RE: Does the Bible condemn homosexuality? No doubt about it, the Old Testament is very clear. But the Old Testament is just clearly not the guide to life today, even for devout Christians.
1) The apostle Paul reiterates the condemnation in Romans Chapter 1.
2) Homosexuality is a MORAL behavior, therefore, condemnation against the act is not rescinded in the New Testament.
3) The homosexual act has been condemned as sinful by the church from the first century onwards.
I didn’t say anything about the church’s opinion, nor the specific rationale used to justify thier conclusions.
The point is that people pick and choose which biblical convictions they accept. We don’t get our morality from the Bible, we accept the parts of the Bible that agree with our morality. It’s not just homosexuality and withcraft and food laws.