Homosexuality is becoming an increasingly relevant issue in America and the world today. According to the 2010 United States Census, there are 131,729 married same-sex couples in America alone. Undoubtedly, the 2015 statics show a dramatic increase in the number of married gay couples living in the present-day U.S., considering the fact that 37 states have legalized gay marriage as of 2015. There are two competing worldviews regarding this prevalent topic: those that support homosexuality and those who do not. People that support homosexuality are generally in favor of gay rights and marriage equality. The value judgment of those that are pro-homosexuality is that homosexuality is right. They do not feel that homosexuality causes any harm. Their moral stance, which causes them to make this judgment, is that gay relationships and marriage can be beneficial and nothing should stand in the way of the happiness, relationship, or marriage between two people who love one another, regardless of sex. People that are against homosexuality are generally against gay rights and marriage equality. The value judgment of anti-homosexuals is that homosexuality is wrong. They feel that homosexuality is harmful in some aspect. Their moral stance is that marriage and relationships are supposed to be/designed to be strictly between a man and a woman.

Those with a biblical worldview have an anti-homosexual viewpoint, which means that we should be against marriage equality and homosexual relationships. Christians base their viewpoint regarding this issue off of the ultimate source of truth: The Bible. According to the Bible, God created one man and one woman in the Garden of Eden, and He designed marriage to be between these two sexes alone. Therefore, people with a biblical worldview are against homosexuality because gay relations go against the framework of love and marriage that God created for us. Any act that disobeys God in this way or any other way is considered immoral in the biblical worldview. Homosexuality was considered a sin in the days of The Bible, so it should be considered as such today because The Bible is truthful in all time periods. Genesis 18:20 records God’s actual words regarding the subject: “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave.” The sin of these patriarchs was homosexuality, and Jude 7 speaks of Sodom and Gomorrah’s acts as “sexual immorality” and “unnatural desire,” and it implies that they “serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.” Since these men were considered immoral by God because of their homosexuality, it confirms Christians’ value judgment that homosexuality is wrong, because God himself says that it is. Furthermore, it confirms the correctness of Christians’ moral stance that marriage should be between a man and woman because God condemned two men who did not share this moral stance and practiced homosexuality.

Not only was homosexuality considered a sin in the times of the Bible, but it was also considered a capital crime under the Mosaic Law, which was the Law of Moses. Leviticus 20:13 warns that “if a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.” While it is an outdated notion that a gay man or woman must be put to death because of his/her sin, it is still an important warning against the severity of the sin. Men lost their lives simply because they practiced homosexuality, so this piece of history should serve as an indication that the issue should not be taken lightly today. Moses was a very moral man, so his value judgment that homosexuality is wrong should match with ours. From examining this aspect of Mosaic Law, it can easily be inferred that Moses had a moral stance based on a biblical worldview, as well, because he was responsible for a law to urge people to parallel their moral stances with his. As Christians with a biblical worldview, we should be doing everything in our power to follow the examples of righteous Christians before us, because we should strive to please God as they did.

While the teachings of Genesis and Leviticus in The Old Testament are remarkably clear in their condemnation of homosexual behavior, it is also important to note that the New Testament condemns this kind of conduct, as well. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 teaches that “neither the sexually immoral…nor men who practice homosexuality… will inherit the kingdom of God.” If an Earthly sin or punishment is not enough to convey the value judgment of this position, that homosexuality is wrong, then eternal damnation should do it. No punishment is worse than spending an eternity in hell, away from the loving God who created us. Even Paul, who taught that Mosaic Law was no longer valid in the days of the New Testament, warned against the consequences of practicing this sin. Paul’s moral stance in his letters is clearly aligned with a biblical worldview, since he warned that marriage between a man and a woman was moral, and anything else would result in the deprival of the kingdom of God. There is good news, however. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 goes on to say that “you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of God.” This means that homosexuality, like any other sin, can be forgiven by God. The next step for Christians with a biblical worldview, then, is to use our value judgment and moral stance to share the truth with homosexuals, in hopes that we may be a tool to be used by God to save the souls of those struggling with this devastating sin.