on relationships love is a gift from god: but the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. against such things there is no law. (galatians 5:22-23) god made us to be in relationship with him and with each other: "it is bad for man to be alone" (genesis 2:18) it would be inconsistent with gods loving nature to create people who were gay and then condemn them to a life of loneliness. heterosexual marriage is presented as an example (rather than a definition) of how god puts people in relationships; in genesis 2:24: that is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. the clause that is why points back to 2:18.  god creates community and families, uniting people together: "so they are no longer two, but one. therefore what god has joined together, let man not separate." (matthew 19:5). god can and does create unions with all types of people, including lgbtq individuals. celibacy is good if one is called to it, but it is not for everyone (mt. 19:11-12); marriage is good, too ("better to be married than to burn with passion," 1 corinthians 7:9). examples of love between people of the same gender in the bible: david and jonathan. after david had finished talking with saul, jonathan became one in spirit with david, and he loved him as himself. (1 samuel 18:1) david says of jonathan: your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women. (2 samuel 1:26). the centurion and his servant (matt 8:5-10). the word used for servant here, pais, was commonly used to describe a servant who was a romantic partner of the master. [6]
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