One tactic used by gay theology is Jesus never condemned homosexuality during His earthly ministry. Although this is true He did not approve homosexuality either. Therefore, how do we learn or understand God’s truth and will for human sexuality? By studying His word.
Matthew 19:3-12
3 And some Pharisees came to Him, testing Him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause at all?" 4 And He answered and said, "Have you not read, that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said,' For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh'? 6 "Consequently they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate." 7 They said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?" 8 He said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart, Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. 9 "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." 10 The disciples said to Him, "If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry." 11 But He said to them, "Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given. 12 "For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it." NAS
Now, I was involved with gay theology and MCC from about 1970 through 1981. During this time I searched in vain for God’s instructions or guidelines for gay sexual relationships.
Another tactic of gay theology is to quote:
Matthew 22:39
39 "The second is like it, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' NAS
Taking this to mean that a loving relationship between two people regardless of gender is affirmed and approved by God. This is only partially true. God approves intimate relationships regardless of gender, however, to expand this to sexual relationships is to add to the meaning of the commandment and impose a personal interpretation on that commandment that has no foundation in Biblical truth. You can find intimate relationships in Scripture that can only be seen as sexual by wishful thinking, not by a true study of the context of the Bible.
What is the context of Christ’s teaching on “love your neighbor”?
Matthew 22:36-40
36 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" 37 And He said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' 38 "This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 "The second is like it, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." NAS
Here we need to stop and ask ourselves where this second commandment is found in God’s word since we know it is not found in the 10 Commandments.
Leviticus 19:17-18
17 'You shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you may surely reprove your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him. 18 'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD. NAS
Jesus later elevated this to the level of a commandment when He told His disciples:
John 13:34-35
34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." NAS
Love is an over and misused word in Western culture. We use love as an euphemism for sex, however the Bible never uses love to mean sex. Adam knew Eve and she bore a son; And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her and went in to her. 3 So she conceived and bore a son and he named him Er; Paul uses the phrase “come together”.
There is no Biblical foundation or justification for believing that God approves of, accepts, or ordains gay unions of any description.