The objection of chapter six is that the Bible has very
little to say about homosexuality, so why make a big deal of it? DeYoung
responds with six points. He says that “the reason the Bible says comparatively
little about homosexuality is because it was a comparatively uncontroversial
sin among ancient Jews and Christians." (p. 72) Scripture may devote more time
to others sins (like idolatry) because these were more common. God’s word says
even less about bestiality or incest, but nobody (so far) would argue that
those behaviors are unimportant or ambiguous.
He also shows how the Bible’s condemnation of sexual
immorality in general includes homosexuality, and points out that sexual immorality
is always in the various lists of vices, most of the time heading those lists.
(See Mark 7:21-22; Romans 1:24-31; 13:13; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Galatians
5:19-21; Colossians 3:5-9; 1 Timothy 1:9-10; Revelation 21:8).
Now for a couple quotes:
Far from treating sexual deviance as a lesser ethical issue, the New Testament sees it as a matter for excommunication (1 Corinthians 5), separation (2 Corinthians 6:12-20), and a temptation for perverse compromise (Jude 3-16). (p. 77)
When we tolerate the doctrine which affirms homosexual behavior, we are tolerating a doctrine which leads people further from God…The biblical teaching is consistent and unambiguous: homosexual activity is not God’s will for his people. (p. 77)
