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1 Corinthians 11:11
11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
You should at least know what a verse means before you try to use it to justify your opinion. That particular one has to do with women being subservient to men. Nothing to do with being gay.
In Chapter 11 Paul teaches his thoughts on the relationships that God, man, and women have and the customs of grooming their hair. Even though he teaches the one is over the other, he starts the above mentioned verse with the word, "Nevertheless". In Greek it is the word, "plen" which has the following meanings:
from BibleStudyTools.com
Definition
What Paul is saying is that there are the things I've mentioned but besides that or except that or moreover "neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord."
- moreover, besides, but, nevertheless
- besides, except, but
The verse stands on its own and means exactly what is being said. In the Lord, the man is not without the woman and the woman is not without the man. They are meant to be together. This is why God created man and woman and commanded them in the Old Testament to:
Genesis 1:28
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
A homosexual union cannot fulfill this very early commandment by God.
It was important that man and woman multiply and replenish the earth together. This is why Adam says:
Genesis 2:24
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
There are verses in both the old and new testament that clearly show that homosexuality is a sin.
Pretending to be knowledgable about scriptures is not going to get you very far. I suggest you actually study them in the whole context of the Bible.
I don't pretend anything. If you contend the old testament laws are still binding, then I suggest you quit being a hypocrite and abide by all of them instead of just picking out the ones you like. I won't bother getting into the many ways Paul's teachings contradict what Jesus said.
Matthew 5:17
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Good for you. I guess that means you don't eat seafood, pork, hamburgers, don't wear cotton blend clothes, cut your hair or shave, and don't touch a woman, even a pat on the head or a peck on the cheek, when it's that time of the month, and are prepared to kill any kids you might have for back talking. I'm impressed.