Expert: Dr Eddy Cheong - 5/30/2004

Question
We all know that God forbids homosexual acts but loves homosexual persons. If a homosexual couple in a faithful monogamous relationship later repent of their sexual behaviour but continue in their special bonding (like a couple), yet without involving in any sexual and physical intimate acts with each other anymore, is their relationship still consider a sin? Does the Bible forbid homosexual acts or even special relationship and bonding (non-sexual) between homosexual persons?

Answer
Homosexuality is anathema to God...
Rom 1:24-27

24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator-who is forever praised. Amen.

26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.
NIV

Notice that in verse 24 above, the Word of God says that God 'gave them over' (indicating the depth and seriousness of the sin) to their own sinful desires and the end result of this is homosexuality which God defines as a perversion in verse 27. Rest assured that there will be no homosexuals or adulterers or lesbians in heaven. There are no 'bonds' in New Testament Christian Relationships only Brotherhood and Covenants. Christian Brotherhood is rooted in Agape (God's selfless) Love whilst Biblical Covenants are argeements sealed between God and Man or between a Man and a Woman (in marriage) with God as a witness. Homosexuality must be repented of and completely forsaken and perpetuation of any bond is definitely not a sign of true repentance.