That it won’t call down God’s vengeance because he supposedly can’t find the teaching, therefore it doesn’t exist/has no basis. In his own words, he can’t anything buy “homo calls down God’s vengeance” but since he can’t find a citation, those teachings don’t exist.Is the issue that he doesn’t think it’s a sin at all, or that he doesn’t think that it’s a mortal sin, or that he doesn’t think that any sin is something that will call down God’s vengeance?
So, to be clear, is he arguing that homosexual acts aren’t sinful, or that sins don’t call down for vengeance? Because if it’s the latter, that’s really easy. It’s called a “turn of phrase”. What it means is that homosexual acts are mortal sins, which separate us from God’s love and can ultimately lead to eternal damnation. That’s what it comes to, regardless of whether you call it as God exacting vengeance on the wicked, or the wicked choosing their own desires over a relationship with God.That it won’t call down God’s vengeance because he supposedly can’t find the teaching, therefore it doesn’t exist/has no basis. In his own words, he can’t anything buy “homo calls down God’s vengeance” but since he can’t find a citation, those teachings don’t exist.
Then, I would go with the argument that whether or not God decides to torch your city because of a sin, it’s not going to make a lick of difference to you personally when you are eternally separated from the love of God. A mortal sin is a mortal sin.No, he argued that this particular sin doesn’t call down God’s vengeance because he can find no proof, and he disputes Biblical evidence because it doesn’t specifically mention homosexual sex, despite God’s rage being ignited by the men wanting to have sex with the angels.
I don’t either.I’m dealing with a fellow Catholic who doesn’t believe that sodomy is one of the sins which cries to heaven for vengeance. Is there anyone who can provide a really good explanation of why this is? I’d appreciate it.
So: “arrogant”, “overfed”, “unconcerned”, “did not help the poor and needy”, “haughty” (a repeat of arrogant) and “did detestable things before me”. To my way of thinking being arrogant, overfed and unconcerned while ignoring the poor and needy is pretty detestable.49 " 'Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. 50 They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.