What Is an Abomination?
“Abomination” is a class of sins for which the ultimate punishment is being barred from heaven: Revelation: 21:27: Anyone who practices abomination will not enter Heaven. (By the way, this is one of only two mentions of abominations in the New Testament. The other is by the Big Guy himself. In Luke 16:15, Jesus defines the love of money as an abomination to God. Live it up now, Mr. Trump.) While few abominations invoke the death penalty, gay-on-gay action is not the only one. Here’s my favorite: Exodus 35:2: Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. Not much wiggle room on this one. If you have mowed the lawn, stopped by the office or baked a cake on Sunday, you are as big a sinner as the gayest person on the planet. Your earthly punishment is death and your cosmic penalty is eternal damnation. So, hey — I’ll see you in hell.
