Friday, September 18, 2009

On Interrupting the Bible and Homosexuality

From Mathew 8:13
"And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour."

Analysis:
What was the relationship between the centurion and his slave? Were they a gay couple? If so, Jesus didn't seem to mind.



Jesus affirmed a gay couple:
The Greek word that the Roman centurion uses in this passage to describe the sick man – pais – is the same word used in ancient Greek to refer to a same-gender partner.

From the Skeptics Annotated Bible & WouldJesusDiscriminate.com

0 comments: