The Conditions of Will

by Jessa Hastings

“Did you know that the word ‘homosexuality’ didn’t appear in any Bible until 1946 when the Greek word Arsenokoitai was mistranslated—”

No word for homosexuality in Latin or greek hebrew etc. Arsenokoites concerns behavior, not an identity as a "homosexual". Concept of only being attracted to the same sex only emerged in early 1700s. The word used is different than early translations but absolutely canonical with scripture's teachings throughout The Bible

I take a photo in my mind, let history rewrite itself for a second. It doesn’t erase it, but it scribbles over it a bit in a louder color.

And I think to myself, wouldn’t it be so lovely if we viewed ourselves through the same lens as the people who love us?

People who aren’t self-aware, people who haven’t lived their lives in the pursuit of truth, find that the truth is confronting if you don’t want to hear it.