On 28 June 2011, I posted "The New York Same-Sex Marriage Vote" and promised, "More on tax-exempt status, homosexuality, persecution, and marriage later." Today, homosexuality.
My religious affiliation, The Southern Baptist Convention, takes the stand that the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with a profession of faith in Jesus Christ. We say we "hate the sin, not the sinner." Individual homosexuals may very well be Christian, but they must not engage in homosexual behavior if they wish to remain in fellowship with the Church.
Homosexual practice is declared an "abomination" in Leviticus 18:22 and in 20:13 as part of the Holiness Code in Leviticus 17-26. All the forbidden sexual relationships in the Code have one thing in common; they are outside the institution of the marriage of a man and a woman. As some have pointed out, homosexuality should not be singled out as somehow more "evil" than any other sin.
We believe homosexuality is a sin and, like all other sins *, it causes separation from the Holy Lord God. Those homosexuals who wish to honor the Lord Jesus Christ and remain celibate or to attempt to change their behavior are welcome in our churches. As are all other sinners, we are all sinners saved by the Grace of God.
* (I will discuss "sin" at a later time.)
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