While many black pastors nmn homosexualy om the pulp, the choir lofts behd them are often filled wh gay sgers and micians. The fact that gays and lbians often hold learship posn the church is the worst kept secret black Ameri.
Contents:
- THE GOSPEL FOR A GAY FRIEND
- THE GAY GOSPEL?
- BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
- THE GOSPEL ON BEG GAY
- GAYS, GOD AND GOSPEL MIC
THE GOSPEL FOR A GAY FRIEND
“Gays and Gospel,” a tribute to the LGBTQ+ muny and all the ntributns has ma to gospel mic om s genis the 1920’s until today will be held on “Natnal Comg Out Day.” The ee event explor the tensns, challeng and triumphs of the LGBTQ+ muny gospel mic. * gospel gay *
Josh found a refuge his gay muny and veloped bonds that ran much eper than sexual flgs. Though his parents distanced themselv and old iends turned a ld shoulr, Josh felt that he was fally ee his new inty as a gay man.
It n be timidatg for people who have never stggled wh same-sex attractn to share the gospel wh a gay man or woman. On the one hand, some have laid asi God’s clear teachg that homosexualy is a s an attempt to show the love of God.
THE GAY GOSPEL?
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On the other hand, some have neglected passn and have harbored a nscendg attu toward people who practice homosexual s. Ask God to help you to see those the gay muny as he do so you n mister wh nvictn and passn. As was for Josh, the gay muny is a refuge om the rejectn and ner turmoil that many gay people experience.
This may seem odd light of the way many monize the church bee of s “bigotry, ” but I tst that as we build relatnships wh gay iends and ve them to our hom and to our liv, they will see the te muny of which they have only dreamed. One of the most stctive tim I’ve had the past was when a new believer was beg baptized and he shared openly about g out of a gay life style. As you build relatnships wh gay iends, ve them to your life that they may hear the gospel, but also see portrayed through the life of your lol church.
BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
Whout the artistic and emotnal ntributns of gay people there would be no gospel mic. This is the provotive and nvcg claim ma by Anthony Heilbut his majtic new book, "The Fan Who Knew Too Much." * gospel gay *
That means that the gospel for a gay man or woman is the same gospel for a straight man or woman. Josh found a refuge his gay muny and veloped bonds that ran far eper than sexual flgs. Though his parents distanced themselv and old iends turned a ld shoulr, Josh felt he was fally ee his new inty as a gay man.
On the one hand, some have laid asi God’s clear teachg that homosexualy is a s a misguid attempt to show God’s love. On the other hand, some have neglected passn and harbored a nscendg attu toward people who practice homosexual s.
Ask God to help you to see those the gay muny as he do so you n mister wh Christlike nvictn and passn. As was for Josh, the gay muny is a refuge om the rejectn and ner turmoil many gay people experience. ” But I tst that as we build relatnships wh gay iends and ve them to our hom and to our liv, they will see the te muny of which they have only dreamed.
THE GOSPEL ON BEG GAY
One of my most stctive tim the past was seeg a new believer get baptized and share openly about g out of a gay liftyle. As you build relatnships wh gay iends, ve them to your life that they may hear the gospel, but also let them see portrayed through the life of your lol church.
The good news for a gay man or woman is the same good news for a straight man or woman. In addn, was clear om Scripture that homosexualy was a s and that I’d put my inty the wrong thg.
Do not be ceived: neher the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexualy, nor thiev, nor the greedy, nor dnkards, nor revilers, nor swdlers will her the kgdom of God. Sometim, people will only foc on the middle of this list and say, “Gays and lbians won’t her the kgdom of God, ” while nveniently ignorg the other ss.
GAYS, GOD AND GOSPEL MIC
But you may be thkg, “This is great for a Christian stggler, but what about my gay worker or lbian neighbor who has no tert Christ?
In this updated edn of A Strong Deln, thor and unselor Joe Dallas helps rears unrstand what pro-gay theology is and how to nont . In a biblil manner, Dallas exam believers’ personal rpons and the need for bold love and mment as theybee faiar wh the movement’s background and beliefsstudy a clear, scriptural rponse to each beliefextend Christ’s love to those livg the homosexual liftyleThis rource is an important one for those who have been unsure how to rpond to the growg acceptance of homosexualy the evangelil muny. It offers the balance between nvictn and passn and a practil gui to munitg wh those who have embraced the pro-gay Christian movement.
He is the founr of Genis Biblil Solutns Tt, California, and has wrten six books on human sexualy om a Christian perspective, cludg such thorative rourc as the btsellg Dir Conflict, The Complete Christian Gui to Unrstandg Homosexualy, and The... "More than ever, Christians are challenged to articulate and fend the Bible's posn on homosexualy. " —Hank Hanegraaff, Print of the Christian Rearch Instute and host of The Bible Answer Man"The Gay Gospel?