[TH Spangler]

It’s not gray in English, but what we typically translate “men who practice homosexuality” is the word arsenokoitai, which is a word Paul made up. The only 2 times it’s ever written is when Paul uses it here and in 1 Timothy, and we have a ton of Greek writings, so if it was a known word, we would see it elsewhere. Now, the word is the combination of 2 words: man and bed, so that’s why I say I think Paul probably means some type of homosexual act, but we really don’t know for sure. So we have to ask what it really means and also why he chooses to use a made up word instead of already established words in Greek that mean homosexual acts

Good read.

https://www.gotquestions.org/New-Testam ... ality.html

[stokesjokes]

Sure, but it doesn’t address any of the textual and contextual arguments we’re talking about. It insists on a clarity without engaging with any of the textual or cultural reasons for doubt.

[thepostman]

I have split this topic as it was getting away from the original topic. Keep this topic about the Methodist Church split. There has been a topic set up for a respectful discussion on gay marriage.