Is ok to be gay and Christian? Do the Bible really say that homosexualy is wrong? Is sexual orientatn fundamental to inty?Author and speaker Sam Allberry has expand and rtctured his bt-sellg book, which draws on his own experience as a believer who experienc same-sex attractn. As well as explorg Bible passag that talk directly about homosexualy, this new edn am the whole discsn wh J’ general teachg on sex and marriage, as well as what J teach about fdg ultimate satisfactn and happs. It also challeng the current culture narrative, which extribly ti sexualy to personal inty, and he shows that the gospel is good news for everyone, whatever their sexual sensive exploratn of the Bible’s teachg on sexualy has been wrten to help both Christians and non-Christians stgglg wh the Bible's teachg on this issue, whether they experience same-sex attractn themselv or not.Inclus answers to qutns such as…• Do J ever mentn same-sex relatnships? • Aren’t people jt born this way? • What should I do if a Christian out to me? • Surely, isn't a same-sex partnership ok if ’s mted and fahful? • Is sful to experience same-sex attractn? • Isn’t the Christian view of sexualy harmful? • Aren’t we jt pickg and choosg which Old Ttament laws apply? • Can’t Christians jt agree to differ on this? • Should Christians attend gay weddgs? Is God Anti-Gay?: And Other Qutns About J, the Bible, and Same-Sex Sexualy (9781784988296) by Sam Allberry
Contents:
- WHY ‘GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN’ IS WRONG ABOUT THE BIBLE AND SAME-SEX RELATNSHIPS
- SGLE, GAY, CHRISTIAN: A PERSONAL JOURNEY OF FAH AND SEXUAL INTY PAPERBACK – AUGT 22, 2017
- GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN: THE BIBLIL CASE SUPPORT OF SAME-SEX RELATNSHIPS
- GAY CHRISTIAN BOOKS
- 10 REASONS GOD LOV GAY CHRISTIANS
- CAN YOU BE GAY AND CHRISTIAN? RPONDG WH LOVE & TTH TO QUTNS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALY
- IS GOD ANTI-GAY?: AND OTHER QUTNS ABOUT J, THE BIBLE, AND SAME-SEX SEXUALY
- GAY & CHRISTIAN?
- LOVE IS AN ORIENTATN: ELEVATG THE CONVERSATN WH THE GAY COMMUNY
- BEG GAY, BEG CHRISTIAN: YOU N BE BOTH PAPERBACK – AUGT 15, 2015
WHY ‘GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN’ IS WRONG ABOUT THE BIBLE AND SAME-SEX RELATNSHIPS
Books shelved as lgbt-christian: God and the Gay Christian: The Biblil Case Support of Same-Sex Relatnships by Matthew V, Torn: Rcug the G... * gay and christian book *
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. His aim is not to prent new rmatn, but to synthize gay-affirmg arguments and make them accsible for a broar and younger dience.
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" 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). Cg 1 Timothy 4:3, V even argu that those who forbid gay marriage are false teachers who promote hostily toward God's creatn. 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.
GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN: THE BIBLIL CASE SUPPORT OF SAME-SEX RELATNSHIPS
Books shelved as gay-christian: Torn: Rcug the Gospel om the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate by Jt Lee, Washed and Wag: Reflectns on Christian... * gay and christian book *
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.
GAY CHRISTIAN BOOKS
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. * gay and christian book *
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. V lims the power of God by actually believg that there is no possibily for gays and lbians to marry someone of the oppose sex.
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). Foreword INDIES Award Falist IVP Rears' Choice AwardIn an age where neher society nor the church knows what to do wh gay Christians, Greg Col tells his own 's make a al, you and me. I'll tell you how I lay on my bed the middle of the night and whispered to myself the words I've whispered a thoand tim sce:"I'm gay.
10 REASONS GOD LOV GAY CHRISTIANS
How do we rpond to gay people who tell how much they love the Lord and experience God's power? How do we answer them when they say that the greatt law is the law of love, and that love requir to embrace them as they are? What do we do wh the argument that the Old Ttament laws (such as the prohibn agast homosexualy and the dietary laws) no longer apply?Can You Be Gay and Christian? answers the qutns and more wh sight and biblil unrstandg, providg practil guidance for all Christians who have gay iends or fay members or who stggle wh their own sexualy. Softver. Can You Be Gay and Christian? Rpondg wh Love & Tth to Qutns About Homosexualy (9781621365938) by Michael L. Brown * gay and christian book *
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? 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.
CAN YOU BE GAY AND CHRISTIAN? RPONDG WH LOVE & TTH TO QUTNS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALY
* gay and christian 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. 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. 460 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.
IS GOD ANTI-GAY?: AND OTHER QUTNS ABOUT J, THE BIBLE, AND SAME-SEX SEXUALY
Pro-gay theology is a relatively new phenomenon the bate of sexual ethics. Its advot have propagated the notn that an dividual n participate homosexualy while beg a disciple of Christ at the same time. The Bible revisnists have sought to legimize homoeroticism by claimg that the scriptur * gay and christian book *
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. ) He wr this book to expla to a wir dience that beg a Christian and follower of the Bible do not mean that someone needs to nmn gay relatnships ( fact, they shouldn’t and they should be supportive of LGBTQ people!
9 reviews3 followersMarch 17, 2021God and the gay christian gave a remarkable and thorough analysis of what the bible has to say about LGBTQ+ relatnships.
GAY & CHRISTIAN?
Mar was stunned when three of his iends me out of the closet. How uld he rencile members of the gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenred muny to his fah? Attemptg to wrtle wh that, he provis an si look at the gay muny and offers strategi to build bridg between GBLT people, Christians---and the gospel Love Is an Orientatn: Elevatg the Conversatn wh the Gay Communy (9780830836260) by Andrew Mar, Brian D. McLaren * gay and christian book *
V this ncept to shed light on the troublg implitns uched several ias, cludg: - The fact that "ex-gay" mistri have very ltle succs, and a high (for lack of a better term) recidivism rate.
While celibacy is a noble llg (emphasis on the ll), to suggt that is the only optn for gay Christians do, fact, pose some troublg reali.
LOVE IS AN ORIENTATN: ELEVATG THE CONVERSATN WH THE GAY COMMUNY
The fact of the matter is this: my own experience, I've wnsed a special disda shown for gay people, pecially the church, as if to suggt that they are culpable mtg the worst s possible. I am still somewhere on the spectm of "changg my md" about Scripture and homosexualy, although I am fely leang towards an terpretatn that affirms same-sex relatnships (and I pletely affirm the civil right to same sex marriage - sorry people, one particularly relig view of marriage don't necsarily get to tmp all other views our pluralistic society).
As V illtrat his book ( needs more exampl), a large number of evangelils ground their notns of sexualy, and their prohibns agast homosexualy, genr plementarianism. 223 reviews34 followersJuly 2, 2015As ntroversy has swirled the wake of the Supreme Court's cisn upholdg gay marriage I wonred if anyone had managed to wre a rigoro, Biblilly-ground fense of gay marriage.
The answer is: y, this book is , and boy is a thor Matthew V, the issue is personal: he was raised a lovg, Christian, Bible-believg home, but realized when he was 19 that he was gay.
BEG GAY, BEG CHRISTIAN: YOU N BE BOTH PAPERBACK – AUGT 15, 2015
After g out to his dad, the two of them began an -pth reexamatn of scripture that would ultimately change both their mds on the you've studied what the Bible has to say on the topic of homosexualy at all you probably know two thgs: one, 'homosexualy' is not a word eher ancient Hebrew or Greek and ed not somethg they had a cultural ncept for (relevant Biblil passag tend to relate to specific acts); and two, there are six 'clobber passag' strewn across the Old and New Ttament which have generally been ed to show that the Bible prehensively nmns gay sexualy. What follows is one of the most fascatg parts of the book, an examatn of the amework wh which ancient peopl actually unrstood homosexual practic. He div ep to the text, wrtlg wh words whose meangs are often que obscure (remember, the ancient Greeks and Hebrews didn't have a ncept of 'homosexualy' let alone words for , so if you see those crop up your translatn of the Bible, that is lazy translatn).