Bible Publishers Sued for Anti-Homosexual References

Newsmax reporting Bible Publishers Sued for Anti-Gay References:

A Michigan man is seeking $70 million from two Christian publishers for emotional distress and mental instability he received during the past 20 years from versions of the Bible that refer to homosexuality as a sin.

Bradley LaShawn Fowler, a gay man, claims his constitutional rights were infringed upon by Zondervan Publishing Co. and Thomas Nelson Publishing, both of which, he claims, deliberately caused homosexuals to suffer by misinterpretation of the Bible.

This is a classic example of our culture calling “evil good and good evil”.

Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Society is snow balling into moral confusion and decay partially because they have let man-made rules define our cultural values while neglecting what the actual scriptures say (in both Christianity and Judaism) and then when the rest of society (that part which would have no rules (except the rule to have no rules)) gains judicial control over the rest of us, we have to submit and/or be punished based upon their rule to have no rules. Here is the growing theme: “There are absolutely no absolutes and by golly don’t cause me any mental or emotional distress or I’ll sue you and yours for 70 mill.”

Fowler admits that every Bible printed is a translation that can be interpreted in many ways, but he says specifically using the word “homosexual” is not a translation but a change.

Fowler is most concerned with 1 Corinthians 6:9. See three major version translations below:

(NIV) Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders

(KJV) Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

(ASV) Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men,

The underlying Greek word being translated differently is: Arsenokoites (G733), which has generally been thought to mean “a sodomite: abuser of self with mankind” and is derived from the Greek word: Koite (G2749) which means “a couch; by extension cohabitation; by implication the male sperm: bed, chambering, X conceive”. By looking at the context of the verse, I’m curious how else homosexuals think this word could be alternatively translated.

Largely because people have been taught that “Jesus nailed the Law to the Cross”, they seem to forget Apostle Paul was not deriving his statements, as in 1 Corinthians, from living in a vacuum. He was a Jew from the Israelite tribe of Benjamin who had likely memorized the entire text of the Torah (if not large tracts of it). And the Torah plainly says this:

Leviticus 20:13 ‘And a man who lies with a male as he lies with a woman: both of them have done an abomination, they shall certainly be put to death, their blood is upon them.

Just as in ancient Israel, individuals today are not allowed to “take the Law into their own hands”. Homosexuals were put to death by the assembly of Israelite Elders (Judges). Vigilantes were rare and rarely accepted. We now have a system of Judges in the USA which also have the right in some states to put persons to death for some crimes, but Homosexuality has not been a crime punishable with death for a very long time in this country. Currently, if a person murders a homosexual for being homosexual, that person him/herself would also be put to death in some states or at least go to prison for life. And no one is forcing homosexuals to read the Bible translations which cause them deserved emotional distress and no one is forcing them to fellowship with people who do read those Bible translations and rightly teach against homosexuality.

I’ve had homosexual friends and lovingly talked with them and disagreed with their behavior, but I do not think they themselves are evil. I see their activity/actions as evil. Men were simply not designed to lie with other men and that is why it is considered abominable and wickedness. Wickedness (Ra) is basically defined in Hebrew as breaking the design/function of something. See my article What does the word “Wickedness” mean in Hebrew? for more details.

Sadly, one of my concerns in posting this is whether or not my webhost will one day turn off my domain account simply because of my Torah-stance on this issue or similar controversial issues. Even so, Torah is Light, and I must speak the Light as long as I am able. The World hates the Light because mankind loves darkness more than Light (John 3:19).

Yahweh, Y’hovah, or Ineffable?

Important topics and controversies covered in the recently updated article: “What is the Proper Name of the Most High?”

See the article here: What is the Proper Name of the Most High?

Come out of her [USA], My people, that ye receive not of her plagues! (Rev 18:4)

Note: For the Joel Rosenberg pupil who thinks Babylon will be rebuilt in modern Iraq, please read: 60 Reasons Why Iraq Can Not Be Mystery Babylon and then come back once you’ve undergone a shift away from the “America is Beautiful” paradigm.

The “individual” will account for his/her sins now and in the future (at the resurrection). Yet, “nations” will not be resurrected to answer for their sins, so they must and historically have accounted for their sins while they still exist.

“As nations cannot be rewarded or punished in the next world, so they must be in this. By an inevitable chain of causes and effects, Providence punishes national sins by national calamities.” -GEORGE MASON (Father of the Bill of Rights)

America’s Godly Heritage - Part 1 of 6

For a better quality viewing of the entire documentary, you can rent it or instantly view it at Netflix.

The United States of America was once a great nation because of the great moral values of her people. Now her sins are rising and filling the mind of the Great One (יהוה) and it has been said by many, He will not repent (apologize) to Sodom and Gomorrah.

America is #1 in the following:

Something the documentary doesn’t mention is the fact that America is the top producer, consumer, and exporter of Pornography (rumored to be a 57 billion dollar industry). The sex industry and the abortion industry are hideously linked.

Current and ongoing calamities:

1.) Drought has consumed much of America for a number of years. And it is contributing to the global food crisis.
2.) Enormous forest fires routinely erupt in various places around the country.
3.) The almighty dollar has plummeted in value. Many nations are dumping it as their reserve currency.
4.) Financially, out nation is enslaved to our enemies because of our national debts. It seems Ron Paul is the only politician really talking about it, but he is painted as a quack (yet he is probably the only one capable of slowing down the black train).
5.) There is a mortgage, home foreclosure, and bankruptcy crisis.
6.) Major corporations (not just the Airlines) are declaring bankruptcy.
7.) There is an epidemic of hatred directed at America because of her adulterous corporate relationships with the kings and merchants of the earth.

Much greater epidemics, calamities, and catastrophes have been foreseen for America for a number of decades. The culture of murder (of the unborn) in our nation and the funding of such a culture in other nations around the world has not escaped the eye of יהוה. America will burn for many reasons, but none are as causative as this: the deliberate holocaust of innocent millions of our most precious resource (children). Even though the blood of the innocent isn’t seen in the open generally, the literal ground is soaked with it.

Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, My people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. (Jeremiah 51:6 & 45).

If you can’t leave yet, prepare to leave (prepare physically and prepare your heart). Some preparations may be futile and ultimately unneeded, but it would be wise to purchase passports, sell things you don’t need, try to minimize personal debts, etc… Jerusalem and Edom will be our final and ultimate places of refuge, but there may be other intermediary locations before Jerusalem and Edom are open to us. Many are considering places like Canada, Costa Rica, Panama, and South Africa as intermediaries to escape… but first listen and hear from יהוה.

Related Content:

Was Yeshua (Jesus) a Pharisee?

Nehemia Gordon writes: “A recent review of my book The Hebrew Yeshua vs. the Greek Jesus claims that Yeshua did in fact support the “god-given” authority of the Pharisees who sit in the Seat of Moses. One of the main claims in the review was that Yeshua upheld the Pharisee Oral Law. This is a common argument put forward by Oral Law-believing Messianics.”

Read the Full Article here: Was Yeshua a Pharisee?

Related:
Lecture video by Nehemiah Gordon

“Hebrew Yeshua vs Greek Jesus” by Nehemiah Gordon

This is a rather long video. But it gives profound insights into the “Oral Torah” of the House of Judah (Jew-dah) and makes an attempt to reconcile Matthew 15 with Matthew 23, where Yeshua seems to both condone and then reject the “traditions of the elders”… that is: commandments added to what יהוה instructed Moshe (Moses).

Nehemia Gordon’s book by the same title is also something I highly recommend. It can be purchased here. Even so, the video is more entertaining.

If the video freezes at any point, you can drag the slider forward and backward to cause Google to reinitialize the video. Seems to be a buffering problem for some people.

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Should the majority rule? Rambam, 1001 Rabbis versus 1000 Prophets

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