I’ve been reading the Interwebz. In particular I was interested to read what Jesus had to say about homosexuality, because, as I understand it, Jesus was about peace and love not hatred and suing people. I know there are passages in Leviticus and elsewhere which condemn certain sexual acts but those old testament passages condemn lots of other things that seem perfectly acceptable nowadays like wearing mixed fibre clothing and eating shellfish. So I was researching, keeping an open mind and the idea that Jesus was sent by God to spread the word and give a better interpretation of religious laws and codes of behaviour.
It seems that Jesus accepts homosexuals. There is an interpretation (don’t forget that all readings into the bible are interpretations/translations) that Jesus meant homosexuals when he referred to people who were born eunuchs.. He said that some people are born not to marry women, some people were castrated and couldn’t, and some people chose to live a celibate life (eg priests). All of these eunuchs were welcome in heaven. This is Matthew 19 and the passage is on divorce.
So why haven’t Christians accepted this teaching? It seems quite straightforward to me. God made these people different from men and women who want to marry and have sex and they are welcome in heaven. Also this seems to be all he has to say on the subject, so I’m not sure why it’s such a big deal.
What’s the problem?