What the Bible Says About LGBTQ

The question of what the Bible says about LGBTQ issues touches both deep convictions and deep compassion, and Scripture speaks with clarity and care. The foundation is creation itself: "So God created mankind in his own image... male and female he created them" (Genesis 1:27). From this God establishes marriage: "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). The historic Christian reading sees marriage and sexual union as designed by God for one man and one woman. Within that framework, the Bible addresses same-sex sexual acts directly. The Law declared, "Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman" (Leviticus 18:22; cf. Leviticus 20:13). In the New Testament, Paul describes such relations as a turning from God's design (Romans 1:26-27), and lists them among sins from which people can be cleansed and changed: "And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified" (1 Corinthians 6:9-11; cf. 1 Timothy 1:10). The same passages name greed, slander, and pride, so no one stands above the need for grace. Faithful Christians hold these teachings while affirming the full dignity of every person made in God's image. The Bible calls all people—of every orientation and struggle—to find their deepest identity not in sexuality but in Christ. Its consistent message is that God's commands flow from love, that all have sinned, and that the gospel offers forgiveness, transformation, and welcome to everyone who comes to Jesus in faith and repentance.