Thank you for the application question on Leviticus 20:13, “Who gets mad when they read Leviticus 20:13? Who are the first people who say, ‘God is not right’?”
I do not get mad when I read Leviticus 20:13 nor do I say that God is not right. It is understandable that there will be individuals who will get “mad” and say that God’s restriction is unfair or unjust.
If we were to be honest with ourselves, if there is a civil law that we disagreed with, wouldn’t we say law is unfair and the officials who established that law is not, right? We don’t want “our” or “my” freedom to be restricted. In our society. We grant the elected officials to make laws for our society. In a dictatorship, the ruler makes all the laws for the country.
If a person is NOT a Christian, they should not be mad at Leviticus 20:13. They are not under the authority of the Bible. In other words, the Bible is not relevant to you. You are free to choose whatever lifestyle that you wish. You should not be mad at all.
If a person says that she or he IS a Christian, then the Bible DOES APPLY to that person. That person recognizes God is the ruler over him or her and that the commands given are for his/her spiritual, social, and mental well-being. Yes, there will be believers who will disagree with the commands of God, but nevertheless that is God’s law.
If a person is a CITIZEN of that country, then that country has the right to define the civil and moral laws for that country. The ELECTED OR SELECTED LEADERS will determine it. Those who disagree or disobey the law of that country will be fined or imprisoned whether it is democratic, socialists or authoritarian government. Depending on the rights given to the citizens, they may overturn a law by their vote. Thus, if one thinks that homosexuality is “good” or not “good” for that society, then in a democratic or republic form of government has the right to uphold or overturn the law a moral or behavior conduct. The agreement or disagreement is not with the “Bible” but with prevailing belief of its citizens.
SUMMARY: If a person is not a Christian, the Bible doesn’t apply to you. If you a citizen, the moral proposed law regardless of its source applies to you.
-Kingston