He does this because ‘Jesus never said a word about homosexuality’. Jesus didn’t say a word about incest, bestiality or necrophilia either; by Carter’s measure, that would make them ‘very fine’.
From here:
Former President Jimmy Carter has said gay people should be allowed to marry in civil ceremonies, as ‘Jesus never said a word about homosexuality’.
The latest book by Mr Carter, now 87, entitled NIV Lessons from Life Bible: Personal Reflections with Jimmy Carter, encompasses his views on the Bible and on gay equality, among other issues. Discussing the book, he told the Huffington Post gay civil marriages were “very fine” in his view.
Mr Carter said: “Homosexuality was well known in the ancient world, well before Christ was born and Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things -– he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.
Mr. Carter seems to be unaware of the fact the Jesus Christ is God the Son, which is one part of the three part Holy Trinity. The other two parts of course being God the Father and God the Holy Ghost. All three parts together comprise the ONE God.
That Mr. Carter has decided to look at only the quotes from God the Son (presumably only the four Gospel books) leaves me with the impression that he has chosen to ignore what God (which includes Jesus Christ) has said in the rest of the Holy Scriptures. Holy Scriptures which mulitple times specifically state that homosexual behaviour is a sin.
This is what I call “buffet lunch religion”, where the poor misguided soul thinks that he (or she) can pick and choose those parts of Christianity that they like and will abide by, and completely ignore those parts that they find difficult. Anyone who thinks this way should be reminded of Rev 22:18-19
18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
`He does say ‘civil ceremonies’. I don’t have any problem with gay marriages in civil cermonies either. Just because the government calls something a marriage, doesn’t mean it is one in the eyes of God.
I agree Kate.