Does god love gays
ALEXANDRIA, Tenn. (BP) — “Why doesn’t God love gays?” a teenager asked during our youth ministry time the other night.
It was sort of out of the blue since the discussion was on the restore of Jesus, but clearly it was on the heart of at least one, if not many, of the teens there that night. I be grateful this teen’s boldness to ask!
It’s a question this generation has had to wrestle with that previous generations did not. In truth, the speed with which the topic of homosexuality has come to lead the social and political conversation is staggering, aided by what pastor Voddie Baucham described as “a coordinated, well-funded, well-connected propaganda strategy” in a 2012 article at The Gospel Coalition.
The movement has become enjoy a snowflake that turns into an avalanche, demolishing any opposition in the public arena, and it’s still growing.
Without a doubt, many young people are confused. They’re hearing in pop society and maybe even in their schools that homosexuality is a perfectly legitimate lifestyle that not only should be tolerated but acknowledged and explored. Then, however, they listen from faith communit
The Bible and matching sex relationships: A review article
Tim Keller, 2015
Vines, Matthew, God and the Queer Christian: The Biblical Case in Endorse of Same Sex Relationships, Convergent Books, 2014
Wilson, Ken,A Letter to My Congregation, David Crum Media, 2014.
The relationship of homosexuality to Christianity is one of the main topics of discussion in our culture today. In the descend of last year I wrote a review of books by Wesley Hill and Sam Allberry that take the historic Christian view, in Hill’s words: “that homosexuality was not God’s authentic creative intention for humanity ... and therefore that lesbian practice goes against God’s express will for all human beings, especially those who trust in Christ.”
There are a number of other books that take the reverse view, namely that the Bible either allows for or supports same sex relationships. Over the last year or so I (and other pastors at Redeemer) have been regularly asked for responses to their arguments. The two most read volumes taking this position seem to be those by Matthew Vines and Ken Wilson. The review of these two books will be longer than usual because the topic is so contested today and, wh
The following blog is written by Greg Coles. Greg is part of The Center's collaborative team and is the author of the book Single, Male lover, Christian.
“Is God anti-gay?”
Many people expect the answer to this question to be a simple binary, either yes or no. If you’re a conservative (in the totalizing sense of the word), the retort is absolutely yes: God must be anti-gay, because same-sex sexual behavior is forbidden in the Bible. And if you’re a progressive (in the equally totalizing sense), the react is absolutely no: God can’t possibly be anti-gay, because God loves all people. But the assumption shared by everyone across the board seems to be that we understand what the question means—that a simple answer, yes or no, ought to suffice as a response.
For me, though, the interrogate of whether God is “anti-gay” has never been a simple one. I’ve heard it asked so many different times, in so many different ways, by so many alternative people (myself included). And each time, it seems to mean something slightly different. When someone asks, “Is God anti-gay?”, they might mean, “What does God have to state about same-sex sexual ethics?” They might mean, “What is God’s stance on the politics of
If God is love, why does He condemn homosexuality?
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A common argument for the acceptance of homosexuality and same-sex marriage is that, if God is love, He would not condemn the devote of others. The main difficulty with this is the courteous of “love” we’re talking about.
First John 4:8 says, “Whoever does not love does not understand God, because God is love.” The “love” referenced here is the Greek agape. This type of love is the attuned act of sacrificing one’s hold desires, comfort, and even well-being for the sake of another. It is love that sent Jesus to die on the cross for our sins (John 3:16; Romans 5:8). The greatest fulfillment of this love is to sacrifice one’s life for another (John 15:13).
The question, then, becomes what constitutes the well-being of another? The world and maybe even our own sensitivities might say that allowing others to live in a lesbian relationship is to see to their well-being. The Bible says otherwise. Romans 1:26 says homosexuality is disgraceful and dishonoring. First Corinthians 6:9 says it will keep a person from the kingdom of God. First Corinthians 6:18 says that sexual immorality, including homosexuality, is a sin against one’s ow