God and the Gay Christian: The Biblil Case Support of Same-Sex Relatnships by Matthew V | Goodreads

Contents:

• WHY ‘GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN’ IS WRONG ABOUT THE BIBLE AND SAME-SEX RELATNSHIPS
• GOD VS. GAY?: THE RELIG CASE FOR EQUALY (QUEER IAS/QUEER ACTN) PAPERBACK – MAY 8, 2012
• GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN: THE BIBLIL CASE SUPPORT OF SAME-SEX RELATNSHIPS
• DO J REALLY LOVE ME?: A GAY CHRISTIAN'S PILGRIMAGE SEARCH OF GOD AMERI KDLE EDN
• GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN
• GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN?: A RPONSE TO MATTHEW V (CONVERSANT BOOK 1) KDLE EDN
• I RONATE—AND DISAGREE—WH THIS GAY CHRISTIAN

WHY ‘GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN’ IS WRONG ABOUT THE BIBLE AND SAME-SEX RELATNSHIPS

In March 2012, Matthew V posted a vio on YouTube suggtg that "beg gay is not a s, " and that the Bible "do not nmn, lovg, mted same-sex relatnships. So V sought to arm himself wh biblil scholarship on the affirmatn of same-sex relatnships and strove to nvce his fay and church that they were wrong—that homosexualy is not a s. V's new book, God and the Gay Christian: The Biblil Case Support of Same-Sex Relatnships, expounds further on the arguments ma his vio.

GOD VS. GAY?: THE RELIG CASE FOR EQUALY (QUEER IAS/QUEER ACTN) PAPERBACK – MAY 8, 2012

" V stat that universal nmnatn of same-sex relatnships has been damagg and stctive for those who intify as gay Christians, producg bad u (prsn and suici, for stance). Unlike others who advote rpectful dialogue on this divisive issue, V charg that those who do not affirm same-sex relatnships are sng by distortg the image of God and are sentially rponsible for the suicis of many gay Christians. One of the ma weakns of God and the Gay Christian is that V's methodology of biblil terpretatn clash wh the high view of the Bible he claims to hold.

Michael Carn, a ge gay Catholic who dabbl astrology, has wrten on the "homo-erotics of atonement" and ntributed to the Queer Bible Commentary, which draws upon "femist, queer, nstctnist, utopian theori, the social scienc and historil-cril disurs. " Dale Mart, an openly gay man, believ neher that J' rurrectn is a historil fact, nor that the historil J believed he was dive.

V exhorts gay-affirmg Christians to help her a morn reformatn by "speakg the tth, " which for him starts wh personal life stori. I pletely agree wh V that many gays, lbians, and other same-sex attracted people have stggled to rencile their fah and sexualy whout much help om the church. Other church only talk about the immoraly of , while neglectg to discs how the transformative msage of the gospel is also for gays and lbians.

GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN: THE BIBLIL CASE SUPPORT OF SAME-SEX RELATNSHIPS

Christopher Yuan () is -thor, wh his mother, of Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God, A Broken Mother's Search for Hope (WaterBrook Prs).

Feelg the tensn between his unrstandg of the Bible and the realy of his same-sex orientatn, V voted years of tensive rearch to what the Bible says about homosexualy. Unique s affirmatn of both an orthodox fah and sexual diversy, God and the Gay Christian has sparked heated bate, scere soul searchg, and wispread cultural change on the issue of what means to be a fahful gay Christian.

This book mak signifint ntributns, not only to ongog scholarly nversatns but also to the average person who wants to probe more eply how to thk about God and the gay Christian. A reful scty of the six biblil passag that somehow addrs same-sex behavr leads V to make a pellg argument agast mandatory celibacy for gay Christians. Matthew V’s well-read and well-argued book serv to be read by all those who have suffered silence, but also by members and misters of Christian muni stgglg wh the regnn and appreciatn of their gay members.

DO J REALLY LOVE ME?: A GAY CHRISTIAN'S PILGRIMAGE SEARCH OF GOD AMERI KDLE EDN

Coupled wh his poignant scriptns of the damage done by tradnal exclnary terpretatns, his book is an sential rource for all who seek to fd their beargs the current bate over the Bible’s teachgs for gay people. Michaelson turn exam the story of Sodom and texts om Romans and Timothy to show how they n, but do not have, to be read to nmn 3 exam why cln of homosexuals is good, not bad, for relig valu.

Reviewed the Uned Stat on April 13, 2016This is one of the bt books I have read on the subject of what the Bible says (and don't say) on the subject of homosexual behavr. Jay Michaelson has helped to nfirm and clarify my beliefs that the nventnal wisdom regardg homosexualy is based on mistranslated and/or misterpreted snippets of scripture, taken out of ntext and quoted whout regard to the historil and cultural background that unrlie the ancient wrgs. If you will take another ser look at the 19th chapter of Genis and the 19th chapter of Judg, you will unrstand why is my nvictn that the men of Sodom were not even gay.

Reviewed the Uned Stat on November 24, 2019This is the bt book I have read many years that advot for LGBT people not spe our relig valu but bee of book and Mel whe’s “stranger at the gate: to be gay and Christian Ameri” are the two bt books out there makg the relig se for LGBT equaly! Reviewed the Uned Stat on Augt 24, 2013The thor has done a great job of providg rearch that unters the myths ed to monize gays. If all you know is what your relig lears (and the street) have tght you, you owe to your gay iends and fay to see om a different perspective.

GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN

He mak two claims orr to make a third claim: 1) the Bible do not nmn homosexual orientatn, or the exprsn of sexual love mted, monogamo homosexual relatnships, and 2) homosexual relatnships n and do reflect the ial of Christian marriage as appears Scripture.

V als mostly wh gays and lbians, touchg only briefly on published rpons, see the followg:- Review by a Christian scholar who is gay, Christiany Today. 2 is about how new rmatn requir a reterpretatn of Scripture26: passag about the larger biblil visn (marriage metaphors)27: Gagnon referenced184n9: Piper/Gm referenced28: sexual orientatn not a choice (this is a new viewpot)41: the church's requirement that gay Christians be celibate is a new requirement, bee olr generatns thought that you uld change [Do "the church" say that if is te that orientatn nnot be changed, a Christian wh homosexual sir mt rema celibate?

GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN?: A RPONSE TO MATTHEW V (CONVERSANT BOOK 1) KDLE EDN

118: malakoi and arsenokoai122 (and 127): 1587 Geneva Bible122: malakoi refers to those who lack self-ntrol123: [ntra V, y, unrstand do e om unr and stand]125: arsenokoas is exploatn129: the Bible don't addrs orientatn bee 's a morn ncept129-30: summary of the chapters so far131: transn om "the Bible don't nmn homosexualy" to "homosexualy fulfills the biblil unrstandg of marriage"Ch.

10: Seeds of a Morn Reformatn165: this book is a third way (one n be a mted Christian and exprs homosexual love167: briefly touch on transgenrism167-70: Dr. Jam Brownson173-76: V's proposed gameplan for Christian homosexuals gog forward: share your views publicly; talk wh your pastor and church lears; lead a Bible study about gay Christians; start a support groups for LGBT Christians; if you are lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr, e out; take some risksnon-fictn relign sexualyAuthor 3 books137 followersFebary 20, 2016Much has already been wrten about the V book. I have a hard time imagg that anyone of the oppose opn is gog to be swayed by anythg that anyone says no matter how well thought out might summary, if you are a rock-hard believer that homosexualy is a s then don't bother.

I RONATE—AND DISAGREE—WH THIS GAY CHRISTIAN

Apparently this book has ma enough wav nservative Christian circl to e a book to be wrten rebuttal tled “God and the Gay Christian? Fortunately, over the past few years, I have grown so much, bee so much more fortable my sk as a gay Christian man, and have bee nvced of God's unndnal love for me.

461 reviews10 followersMay 20, 2016I read this book bee I had never tly unrstood how some uld jtify livg an openly homosexual liftyle while matag a Christian liftyle. Several tim felt like the thor was makg the se that the Bible passag agast homosexual practic were not relevant to today's society. Matthew V, as a gay Conservative Christian man, refully and urageoly v The Rear to a darg journey: seeg Scripture a new light.

Obvly this is a great book for their fai, too, but if there's anythg that gay kids those church need to hear, 's this: "Don't listen to the people who say otherwise. He is so credibly patient the face of all the homophobia that he faced om his fay and church and tails the nversatns that he had wh people as he tri to expla how the Bible do not nmn the LGBTQ muny.