Thursday, March 02, 2006

Jesus Never Said That?
Matt Kennedy+

You’ve no doubt heard the “Jesus didn’t say anything about homosexuality” argument. It rears its ugly head almost as much as the infamous
shellfish argument. The shellfish argument reveals a distressing level of biblical illiteracy, but the argument from Jesus’ supposed silence reveals something a bit more serious than that and in so doing provides yet one more demonstration of the point I’ve been laboring the last few weeks: the differences between revisionists and the orthodox are irreconcilable.

First, let’s deal with the argument. Jesus, in fact, did address the issue of homosexuality during his earthly ministry.

He did so when he condemned
“porneia” in Mark 7:20-21 (Matt 15:18-20). In the NIV, the Greek word “porneia” is usually translated as: “sexual immorality” to underscore the word’s comprehensive meaning.

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