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Quote from The Father’s Heart on Homosexuality, By Walter L. Smith III (WS-3)

"The argument that Jesus said nothing about homosexuality in the gospels is misleading and illogical for at least five reasons: The gospels are not more authoritative than those books of the Bible that condemn homosexual behavior. All authors of scripture were inspired by God's Holy Spirit. The gospels are not comprehensive. Some of the Bible's most important teachings—the explanation of spiritual gifts, the priesthood of Christ, the doctrine of humans' old and new nature—appear in other books of the Bible. The gospels do not claim to be a complete account of Jesus's life or teachings. Sections of Jesus's life are not discussed in the gospels, and we cannot be certain that Jesus never spoke about homosexual behavior. Scripture teaches that Jesus kept all the law and affirmed all that the law and the prophets taught. Undoubtedly, this would have included the affirmation of committed, monogamous male-female marriage and an unwavering condemnation of homosex...