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Sep 12, 2022 · Now, the clobber verse, with its allusion to Genesis 19: “Like Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, which with the same customs, acted in a sexually immoral way (ek-porneusomai, from porneia) and went away after other flesh (sarkos heteras), setting an example by suffering in a punishment of eternal fire.”
Apr 23, 2024 · These “clobber verses” or “clobber passages,” wrested from their context, make people feel beaten down, abused, and, well, “clobbered” over their sexual inclinations and behaviors. The following are often identified by the homosexual community as “clobber passages”: 1. Genesis 19:4–25 — (the account of Sodom and Gomorrah)
- The Ordering of Creation in Genesis 1-2: The Genesis creation account should be understood as a metaphor for the creation of the world and of human relationships.
- The Story of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 18-19. As we read about the state of affairs in ancient Sodom and Gomorrah in the book of Genesis, we learn that the people of these cities were proud, selfish, and inhospitable.
- Leviticus 18:22 and Leviticus 20:13. Both of these condemnations of same-sex sexual behavior in Leviticus are directly preceded by reminders that these rules were meant to keep the Jewish people from being like the surrounding dominant polytheistic cultures.
- Romans 1:26-27. In Romans 1, St. Paul describes the descent of the Roman culture into pagan idolatry. He begins by saying that the Roman people once knew the true and living God, and then turn to pagan idolatry, which lead them down a path of grave immorality.
Jun 10, 2024 · A few days later, I returned from my study and told my wife, “I have been wrong. I don’t know what to do, but I’ve been teaching a lie: the Bible does not condemn homosexuality.” Unholy Sh+t. Genesis 18-19. Pride Month Special Edition. The Clobber Verses: Decoded
- 1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.
- 2 My lords,' he said, 'please turn aside to your servant's house. You can wash your feet and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning.' '
- 3 But he insisted so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast, and they ate. 4 Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom--both young and old--surrounded the house.
- 6 Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him 7 and said, 'No, my friends. Don't do this wicked thing. 8 Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man.
Aug 8, 2021 · Genesis 1:1–2:4a: This passage is not part of the “clobber passages”, but is included because it provides a clear affirmation that God made a good creation, and encouraged human beings to enter into positive relationships with each other within that good creation (Genesis 1–2). Our human expression of sexuality is one way of expressing the goodness of that creation.
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1. (1-3) Lot convinces the angelic visitors to stay with him. Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground. And he said, “Here now, my lords, please turn in to your servant’s house and spend the night ...
