Christine, do you really want to know how Jesus would have treated a homosexual? I can point to you scripture which has a detailed description of how Jesus treated a woman who, it looks like was probably a prostitute. Read Luke chapter 7, verses 36 through 50. Jesus was having dinner at the house of a Pharisee, at the Pharisee's request. Pharisees were very religious people. The woman entered the house, seeking Jesus:
007:036 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.
007:037 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
007:038 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
007:039 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
007:040 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
007:041 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
007:042 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
007:043 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
007:044 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
007:045 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
007:046 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
007:047 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
007:048 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
007:049 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
007:050 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.
Now Christine, don't begin to think that Christ saw only women like this one who came to him as sinners. It's not practical to go through the whole bible right here and now, but this above is how Christ treated all sinners, which in religious jargon simply means people who fall short of the glory of God. So I do believe that Christ would have treated a homosexual in the same way. And as Christ said many times, all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Some people back then didn't think so, even as today many feel that they are good enough with their works to be presentable and acceptable to God, without need of any other "saviour" to be presented to God in their behalf. |
