Hi, the Bible does NOT say to hate LGBTQ PEOPLE. However, the Bible does tell us to hate their sin.
The Effects of Sin
First, you need to understand that all sin leads to death. You also need to understand that all sin separates us from God. In Romans 1:18–32, the Apostle Paul explained about how people have always, since the beginning of time, known about God and what He requires, but yet also always went against Him. Soon, they began to think up foolish things about God, which caused them to become confused about Him, and worshiped false things – material things and desires – thus pushed themselves away from the Lord – they wouldn’t even give Him thanks for His provisions.
So the Lord “abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired.” This led them to doing “shameful things” with their bodies, even sexual things with people of their same gender, versus the natural way as God had created them for. (You see, the more one rejects God, the more they do things that God rejects).
Born This Way and Born Again
Now, some say today that they were born that way. Well, first of all, there’s no such thing as a “gay gene”. Second, when you give your life to Jesus Christ, you get baptized, thus, “born again” (born from above – born of God) — you come up out of the waters as a new creation. So you can no longer claim to be gay because you were born that way. And accordingly, there’s that saying “God meets you where you’re at”, yeah, well God also loves you too much to leave you there.
In 1 Corinthians 6:9–11, Paul explains that “those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”
So you see, you may have been born that way, but if you’ve since called on the name of the Lord, then there should’ve been a transformation that took place. In other words, God’s people are not supposed to have these characteristics. And notice that Paul wasn’t only talking about LGBTQ people (as they identify themselves as today), but also thieves, people who commit adultery, and people who worship idols. Paul stuck all those together because they’re all sins, and they’re all sins that many of the people in the Corinthian church committed (or identified themselves with) before calling on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. And what does sin do? It separates us from God. So God’s people shouldn’t be doing those things (anymore).
No Rights to Judge
Now, in terms of judging LGBTQ, that’s not our job, for they’re not part of God’s Kingdom. They’re in God’s jurisdiction, not ours (See 1 Corinthians 5:9–13). I’ve explained this several times in terms of Christians judging non-Christians. For instance, if I’m working at a place that focuses on say, 5 core rules, and you work at a different place that doesn’t focus on the same rules, then who am I to judge you for not following ours? You don’t work here, so you don’t have to follow them. You see? It’s the same thing with your home. “If you’re going to live under my roof, you have to live under my rules.” Well, I don’t live under your roof, so I’m not required to live under your rules, and you have no right to judge me for not living under your rules. You see?
Judging LGBTQ
So now, when we look at LGBTQ, or any non-Christian for that matter, neither are they Christians, nor do they live their lives according to the Bible or God’s ways. So what right do we, as Christians, have to judge them for not doing so? We can (and must) share with them about the harm they’re doing to themselves by way of their sins, as well as share our testimonies about Jesus Christ and why we came to Him ourselves, but we don’t have the right to JUDGE them, or to criticize them when they live according to the sinful ways of the world outside the Body of Christ, because they’re not part of the Body of Christ.
We All Need A Savior
So again, does the Bible tell us to hate the LGBTQ people? No, for Jesus died for them, also. But the Bible does tell us to hate the LGBTQ’s sins, very much. But again, the Bible also tells us that God hates the sins of everybody just as much. This is why it’s so important that we ALL need a Savior, because none of us are able to be freed from our sin without one, and that Savior who stepped forward is Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, the Messiah!
So you see, the Bible doesn’t actually single out God’s hatred for the LGBTQ’s sins, but for all sins, and every one of us was born with sin. And just like with everyone else, the Bible tells us that God desires for them (the LGBTQ) to one day realize their sin, repent for them, then turn to and follow Him, as people of His Kingdom.
Interesting article and reasoning. I have altered my view on this issue in recent years. Since God is supposed to be the God for all people, it includes people with alternative lifestyles. Also, in order to be a part of and survive in today’s society and conform to today’s rules and mindsets, an acceptance and embracement of alternative lifestyles is strongly recommended, if not mandatory. For example check out Crains Chicago Business, which lists LBGTQ leaders as bastions of diversity. My MLIS classes taught in a religious school setting study LBGTQ literary works. We can’t judge lifestyles. But everyone has to recognize them and embrace them in today’s world. Stay safe and stay well.
The word “homosexuality” in the Bible does not refer to the modern idea of being sexual partners with a male peer. It was ritualized pedaresty, a form of apprenticeship-slavery with sexual privileges granted to the patron. This involved men as old as still able to penetrated, with orphan or abandoned boys as young as able to be penetrated. This was a perfectly acceptable form of sex-slavery back then. This is the same sort of thing for why drinking blood was forbidden: it was done in worship services along with temple prostitution. The ban on perverted sex partnerships that don’t harm anyone does not fit with a ban on adultery, theft, killing, and especially domestic abuse, which the church is silent on.
This ban would be well-to-effect if slavery were still in effect, but because we overstepped the Bible and outright banned slavery, the ban on faggotry is as moot as the ban on eating blood pudding. Both are dishusting to anyone of good taste, but that doesn’t mean they’re sins like beating your children, which is perfectly acceptable.