Pastor and wrer Ben Simpson rponds to a teen's qutn, "Why don't God love gays?" "Love don't jt affirm whatever mak a person happy," Simpson wr. "It seeks the well-beg of s objects."
Contents:
- 10 REASONS GOD LOV GAY CHRISTIANS
- ‘GOD LOV GAY PEOPLE’: FORMER LGBT PERSONS SHARE TRANSFORMATNAL POWER OF GOD
- WHAT ARE RELIG TEXTS REALLY SAYG ABOUT GAY AND TRANSGENR RIGHTS?
- FIRST-PERSON: Y ED, GOD LOV GAYS
- LEARNG TO SAY ‘GOD IS LOVE’ WHEN YOU’RE GAY
10 REASONS GOD LOV GAY CHRISTIANS
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. * god loves lgbt *
Msy Grace: How a Pastor wh Gay Parents Learned to Love Others Whout Sacrificg Convictn by Caleb Kaltenbach — Msy Grace shows that J’s mand to “love your neighbor as yourself” don’t have an exceptn clse for a gay “neighbor”—or for that matter, any other “neighbor” we might fd hard to relate to. 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.
‘GOD LOV GAY PEOPLE’: FORMER LGBT PERSONS SHARE TRANSFORMATNAL POWER OF GOD
The Bible vers aren't about nmng homosexuals, gays, lbians, or transgenr people. Rather, read God's lovg warng and grace for those who have strayed om His will for sex * god loves lgbt *
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.
WHAT ARE RELIG TEXTS REALLY SAYG ABOUT GAY AND TRANSGENR RIGHTS?
God isn’t aaid to tell the tth about sexual isn’t tempted to lie about pornography, fornitn, adultery—and pecially, homosexualy, and lov sners too much for that.
FIRST-PERSON: Y ED, GOD LOV GAYS
God isn’t tempted to hi His love, mercy, and grace om homosexual and transgenr people.
So we should act like culture celebrat homosexualy and transgenrism.
Therefore many Christians are creasgly tempted to bee sympathetic or supportive of homosexualy and transgenrism.
LEARNG TO SAY ‘GOD IS LOVE’ WHEN YOU’RE GAY
A few days ago, a person sent me a msage askg:“On the topic of s and homosexualy I wanted your Biblil perspective as I work wh many gay married people and I never know how to rpond.
[I] unrstand the Bible says actg on homosexual behavr is a s same as hatg your neighboor. So then how are homosexuals who have e to Christ then to rry out there liv?