Mining the Scriptures: Romans 1:26-28

This text is unpopular in our time, but it is very simple, clearly revealing God’s view of homosexuality and lesbianism. Paul wrote, as inspired by the Holy Spirit (cf. 2 Timothy 3:16-17), that women with women is unnatural and vile. Sex ultimately is established by God as a means of propagation, (cf. Genesis 3:28). It is not possible for women, in a same sex relationship, to “fill the earth”. God designed sexuality to be not only with a man and a woman, but a husband and a wife, (cf. Genesis 3:23-24).

The same is true regarding relationships between two men. It is an action of lust, it is shameful, and the one who does such suffers penalty from God (cf. Romans 2:32).

As verse 28 reveals, homosexuality and lesbianism are (in addition to other sins) actions which emanate from a debased mind, and are not fitting. Paul wrote by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, who revealed only the things which came from Jesus and the Father in heaven (cf., John 16:5-15). The truth is very simple in this matter. It is only that some are unwilling to submit to it.

Author: Stan Cox

Minister, West Side church of Christ since August of 1989 ........ Editor of Watchman Magazine (1999-2018 Archives available online @ http://watchmanmag.com) ........ Writer, The Patternists: https://www.facebook.com/ThePatternists