Clobber Verses and Cultural Constructs
The word "homosexual" doesn't enter the conversation until the 19th century in Germany and isn't used regularly until the 20th century in English. Before that, homosexuality wasn't considered part of someone's identity simply, a thing one might do. Which is why it doesn't enter the translations until around that time. Instead "boy molester" was probably considered a more pressing "sin" culturally to fit the term arsenekotais which is literally "man-bed".
Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Knowing the Difference
Even though forgiveness and reconciliation and deeply intertwined they are two different steps in our lives.