As a Christian who hold to the authority of Scripture, I look to the Bible for guidance on what God really thinks about various topics.
When it comes to homosexuality, I have found the most commonly cited biblical texts are Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13, Romans 1:25-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, and 1 Timothy 1:10.
These, in their plain reading, clearly declare that homosexual behavior is against God’s will. These are so frequently cited by Christians that many non-Christians and liberal Christians call them (and a few others) the “clobber verses”; the LGBTQ community either seek ways to reinterpret these verses or emphasize that Christians overreact with these few verses and ignore the thousands of verses that call for love, compassion, and justice.
The reason homosexuality (including bisexuality, pansexuality, omnisexuality, lesbianism, etc.) is sinful as an act or lifestyle is because it runs contrary to God’s plan, design, and created order. After God created Adam and Eve, He united them in marriage, made them one flesh, and told them to be fruitful and multiply. These facts, combined with their physical bodies' intricate and intentional design, testify to God’s intention for sex, marriage, procreation, and the family unit.
There is never an instance in Scripture where God approved of or condoned a romantic relationship, sexual act, or marriage between two people of the same biological sex or gender. The only marital union God ever established is between one biological man and one biological woman for a lifetime. Likewise, the only sexual intimacy ordained and blessed by God occurs between a biological man and a biological woman within marriage. Anything outside of those biblical parameters is sinful.
One of the most explicit proofs of God’s disapproval of homosexuality is found in Genesis, chapter 19. God destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah because they were filled with people committing homosexual acts and orgies. God told Abraham if He found as few as ten righteous people in Sodom, He would spare the entire city for their sake. Given that God brought destruction upon those cities and their inhabitants the following day, it clearly established homosexuality as a sinful, unrighteous lifestyle before God.
A homosexual person is never without hope of breaking free from the cycle of sin and bondage. First, they must acknowledge their sinfulness before God, repent, and trust Jesus for their salvation and redemption. When this occurs, God graciously gives them a new, godly nature and forgives them completely — washing them white as snow. He also sends the Holy Spirit to live inside them to transform them from the inside out. However, if a homosexual person chooses to remain in their sinful state, they will forever be enslaved by their sinful nature and will reap physical and spiritual death in the end.
