Category: Same-sex Attraction

7 Biblical truths about sex and marriage

This is the second in a series of columns about same-sex attraction, adapted from the new resource, “What Every Christian Should Know About Same-Sex Attraction,” available in print and Kindle editions.

SSA_3D_CoverScripture provides at least seven truths about sex and marriage. We’ll explore key passages in detail in future columns.

1. The Bible condemns all forms of sexual behavior outside the bonds of heterosexual, monogamous, life-long marriage.

Homosexuality is not a special class of sin that makes it any more or less an act of rebellion against God than premarital sex, adultery, polygamy, pornography, or other sexual sins.

We do injustice to God’s Word, and to those struggling with same-sex attraction, when we make homosexual conduct a special class of sin.
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What every Christian should know about same-sex attraction

This is the first in a series of columns based on the just-released book, “What Every Christian Should Know About Same-sex Attraction.”

Order the book in print or Kindle format.

SSA_3D_CoverIn May 2015 Ireland became the first country to legalize gay marriage by popular vote after a referendum found that 62 percent of voters favor changing the constitution to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry.

As of today, 19 other nations have approved same-sex marriage, most recently the U.S.

Response to the Irish vote varied from euphoria (“It’s our Berlin Wall!”) to despair (a “defeat for humanity”).

The church is divided on the issue, with some denominations sanctioning gay marriage, others blessing same-sex unions, and still others remaining staunchly opposed to any sexual conduct outside the confines of lifelong, monogamous, heterosexual marriage.
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