certainly the killing of homosexuals (and anyone else for that matter) is something i find strictly abhorrent and advocate ignoring. it is ordered in the bible along with lots of other rules we ignore. whether or not we are supposed to is the question. unfortunately, the "don't do it" part is reiterated in paul's letters....but i don't feel like we should pay attention to that either, by reason of the same passage you listed.
biblically, there are several passages that offer exceptions to hebrew law. and how much of hebrew law christians are exempt from is one of the many issues that christians argue about. Acts 10:28 is generally interpreted not to mean that homosexuals are clean (although i believe it does mean this), but that gentiles are clean and that we should hang out with them and eat with them and treat them like people - something i also agree with. it doesn't say much about being able to ignore any other laws. there are some other passages that are relevant though. matthew 15:10-20 specifically says food laws and hygiene laws may be ignored. matthew upholds the rest of hebrew law. dismissal of hygiene laws is also in luke 11:37-41 and he allows for healing on the sabbath in 13:15-17. as far as i know (and bear with me on this because my gospel parallels book seems to have been lost in the move), these are the only laws that are refuted directly. there are a few others (mainly in luke) may be interpreted to allow for a looser following of the law -luke 12:4-12 - but that is an interpretation and not all christians adhere to it.
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Date: 2006-04-03 10:51 am (UTC)biblically, there are several passages that offer exceptions to hebrew law. and how much of hebrew law christians are exempt from is one of the many issues that christians argue about. Acts 10:28 is generally interpreted not to mean that homosexuals are clean (although i believe it does mean this), but that gentiles are clean and that we should hang out with them and eat with them and treat them like people - something i also agree with.
it doesn't say much about being able to ignore any other laws. there are some other passages that are relevant though.
matthew 15:10-20 specifically says food laws and hygiene laws may be ignored. matthew upholds the rest of hebrew law. dismissal of hygiene laws is also in luke 11:37-41 and he allows for healing on the sabbath in 13:15-17. as far as i know (and bear with me on this because my gospel parallels book seems to have been lost in the move), these are the only laws that are refuted directly. there are a few others (mainly in luke) may be interpreted to allow for a looser following of the law -luke 12:4-12 - but that is an interpretation and not all christians adhere to it.