4:14-19 to see that it is the Son speaking. Matthew 3:16-17 describes the event of Jesus’ baptism. Seen in this passage is God the Holy Spirit descending on God the Son while God the Father proclaims His pleasure in the Son. Matthew 28:19 and 2 Corinthians 13:14 are examples of three distinct persons in the Trinity.
3) The members of the Trinity are distinguished one from another in various passages. In the Old Testament, “LORD” is distinguished from “Lord” (Genesis 19:24; Hosea 1:4). The LORD has a Son (Psalm 2:7, 12; Proverbs 30:2-4). The Spirit is distinguished from the “LORD” (Numbers 27:18) and from “God” (Psalm 51:10-12). God the Son is distinguished from God the Father (Psalm 45:6-7; Hebrews 1:8-9). In the New Testament, Jesus speaks to the Father about sending a Helper, the Holy Spirit (John 14:16-17). This shows that Jesus did not consider Himself to be the Father or the Holy Spirit. Consider also all the other times in the Gospels where Jesus speaks to the Father. Was He speaking to Himself? No. He spoke to another person in the Trinity—the Father.
4) Each member of the Trinity is God. The Father is God (John 6:27; Romans 1:7; 1 Peter 1:2). The Son is God (John 1:1, 14; Romans 9:5; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1:8; 1 John 5:20). The Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4; 1 Corinthians 3:16).
5) There is subordination within the Trinity. Scripture shows that the Holy Spirit is subordinate to the Father and the Son, and the Son is subordinate to the Father. This is an internal relationship and does not deny the deity of any person of the Trinity. This is simply an area which our finite minds cannot understand concerning the infinite God. Concerning the Son see Luke 22:42, John 5:36, John 20:21, and 1 John 4:14. Concerning the Holy Spirit see John 14:16, 14:26, 15:26, 16:7, and especially John 16:13-14.
6) The individual members of the Trinity have different tasks. The Father is the ultimate source or cause of the universe (1 Corinthians 8:6; Revelation 4:11); divine revelation (Revelation 1:1); salvation (John 3:16-17); and Jesus’ human works (John 5:17, 14:10). The Father initiates all of these things.
The Son is the agent through whom the Father does the following works: the creation and maintenance of the universe (1 Corinthians 8:6; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16-17); divine revelation (John 1:1, 16:12-15; Matthew 11:27; Revelation 1:1); and salvation (2 Corinthians 5:19; Matthew 1:21; John 4:42). The Father does all these things through the Son, who functions as His agent.
The Holy Spirit is the means by whom the Father does the following works: creation and maintenance of the universe (Genesis 1:2; Job 26:13; Psalm 104:30); divine revelation (John 16:12-15; Ephesians 3:5; 2 Peter 1:21); salvation (John 3:6; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:2); and Jesus’ works (Isaiah 61:1; Acts 10:38). Thus the Father does all these things by the power of the Holy Spirit.
There have been many attempts to develop illustrations of the Trinity. However, none of the popular illustrations are completely accurate. The egg (or apple) fails in that the shell, white, and yolk are parts of the egg, not the egg in themselves, just as the skin, flesh, and seeds of the apple are parts of it, not the apple itself. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not parts of God; each of them is God. The water illustration is somewhat better, but it still fails to adequately describe the Trinity. Liquid, vapor, and ice are forms of water. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not forms of God, each of them is God. So, while these illustrations may give us a picture of the Trinity, the picture is not entirely accurate. An infinite God cannot be fully described by a finite illustration.
The doctrine of the Trinity has been a divisive issue throughout the entire history of the Christian church. While the core aspects of the Trinity are clearly presented in God’s Word, some of the side issues are not as explicitly clear. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God—but there is only one God. That is the biblical doctrine of the Trinity. Beyond that, the issues are, to a certain extent, debatable and non-essential. Rather than attempting to fully define the Trinity with our finite human minds, we would be better served by focusing on the fact of God’s greatness and His infinitely higher nature. “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” (Romans 11:33-34).
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December 13 2009 | Bible | 14 Comments »
i caused a problem with my past girlfriend and her friend, which is now my girlfriend.(after several months of being single) and i was needing some bible verses that have to do with someone helping someone else that they hurt.
thanks, God Bless!
here’s a little advice from your bible and how your teachings contradict.
Deuteronomy 12:27
And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.
V Thou shalt not kill.
Jehova commits murder:
Exodus 23:27
I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
Jehova orders the murder of thousands:
Exodus 32:27-28
And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.
28 And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
Jehova orders his people to commit more murder:
Leviticus 26:7-8
And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
8 And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
It is more than obvious, the "lord" thinks nothing of murder or ordering others to commit murder:
Numbers 1:51
And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Murder is so important to jehova, he has to repeat himself:
Numbers 3:10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest’s office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
More murder- The people were hungry and without food:
Numbers 11:1 And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
11:2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched. More mass murder at the hands of the "lord:"
Numbers 21:3 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah. Now, we have cannibalism under the direction of jehova:
Numbers 23-24: Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
Jehova orders more mass murder:
Numbers 25:16
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 25:17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
Numbers 31:7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
31:8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
31:9 And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
31:10 And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
31:11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
Jehova commits more mass murder:
Deuteronomy 2:20
(That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
2:21 A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
2:22 As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:
2:23 And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
2:30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
2:31 And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.
2:32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.
2:33 And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
2:34 And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
2:35 Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.
2:36 From Aroer, which is
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December 10 2009 | Bible | 2 Comments »
I’m guessing Esther and those historical books.
Can you give me the bible books that are proven to be true? Or in other words, really happened in the past?
Genesis through Deuteronomy were written in the format of an ancient treaty. Much of the text is descriptive, but all that is narrative is historically accurate. Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles, Nehemiah, Ezra are also historical and have been verified to be such. The Gospels have been strongly verified.
In fact, one of the greatest middle eastern archeologists of the 20th Century, WF Albright wrote, "there is nothing but prejudice against the documents of the Old and New Testaments."
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December 08 2009 | Bible | 11 Comments »
I am looking to buy a Bible for a male high school student. Any advice on which version/translation that I should get or what kind of study Bible etc. Thanks for the help.
The recipient’s gender is irrelevant.
It depends whether it is simple a gift or to be used for Bible study.
If a gift then any version will do. The NIV would make the easiest reading.
If for Bible study may be a Thompsons Chain Reference version would be the most use full.
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December 02 2009 | Bible | 16 Comments »
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