Elaborate on these books, what exactly was these books and who wrote them? According to a quick google search it appears to have been written down stories whom had been passed down orally for generations perhaps, which doesnt seem very trustworthy in my opinion.
Leviticus is a historical manual. Obviously it is safe to plant two types of seeds and to wear poly-blends.
Look to the Gospels for an update.
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The Roman Christian priests met at a bunch of ecumenical councils to decide which books to include and which books to throw out. A few churches disagreed with some of the things decided at these early councils and branched off to form their own branches of Christianity, which were considered heretical at the time. The Nestorian churches and the Coptic churches are examples of these.
well considering this Lev book seems rather outdated with it rules and views on how people should live, I assume that there are many other parts that needs to get updated aswell
Revelations are not a priority either. The Gospels are where it's at, yo.
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I'm not talking about homosexuality at all. I'm talking about why books where God himself is 'active' are considered a lower priority than Revelations, which is pretty much the prototype of a Gothic Horror novel.
I think its time for change, its time to update the bible. I dont remember how the bible was made now again, wasnt it just a bunch of histories added together according to most historians or something along those lines?
You guys are getting off track here, this will turn into a conversation of whether or not the bible condemns homosexuality and I would much rather not get into that. Whether it does or doesn't is irrelevant to the current question, which was why some people are bashed when everyone's a sinner, and the answer is that they obviously shouldn't.
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Hah, Reformations just add to the watering down of the 'original' messages.
It's not less important, but it's not the basis for Christianity. It gives us historical context, knowledge about the Jewish roots of Christianity, how Jesus fits into all of it and why we needed a Savior.
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lets talk about mormons
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"I can ignore stuff from the Old Testament because it's so outdated, but not stuff from the New Testament, which is merely ~2000 years old."
Eaglesbaby: "The Gospels ARE the updated version. Leviticus is from the Old Testament, which is not what defines Christianity. The Gospels of the New Testament share the message of Christianity most applicably as they are the direct teachings of Jesus, and there is no mention of anti-gay behavior. Jesus never addressed homosexuality. Not even once."
lolwot: "The Old Testament is equally important (varies among denominations)
The Old Testament isn't considered less important for being older."
well this is a contradiction again
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The Old Testament is equally important (varies among denominations)
The Old Testament isn't considered less important for being older.
The Gospels ARE the updated version. Leviticus is from the Old Testament, which is not what defines Christianity. The Gospels of the New Testament share the message of Christianity most applicably as they are the direct teachings of Jesus, and there is no mention of anti-gay behavior. Jesus never addressed homosexuality. Not even once.
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I've never understood the logic of the Old Testament being less important because it's older. Given that it's the only one with contact with God himself (as far as I can remember), and that contact with a God/Gods clearly hasn't happened recently and inaccuracies are always added to things over time, you'd think the oldest possible sources would be the most accurate.
Revelations takes so many things from other religions to bolt into Christianity to make its appeal more widespread and differ it from Judaism and I've never understood how it's considered one of the most important books.
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projectmatt face me in the gauntlet but admission requires that you bathe yourself in goat blood
Christians shouldn't bash homosexuals. They should treat them just as they treat every other sinner (anyone basically). That doesn't mean that they have to agree with the idea of homosexuality being okay or its legality.
People bash each other when they're upset, and while most moral values are shared between atheists and Christians, views regarding homosexuality/sanctity of marriage is one that often differs. It is much easier to bash someone that walks thinking that what they're doing is right and accepts his life that one that sins but knows what he did is wrong.
i can't identify as a christian but i think it's rather vile of people to cling to religion for bigotry against homosexuality when the foundation is incredibly weak
The topic of homosexuality has a lot of varied opinions among Christians. In these verses specifically, Leviticus was an old testament book written with all kinds of laws that people don't follow today. The laws were necessary back then, but they aren't today. Now, there are verses in the New Testament that may or may not condemn homosexuality depending on your interpretation.
I think that the point a lot of people miss is that even if homosexuality is something "sinful", it's the exact same type of sin as lying or as envying or as stealing. God does not look at homosexuals differently from any other human beings. Tragically, Christians have misrepresented and been very unloving towards the topic. Regardless of whether or not that specific thing is a sin; the point is that every person on the planet are seen as sinners all equally in need of God's grace. There is no reason to treat homosexuality different from how you would treat any other person on the planet, but many have warped that viewpoint considerably.
