I found this article that one Pastor wrote, and I dont know if hes totally correct in his interpretation, but thought that this portion of it was interesting read:
When I went looking for this, I found many articles by Biblical Scholars condemning the remarriage through repentance clause. And quite frankly, your posting of this article confuses me. In all our debates about homosexuality, I have brought up the context of the times...that the homosexual acts referenced in the Bible and prominent in those times were more about rape for political power or rituals for fertility gods. You refused to acknowledge any context to the homosexuality in the Bible, yet you readily consider the context of divorce. Why can't we also consider the MOTIVES of homosexuality of the times, especially considering there are NO references to relationships...just the sexual acts.
Unfortunately, many Bible interpreters mistakenly assume that all remarriage is adultery
And I would question that most Biblical interpreters mistakenly assume that all homosexuality is the rape/sacrifice to false gods that is mentioned in the Bible.
You are picking and choosing based on your own personal comfort level.
After reading what Ive said here in this post, I would hope that you would retract that statement.
Cheryl, by comfort level, I don't mean that you spin the Bible for your own PLEASURES or personal agenda. I mean that you are personally uncomfortable with the idea of homosexuality. That's okay...so am I to some degree. Watching gay porn would probably freak me out, and not in the "Oh my God, the plot and dialogue are SO stupid" way that regular porn freaks me out ;o
I think you have a visceral reaction to homosexuality that leads you to the "it's not natural" conclusion. It wouldn't be natural for YOU (or ME), but we don't get to decide that for everyone. Watching people eat certain foods GROSSES me out - I am seriously bad about this. And for some of them I could probably find some Biblical passage to back up my revulsion. That doesn't mean that I am RIGHT....it doesn't mean we pass laws based on our personal comfort zone.
I cant in all good conscience apply the same biblical rules to remarriage as gay marriage.
It takes a divorce to get to remarriage (except for death). SO I think that is a spin. The actual word homosexuality is not even used in the Bible. I actually would hold divorce to a higher level of scrutiny as it hurts people. Homosexuality hurts nobody. Divorce tears families apart. If God created man and woman to procreate, and one or both partners decides to bail after creating children...then they are disrupting and likely damaging the lives, emotional health, financial stability, etc. of MANY people (including the taxpayers).
