Paul (as well as Jesus and other New Testament authors) often give lists of sins that damn, and the lists are never the same. ![]() ![]() Some of these are obvious, whereas others are a tad more controversial, such as “men who practice homosexuality.”īefore considering homosexuality in particular, we need to reflect on where this list comes from. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.Īfter addressing lawsuits between believers, Paul dramatically changes the subject to moral sin, declaring that certain sins will keep the sinner from inheriting the kingdom of God. (1 Cor 6:9–11 ESV) 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
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