There is a passage in 1 Timothy that condemns homosexuality. Paul said the law was made "for murderous, for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine" (1 Tim 1:9-10). The word "perverts" is a broader word for sexual sins other than "adultery." It includes homosexual acts and is even translated "sodomites" (NKJV) or "homosexuals" (NASB). The context in which it is used and the other sins with which it is listed demonstrate the severity of the sin of sodomy. Jude's letter calls homosexuality a perversion. Mentioned are Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns which gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who will suffer the punishment of eternal fire" (v.7). Jude leaves little doubt about the sexual nature of Sodom's sin and God's attitude towards the homosexual acts those people performed.
Homosexuality is unnatural. It is contrary to the natural use of one's sexuality. No one was born out of a homosexual union, and no one was born a homosexual. Certain persons became homosexuals along their life line. Homosexual behavior is not normal behavior. Only a small fraction of the population (about 2 to 4 %) have this abnormal behavior. There is ex-homosexuals testimony that they were recruited to this lifestyle and have since left it for normal heterosexual relations and to raise families. Heterosexuality is absolutely essential to the continuance of the race. Without it the whole race would become extinct in one generation, and in this sense homosexuality is a threat to the continuance of the human race. For these reasons it is clear that homosexuality is not a normal condition.
Homosexual practices are contrary to God's ordained pattern for human beings. From the beginning to the end of the Bible, the sin of Sodom is consistently and repeatedly condemned in the strongest terms. How could "sodomy" be looked at as an "alternate lifestyle" when Scripture speaks out explicitly and forcefully against homosexual practices? Not only was it a capital offense in the Old Testament, but Paul declared that no practicing homosexual will inherit the kingdom of God. In conclusion, any God fearing Christian, pastor, teacher, leader, and church should understand that homosexuals practices must fall under the category of unnatural, impure, indecent, perverse, an abomination, and sexual deviant behavior.
Nonetheless, as Christians we should love the sinner, even though we hate the sinner's sin. Thus we should reach out in love to win homosexuals to Christ, who loves them and died for them. Total rejection of them as persons only drives them further into their sin. Love reaches out to people, no matter how deep they are bound in sin; it does not reject them. Homosexuals need compassion as persons, not condemnation.