Is homosexuality and lesbianism acceptable to God?
The short answer is no. Homosexual acts are condemned in the strongest terms in both Testaments. Old Testament law says “You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female, that is an abomination,” (Leviticus 18:22). Further, in Leviticus 20:13, the Bible repeats and adds to the prohibition: “If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their blood guiltiness (guilt) is upon them.” Canaanite cult religion at that time promoted homosexual prostitution, (I Kings 14:24). In Romans 1:24-32, the apostle Paul describes both lesbian and homosexual behavior as “degrading passions,” “unnatural,” “indecent acts,” motivated by “shameful desire and lusts.” I Timothy 1:9, 10 lists homosexuals among “the ungodly and sinners,” verse 9, and as “immoral men,” verse 10. I Corinthians 6:9, 10 groups homosexuals with the unrighteous who shall not inherit the kingdom of God. The Scriptures in no w