Is God anti-gay?: and other questions about homosexuality, the Bible and same-sex attraction (Practical and sensitive exploration of the Bible's teaching on sexuality) (Questions Christians Ask)

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Allberry clearly prefers the ESV translation, which includes narrow translations of the Greek where the NIV differs substantially. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one. It is a posture of our hearts to match God’s loving heart is what is required and Sam brings that across so very well. In short, there is gross hypocrisy in insisting that gays must follow a restriction that most Christians don't. Sam Allberry’s book addresses all of the common questions regarding homosexuality, looks at the applicable Bible verses, offers practical and helpful advice in how to love and share the gospel truths with believing and unbelieving same-sex-attracted people, and reminds us of grace and compassion so often missing from these discussions.

The Leviticus verses may have referred to men abusing boys, as opposed to sex between consenting adults.out of 5 stars for Critical Conversations: A Christian Parents' Guide to Discussing Homosexuality with Teens. Few Christians today subscribe to the Pauline views on head covering and hair braiding, dismissing them as applicable only in culture in which they were given. In this short, simple book, Sam Allberry wants to help confused Christians understand what God has said about these questions in the scriptures, and offers a positive and liberating way forward through the debate.

But because he is bigger than us, better than us, and able to do these things in ways we would struggle to, God loves that guy too. If you're Christian, and especially if you're an old Christian white dude who doesn't have gay friends, I'd recommend this book.While almost all women were bearing children, reproduction was reserved for a smaller number of men. It's absolutely acknowledged, but since it's not addressed in detail, that will make it more difficult for people opposed to his message to hear him out. As well as exploring Bible passages that talk directly about homosexuality, this new edition frames the whole discussion with Jesus' general teaching on sex and marriage, as well as what Jesus teaches about finding ultimate satisfaction and happiness. Jesus often chose compassion over the law, by healing on the Sabbath, by eating with the unwashed, by not stoning the adulteress.

Allberry explains the blessings of singleness and admonishes where the church has gotten this wrong.Despite his conclusions, Allberry seeks to refute “anti-gay” notions about Christianity and its conservative adherents in particular; he states an answer to the title’s question, “Is God anti-gay? Part of this description, that Rachel Gilson echoes in her book, Born Again This Way, is how marriage is a reflection of Christ and the church. Ever since I have been open about my own experiences with homosexuality, a number of Christians have said something like this: 'the gospel must be harder for you than it is for me', as though I have more to give up than they do. In the entirety of the book, I highlighted only one passage, the passage which claims a man “experienced virtually no homosexual feelings since [marrying a woman]. His conviction that God’s word is ‘deeply and profoundly good’ shines through every page as he focuses again and again on what the Bible tells us.