Scripture consistently presents sexual relations between same-sex partners as sin, while also calling all people—regardless of struggle—to repentance and new life in Christ.
Scripture on Homosexuality
Leviticus 18:22
Old Testament
"Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable."
Romans 1:26-27
New Testament
"Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error."
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
New Testament
"Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. 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."
1 Timothy 1:9-10
New Testament
"We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine."
Jude 1:7
New Testament
"In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire."
The Bottom Line
God's design for sexuality is male and female covenant in marriage; anything else falls short of His holy standard, yet grace in Christ covers all repentant sinners.
Try Today
If you experience same-sex attraction, speak honestly with a pastor, Christian counselor, or trusted believer about your struggle rather than hiding it—the gospel thrives in confession, not isolation.
Prayer
Jesus invites us to come to Him with our deepest struggles, promising rest for our souls (Matthew 11:28).
Father, Your Word is clear, and it calls me to holiness I cannot achieve alone. I confess the ways I've resisted Your design—in thought, desire, or action. I ask for the grace to believe that Your boundaries are good, even when they cost me. Help me see sexuality as You see it: sacred, covenant-bound, and deeply purposeful. Give me honest community where I can bring my struggles without shame. Align my life with Your truth, and transform my heart to want what You want. In Jesus' name, Amen.
📚 Read Romans 1-3 to see how Paul connects sexual sin to the deeper human condition of rejecting God's authority
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