"Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle." 1 Samuel 18:3,4 (KJV)
This passage in the Bible is a major justification for homosexuality.
There is no condemnation of Jonathan and David's behavior.
In fact it is celebrated.
"I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan, greatly beloved were you to me; Your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women." 2 Samuel 1:26 (NRSV)
And so the Bible celebrates the love of two faithful men, even to the physical consummation of their love.
And so it will be with men in the future.
[KJV - King James Version.]
[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U. S. A., and are used by permission. All rights reserved.]
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