Jesus Never Said Anything about Homosexuality
If you’ve ever said that homosexuality is a sin, there’s a good chance that someone tried to correct you with, “Jesus never said anything about homosexuality.”
It doesn’t matter what Bible verse you believe bolsters your claim, they believe that Jesus’ silence on the matter trumps all other considerations.
But there are a number of reasons why this objection doesn’t work.
First, it’s not certain that Jesus never said anything about homosexuality.
The Gospel writers didn’t record everything that Jesus said – only what they thought was important to their audience. Indeed, most of what Jesus said (and did) was never written down. John 21:25 says, “And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written.”
It’s possible Jesus did talk about homosexuality, but the Gospel writers didn’t feel it was necessary to include it in …More