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Originally Posted by awareness
That's how I feel about all this gay "problem." Of course if we believe the Bible is supernatural then we know how it feels about homosexuality ; starting in Leviticus, the 3rd book of the Bible.
But Leviticus has lots of laws and commandments from God in it. How come Christians aren't up in arms about processing and eating pork, or lobster, or shrimp ... just to list a few. Not even Westboro Baptists are picketing and protesting against those. Talk about cherry picking laws from the Bible.
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Leviticus was written to Israel under the Old Covenant.
Leviticus was
not written to the church under the New Covenant.
As a general rule, unless the New Covenant specifically instructs us to receive something from the Old Covenant, I do not follow its laws or ordinances.
Concerning the eating of pork et.al. Firstly, it is an old covenant regulation. Secondly, there is no new covenant instruction to abstain from pork. Thirdly, Peter in his trance was specifically instructed to eat all manner of foods. (Acts 10.9-16)
Concerning homosexuality. Firstly, it was an old covenant regulation. (Leviticus 18.22, 20.13) Secondly, there is a strong warning about this from the judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah. (Genesis 19) Amos 4.11 and numerous other verses repeat this warning to Israel. Thirdly, the New Testament reiterates this injunction. (Romans 1.26-27, I Timothy 1.10, I Cor. 6.9) The tragedy of Sodom and Gomorrah is also remembered in Jude 7 and 2 Peter 2.6.
This is why Christians do not view the eating of pork and homosexuality the same.