When I started wrg my new book, God and the Gay Christian, I was well aware that Christians who oppose same-sex marriage the church have long ed the Bible to fend their pot of view. As a gay Christian om an evangelil church Kansas, that stat quo has had a damagg impact on my life, which is one reason I'm settg out to change the flty perspective. Here are 10 reasons why God accepts gay Christians.
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The Bible and Homosexualy. Do the Bible speak clearly about homosexualy and whether is okay or wrong?
A few months ago, Pastor Mike was ved to s down virtually wh some lol high school stunts for a Q&A based off his book "Gay & God.
" Hear Pastor Mike's answers to their raw and real qutns around this tough more rourc:- Requt your py of "Gay & God" and s acpanyg study gui when you donate to Time of Grace: When you donate, you n also requt this book by Pastor Matt Ewart: "Genr Inty: Who Am I? ": Watch Pastor Mike's sermon seri lled "God & Genr": Watch Pastor Jeremy Mattek's Grace Talks vio votnal seri on homosexualy:.
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The send thg that has stuck wh me was the way that he emphasized reachg people ught the s of homosexualy. “You shouldn’t publicly share your views on gay marriage.
You shouldn’t try to nvce gay non-Christians to start livg like they are. Gay & God is available here om Time of Grace.
The term “homosexual” didn’t exist until 1892. Some morn Bible translatns say that “homosexuals” will not her the kgdom of God, but neher the ncept nor the word for people wh exclive same-sex attractn existed before the late 19th century.
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While the Bible rejects ltful same-sex behavr, that’s very different om a nmnatn of all gay people and relatnships. Requirg that all gay people rema celibate is at odds wh the Bible’s teachgs on celibacy, which are ground Scripture’s re affirmatn that God’s physil creatn is good. Mastream nomatns like Prbyterians and Epispalians now orda openly gay clergy, and there are seeds of change evangelil church as well.
Matthew V is the thor of God and the Gay Christian and is the founr of The Reformatn Project, a Bible-based non-prof anizatn that seeks to reform church teachg on sexual orientatn and genr inty.