Quote Originally Posted by jsn9333
But that doesn't negate the fact that the Christian Scriptures call Christians to treat homosexuals and any other non-Christian with respect, kindness, love, and gentleness when we interact with them. What we believe about the morality of their lifestyle and how we treat them personally are two different things.
But did Jesus not say "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." (Matthew 5:17-18)?

When Jesus himself says that not one jot or one tittle of Mosaic law can be changed, what justification do Christians have for rejecting the Old Testament laws that say to perform ritual animal sacrifices, kill homosexual men, kill disobedient children, kill adulterers, and kill people who work on the Sabbath? How could God possibly change his mind on what we are supposed to do in these situations, if he is infinitely wise to begin with? If you believe the Old Testament (which includes the Ten Commandments alongside those other, more barbaric laws) to be the word of an omniscient God, then that word ought to be eternally true.

"Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever." (Psalm 119:160)