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Here’s what those verses actually mean, and why they aren’t about LGBT people:
1. “Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind.” — Leviticus 18:22 / 20:13
These verses are part of the Holiness Code, a set of purity rules given to ancient Israel.
Important context:
The laws were meant to separate Israel from surrounding cultures, not to comment on sexual orientation.
The Hebrew terms focus on male dominance, ritual purity, and idolatrous temple-sex practices, not loving relationships.
Christians today don’t follow the same code (it also bans mixed fabrics, shellfish, trimming beards, etc.).
So this is not about consensual LGBT relationships as we understand them today.
2. The story of Sodom — Genesis 19
The issue in the Sodom story is attempted gang rape, violence, and violation of hospitality norms — not sexuality.
Even the Bible itself explains the sin of Sodom elsewhere:
Ezekiel 16:49 says the sin was arrogance, greed, and neglecting the poor.
Nothing in the text condemns loving LGBT relationships.
3. “Against nature” — Romans 1:26–27
Paul is talking about idolatry in pagan temples and people acting against their own nature, meaning going against their own desires as part of cult rituals.
Key points:
The word “nature” (“physis”) in Greek doesn’t mean “universal law” — it means “someone’s individual nature.”
Paul is describing people who were heterosexual engaging in ritual acts that violated their own orientation.
Paul had no concept of sexual orientation as we understand it today.
So this isn’t a blanket statement about LGBT identity or relationships.
4. “Arsenokoitai” and “malakoi” — 1 Corinthians 6:9 and 1 Timothy 1:10
These two Greek words are often translated poorly.
Malakoi means “soft” and was used to describe laziness, decadence, or sometimes male prostitution — not gay men.
Arsenokoitai is an extremely rare word that likely referred to economic or sexual exploitation, such as trafficking or abuses of power.
There’s no evidence i
t refers to consensual same-sex relationships.
Also, Jesus never mentioned LGBT being wrong. And why would a god create people who are born to be naturally LGBT if he didn't want anyone to be LGBT? It makes no sense why God would create them and then hate it.
1. “Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind.” — Leviticus 18:22 / 20:13
These verses are part of the Holiness Code, a set of purity rules given to ancient Israel.
Important context:
The laws were meant to separate Israel from surrounding cultures, not to comment on sexual orientation.
The Hebrew terms focus on male dominance, ritual purity, and idolatrous temple-sex practices, not loving relationships.
Christians today don’t follow the same code (it also bans mixed fabrics, shellfish, trimming beards, etc.).
So this is not about consensual LGBT relationships as we understand them today.
2. The story of Sodom — Genesis 19
The issue in the Sodom story is attempted gang rape, violence, and violation of hospitality norms — not sexuality.
Even the Bible itself explains the sin of Sodom elsewhere:
Ezekiel 16:49 says the sin was arrogance, greed, and neglecting the poor.
Nothing in the text condemns loving LGBT relationships.
3. “Against nature” — Romans 1:26–27
Paul is talking about idolatry in pagan temples and people acting against their own nature, meaning going against their own desires as part of cult rituals.
Key points:
The word “nature” (“physis”) in Greek doesn’t mean “universal law” — it means “someone’s individual nature.”
Paul is describing people who were heterosexual engaging in ritual acts that violated their own orientation.
Paul had no concept of sexual orientation as we understand it today.
So this isn’t a blanket statement about LGBT identity or relationships.
4. “Arsenokoitai” and “malakoi” — 1 Corinthians 6:9 and 1 Timothy 1:10
These two Greek words are often translated poorly.
Malakoi means “soft” and was used to describe laziness, decadence, or sometimes male prostitution — not gay men.
Arsenokoitai is an extremely rare word that likely referred to economic or sexual exploitation, such as trafficking or abuses of power.
There’s no evidence i
t refers to consensual same-sex relationships.
Also, Jesus never mentioned LGBT being wrong. And why would a god create people who are born to be naturally LGBT if he didn't want anyone to be LGBT? It makes no sense why God would create them and then hate it.
