An accusation is sometimes made that certain Christians are being selective and inconsistent in saying homosexual sex is sin when the same condemnation is made towards eating certain seafood (without fins and scales) or wearing clothes made from mixed fibers according to the book of Leviticus (though the consequence was death for homosexuality, while the other prohibitions required being cut off from the people).
The Mosaic Covenant (or the Law of Mose), made with Israel, contained moral, social, and ceremonial (or ritual) requirements. The Mosaic Covenant was only for Israel as a nation, but that covenant included universal and timeless moral law. The moral law of God is required of all people, but for Israel, there were other requirements beyond God's moral law, being the social and ceremonial type laws, and this only makes sense, because Israel was a theocracy. The social and ritual requirements of the Mosaic Covenant are unique and specific for Israel, but the moral laws are for all people: the Mosaic Covenant to Israel included the moral law of God along with the social and ceremonial. This is why you will not see the social and ceremonial laws required of Israel required in the New Testament writings. The book of Acts makes it clear that the dietary requirements are no longer in force—they were for Israel. But things like murder, lying, stealing, coveting, sexual immorality (including homosexuality) are still contrary to the moral will of God.
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