Burnishing Bigotry - 3rd edition

Lucy #356: Next, you cite John 5:46-47 to claim that, ―Jesus tells his detractors that
unless one holds to the writings of Moses, one cannot fully know or understand either truth or
Jesus himself … Of course, in the first five books of the Bible we read of the days of Noah
(Genesis) and homosexuality as perversion (Leviticus). So much for throwing out the Old
Testament to legitimize homosexuality.‖
Heavens to Betsy, Lucy! This kind of grand misrepresentation of the Scriptures simply
will not do – especially not for a woman who openly claims to believe in ―the whole Bible‖!
Please consider the following biblical Truths as my response thereto …
*First & foremost, it is absolutely critical for you to one day understand that Jesus came
to amend the Old Testament laws – to ―hone‖ & ―perfect‖ & ―full-fill‖ them (the Greek word
plerosai – Strong‘s #4137), not to abjectly uphold their stark & unjust applications or blindly
follow their more conservative interpretations … [massive proof thereof on pages 534-540 herein]
*Secondly, John 5:46-47 does not contradict my proof of Jesus as a Great Reformer of the
law. ―If you do not believe what [Moses] wrote, how will you believe what I am saying?‖ could
just as easily mean ―If you are not familiar with the works of Moses, how will you be able to see
how I am adjusting them & bringing them into harmony with the perfect Love of the Father?‖
*Thirdly & finally, as far as Leviticus goes, nowhere therein is homosexuality itself
classified as a ―perversion‖. Yes, it does label homosexual sex as an ―abomination‖, and yet the
book of Proverbs lists dozens of other ―abominations‖ that are far more prevalent & far more
insidious than gay sex (ahem, including arrogance – see Proverbs 16:5), and Leviticus itself lists well
over 70 additional transgressions in its pages, including many that warrant the death penalty as
well (among them adultery, a sin that every married man or woman commits every time he or she even
fantasizes about having sexual relations with anyone other than his wife or her husband – see Matthew
5:27-28) … As such, to use Leviticus (or any other book of the Bible) to call out and specifically
condemn the sins of homosexuals is patently bigoted and blatantly hypocritical; two sins that
were staunchly frowned upon by Jesus!
In essence then, my dear Friend, once again I can only humbly call for you to cease
abiding in the twisted teachings of the false prophets you continue to quote in this thread, and to
return to abiding in The Way of Jesus Christ instead!
―Beware of false prophets, who
come to you in sheep‘s clothing but
inwardly are ravenous wolves. You
will know them by their fruits. Are
grapes gathered from thorns, or figs
from thistles? In the same way, every
good tree bears good fruit, but the
bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree
cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad
tree bear good fruit. Every tree that
does not bear good fruit is cut down
and thrown into the fire. Thus you
will know them by their fruits.‖
~ Jesus Christ (Matthew 7:15-20)
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