Chapter 3: Taking a Strange Book Seriously
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination (Leviticus 18:22).
If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both to them have
committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is
upon them (Leviticus 20:13).
In chapter 3, DeYoung looks at the prohibitions about
homosexuality in Leviticus. Critics of the traditional view of sexuality and
marriage try to undermine the clear condemnation of homosexuality in Leviticus
as if it, and indeed the Old Testament itself, were no longer applicable to New
Testament Christians. DeYoung offers six reasons why the prohibitions of
Leviticus cannot be set aside. For example he shows how Jesus referred to a verse from Leviticus (19:18) more than any other verse, and how both Peter and Paul quote the
book to teach on holiness.
Obviously Jesus, Paul, and Peter found the moral obligations of Leviticus still binding upon Christians today.
Obviously Jesus, Paul, and Peter found the moral obligations of Leviticus still binding upon Christians today.
A Quote: The reason for the prohibitions against homosexual
behavior in the Mosaic law, and the reason the prohibitions are stated so
absolutely, is because men were designed to have sex with women, not a man with
another male. (p. 41)
