A Visit from Mr. Hetero Himself
Over at myspace where I also posted my Mr. Hetero Parts One and Two, I got a visit from a very special guest, 21 year-old Jimmy Otino, the winner of the Mr. Hetero Contest.Jimmy left the following comments:
First off, there is no power struggle here - There was a homosexual contest in California, so we put together a heterosexual contest! But, it was up to the media and the ignorant people of society to blow it all out of proportion and be in FEAR for themselves for being intolerated! And if you'd like the bible stories, here you are:To which I responded:
1corinthians 6:9-10 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
Also, read Genesis 19. - This speaks of how God destroyed the land of Sodom, for it's homosexual sinfulness.
We did not tip-toe around anything or try to spread our opinion, it is taken from the bible!
There are so many more references that God speaks about the subject here - remember, this is not our opinion, this is God's word!
Mr Hetero was done for no reason but to have fun, and to spread God's truth! God bless!
Thanks Jimmy for stopping by, even if it is just to tell us what awful sinners we are.I encourage folks to go to my myspace posting if you like, but please be civil (even if you feel some folks don't deserve it) or I will delete your comments.
No there was no tip-toeing around. The points made were made loud and clear--you believe that same-gender loving people are just as bad as theives and those who covet (ugh, like I do at the mall??) and those who get drunk and those who have sex out of marriage.
Now about Sodom, you have that one wrong. Even Jesus, when he refers to that incident, he does so to highlight how immoral it is to be inhospitable. Read for yourself--Matthew 10:13-15 (New International Version)
Sending his disciples out to preach the gospel, Jesus tells them to go to specific homes, then instructs them...
"If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town."
Why like Sodom and Gomorrah, because they tried to have homosexual sex? No, because they were not hospitable. Look at Genesis and all the ways the godly people go out of their way to show hospitality. That is how they judged someone's morality, by how they treated their guests.
Sadly, that is how the young people I met on Saturday night treated me. They did not welcome me or listen to my words. Shame.
To my regular visitors, PLEASE be as polite as possible to Jimmy, even in light of how he wields the word of God as a weapon. Perhaps he might learn something here from our thoughtful responses, especially as we share stories about our lives.
Also of note, an article about the event in Bay Windows and click here for some video of the event (hat tip to pie and coffee)
posted by Peterson Toscano @ 11:41 PM
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1corinthians 6:9-10 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
Such horrible Bible translations. Doesn't a thinking person consider for a moment there is a bit of overkill in that passage as translated? Sodomites AND Homosexuals! They are supposed to be the same thing.
They are two DIFFERENT words in the Greek. Malakoi (translated homosexual) and Arsenokoitai (translated sodomites.)
"Since the word malakoi --- as we relate it to various modern English word forms --- has a portion in common with the root of the English word malleable, which refers to something "soft" or "pliable," some translators would prefer to render the word malakoi as "soft ones," which, in fact, is its true literal meaning.
However, because the literal meaning of malakoi does not fit exactly within the literary context of 1 Corinthians 6:9, it most likely had another connotation in the colloquial speech of St. Paul's day. This is especially likely, since the Apostle Paul wrote his letters in Koine (i.e., common) Greek rather than classical Greek."
"...by the time of the Apostle Paul, the word malakoi had assumed a pejorative slang meaning in reference to young call boys or youths who actively sought sexual encounters with men for money, something considered distasteful in both Greek and Roman societies. (Even in accepted pederastic relationships, the youth was to appear reluctant or resistant to the interests of the older man --- not eager. And never for money!
"Because arsenokoitai is not a classical Greek word, it has no clearly translatable modern-day meaning. Either the Apostle Paul coined the word himself or it had already been coined by the society of Paul's day. Simply stated, there is no extant literature before the Apostle Paul that contains this word."
"Arsenokoitai can be divided into two portions: the base word koitai, referring to active sexual partners who provide sexual service, and the prefix arseno, which simply means "male." It is unclear if the arseno prefix is used here in a qualifying or objective sense (i.e., that those who were providing the sexual service were themselves male or that they were servicing males)..."
"Some have argued that the Apostle Paul or the Hellenistic Jewish society of his day coined arsenokoitai from the Septuagint Greek translation of Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13, where the uncompounded Greek phrase arsenoV koithn (arsenos koitun) is used to translate the original Hebrew of "lying with a male," which would help show Paul's intended meaning... the historical and literary contexts for Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 are idolatrous and prostitutional in nature."
"For arsenokoitai, St. Jerome used "masculorum concubitores." "Concubitor" denotes an active sexual partner, just as "concubine" denotes its female passive counterpart. In the case of "concubitor" or "concubine," the implication is a sexual partner who has been bought and paid for either on a one-time basis or for a longer period of time. Thus, St. Jerome's Latin rendering could be translated "the male prostitutor of men." This is certainly in keeping with the types of male-male sex with which the Apostle Paul was familiar."
"The Apostle Paul was not exposed to homosexuals who pursue committed monogamous relationships. He was not writing about Christian homosexuals. He simply did not know any. In the final analysis, the arsenokoitai are most probably male temple cult prostitutes who sexually serviced temple-worshippers, both male and female alike, who participated in pagan fertility rituals."
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Good answer, Peterson. I might drop by on MySpace later, or I might not. To be honest, I get tired of sharing opinions with people who think their opinion is the opinion of GOD. I don't know how you do it, but thank you. The New York story below is excellent.
Oh, and the guys (Joe and Dave) say hi, and hi to Marvin. I played them the winter olympics blog, and they really liked it.
Greetings all,
wanted to say hello and mention that I had the pleasue of meeting Peterson at the Mr. Hetero event, a gentleman he is I an say, and quite personable. I was also a contestant in the event and very much appreciated Peterson's candor in introducing himself to me.
Despite our considerable differences on the issue of homosexuality, and they are quite contrary, Peterson set a good example by reaching out as one human being to another. And I am glad for that.
I participated as a from of peaceful protest, in a manner of speaking, against those voices which constantly condemn as hate any dissent, socially and culturally speaking, on this issue. I am surely no perfect Christian (if there is such a thing) and I am a created being in the manner of all created beings, huma that is.
I am learning also to be very careful of my motives, and to speak cordailly and respectfully to people with whom I have my most strident disagreements. That needs work, I confess.
I would encourage a loving attitude from both sides. Those who believe homosexaulity to be opposed ot the will of God, must speak in love and in the power which God supplies to those who know Him and desire fellowship with thim, on His terms. Likewise, those that believe that God has no issue with homosexuality should act in accordance with love for a fellow human being to help that human being out of his or her perception. If it is wrong to speak of homosexual sex as sin, then treat those so speaking with the goal of winning them to the truth of God's will on the matter.
Let us each follow the wisdom spoken to us by James, the brother of the Lord, who said;
"With the same mouth we bless God and curse those who are made in the image of God. My brothers, these things should not be".
Peace
Contestant Pat
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