1:24-28 Are Paul's pronouncements here on homosexuality still morally valid?

Yes, despite the fact that in recent years homosexuality has been legalised between consenting adults in most western countries, it is still an immoral life-style as far as God is concerned.

God never changes (CP Mal 3:6). What God pronounced immoral in Bible times is still immoral today and the clear evidence of this is the fact that those who engage in homosexual practices today still receive the "recompense of their error" as did those who practised it in Bible times (CP Ro 1:27).

Recompense here refers to the natural result of their sin which pays them back for what they have done. Thus it could be said that "aids", a lethal disease that mainly affects homosexuals, is the recompense of their error as herpes and other sexually transmitted diseases were a recompense of the error of the so-called sexual revolution and the rampant sexual promiscuity it birthed.

The world may accept homosexuality as an alternative life-style but God will not (CP 1Cor 6:9-10; Ga 5:19-21; 6:7-8; Col 3:3-6; 1Ti 1:8-10). Uncleanness in Ga 5:20 and Col 3:5 refers to any practice the opposite to that which is pure.

This includes homosexuality, which in turn includes lesbianism (CP Ro 1:26). Homosexuality also includes sodomy, paedophilia and pederasty (a pederast is one who commits sodomy with a boy). Under the law in the Old Testament homosexuality, or sodomy as it was called then, was such an abomination to God that those who engaged in it were put to death (CP Lev 18:22, 26-30; 20:13; De 23:17).

God was so totally against homosexuality in the Old Testament that He ordered entire nations and cities to be destroyed because of the blatant homosexual behaviour of the populace (CP Ge 13:13; 18:16-21; 19:1-13, 24-25). God does not want to destroy homosexuals under the gospel of grace in the New Testament though - He wants to save them through the redemption that is in Christ.

But they must want to change. They must see homosexuality for what it is - a sin against God; the wilful rejection of His truth - and not the result of a biological condition that cannot be helped, which is the lie into which they changed the truth of God (CP Ro 1:24-25).

See also comments on Ro 1:18, 1:29-31; 1Cor 6:9-10; Ga 5:19-21, and 1Jn 1:9.

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