The Bible clearly defines it as sinful behavior. However, that doesn’t mean I endorse homosexuality. Regardless of their agenda, as I said earlier, I would agree with the simple message that it’s wrong to commit hateful acts towards people because they are homosexual.
I don’t think it’s much of jump, then, to come to the conclusion that this is the agenda behind their taking this Scripture out of context. In both cases, this has contributed to their acceptance of homosexual behavior. Likewise, The Episcopal Church tends to not recognize the divine inspiration and authority of the Bible. Although The Christian Left denies it, they do have a widely held reputation as a group that cherry-picks the Bible. Perhaps that reflects the fact that the Facebook post my friend shared was from The Christian Left via Episcopal Church Memes. But none of that is represented in the illustration. And, you’ll note that the first of the examples he gives is a sexual sin. In other words, sinning against your neighbor. Romans 13:8-10Īs you can see, before Paul says, “Love does no harm to a neighbor”, he gives some examples of how you can fail to show love and selfishly do harm to a neighbor. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no harm to a neighbor therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. “ Love Your Neighbor” is the subheading typically used for what Paul is addressing with this section of his letter. Rather they are written with a number of verses that knit together to express views on a specific topic. As with most letters, both then and now, they aren’t written with each verse presenting an individual idea. To put this verse into context, it’s necessary to first remember that the Book of Romans was a letter written by the Apostle Paul to the church in Rome. One thing you have to watch out for when Scripture is quoted is that it can be taken out of context, often to support a specific agenda. Let’s begin our closer examination with a look at the Scripture quoted, Romans 13:10. However, closer examination reveals more complexity to the ideas presented by this illustration, ideas that result in the whole of the communication being more harmful than helpful.
I would agree with that and I suspect that’s all my friend was trying to say with her Facebook post. At first glance, it may seem to be intended to convey the simple message that it’s wrong to commit hateful acts towards people because they are homosexual. Here’s an image I saw recently, when a friend shared it on Facebook.
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