Christian Worldview of Sexual Ethics on the Issue of Homosexuality & Marriage Principle: Focusing on Old Testament Teaching
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The purpose of this paper is to argue that legalizing same-sex marriage is problematic in terms of distorting Christian worldview of sexual ethics as well as the will and purpose of God’s creation of humanity. This will be done by solving the hermeneutical problem of our attitude toward homosexuality today, by not only avoiding an allegorical interpretation of the Scriptural passages, but also by exploring the meaning of sexuality in terms of a biblical framework of creation. Since we are on the verge of a new biblical interpretation of homosexuality in relation to theology and ethics, this paper confirms that perverted or promiscuous homosexual practices are sinful and an abomination in the eyes of God. That is, sinful behavior must be recognized as such. The outline of this paper will be as follows: (1) Leviticus 18:22; 20:13: The Holiness Code; (2) Genesis 19 and Judges 19 as the References to Homosexual Acts; (3) The Creation Account as the Marriage Principle of Christian Sexual Ethics; (4) Chapter five as concluding remarks confirms homosexual practices as sinful and abomination in the eyes of God but heterosexual monogamous relationship as God’s ordained marriage principle.
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The purpose of this paper is to argue that legalizing same-sex marriage is problematic in terms of distorting Christian worldview of sexual ethics as well as the will and purpose of God’s creation of humanity. This will be done by solving the hermeneutical problem of our attitude toward homosexuality today, by not only avoiding an allegorical interpretation of the Scriptural passages, but also by exploring the meaning of sexuality in terms of a biblical framework of creation. Since we are on the verge of a new biblical interpretation of homosexuality in relation to theology and ethics, this paper confirms that perverted or promiscuous homosexual practices are sinful and an abomination in the eyes of God. That is, sinful behavior must be recognized as such. The outline of this paper will be as follows: (1) Leviticus 18:22; 20:13: The Holiness Code; (2) Genesis 19 and Judges 19 as the References to Homosexual Acts; (3) The Creation Account as the Marriage Principle of Christian Sexual Ethics; (4) Chapter five as concluding remarks confirms homosexual practices as sinful and abomination in the eyes of God but heterosexual monogamous relationship as God’s ordained marriage principle.
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