Brownson: Unnatural as Heterosexual Non-Procreative Acts Question Title * 1. What does the word "likewise" in verse 27 indicate? Another exchange is being indicated like the three before it. Both verse 26 and verse 27 are talking about exchanging heterosexual acts for same-sex acts. I'm not sure. Comments: Question Title * 2. Is Louis Berkhof's assertion correct that when a word is used in the same connection more than once, the natural assumption is that it has the same meaning throughout correct? No. Yes. I'm not sure. Comments: Question Title * 3. When verse 27 refers to "men giving up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another," does that use of "natural" tell us anything about the use of the word natural in verse 26? Not necessarily. Yes, it indicates that verse 26 is also using natural in the sense of heterosexual activity. I'm not sure. Comments: Question Title * 4. How would we be able to know if a word used multiple times in a given context does not carry the same meaning each time? There would have to be some indicator in the context. That is never possible. Comments: Question Title * 5. Do the Greek words te . . . te kai in these verses indicate a contrast between males and females or a close unity between the words male and female? Contrast. Unity. Why? Question Title * 6. Do the Scriptures in I Corinthians 7:9 advocate non-procreative heterosexual intercourse? No. Yes. It is not possible to know from this verse. Comments: Question Title * 7. Is it decisive if the church believed for centuries that unnatural sex as referred to in Romans 1 was non-procreative heterosexual intercourse? No. Yes. I'm not sure. Maybe. Comments: Question Title * 8. Does "unnatural" in Romans 1 mean heterosexual non-procreative sex? Yes. No. Not only that, but other concepts as well. I'm not sure. Comments: Done