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Originally Posted by photon
Well first of all the NT wasn't written Hebrew, it was written in Greek.
That's exactly what the article linked to addresses, you say it's clear but I don't think it is. Paul is talking about idol worship and pagan rituals common to Rome in this chunk of scripture, you have to see that scripture in its context. There are some words used that aren't ever used elsewhere by Paul, and others that are used in unfamiliar ways. Even the Bible itself says Paul is difficult to interpret.
From here:
http://www.otkenyer.hu/truluck/six_b...#Romans1:26-27 |
The New Testament passage is clear. The reason you can find a link that questions its translation is because of political correctness invading weak churches. It would be convenient for some if it didn't say what it does. Homosexuality wasn't an issue when the first English translations came to be. They translated it without bias and all the same way. The notion that Paul was speaking of some pagan religious practice rather then the act is false. He mentions Idolatry before he mentions homosexuality but then goes on to mention many other sins. Read verses 28 through 32. He lists a whole range of sins including being disobedient to ones parents. Are all these sins tied into the same pagan religion? Can one conclude that disobedience to ones parents isn't a sin if it isn't done as part of a pagan ritual?
What you've stumbled upon is how great a lengths people will go to bend scriptures to their personal point of view.