For the most part, it's a love story both incisively specific — it has a brace of genuinely profound, provocative things to
say about homosexuality in a mostly accepting, but overwhelmingly straight, world — and swooningly identifiable; anyone, regardless of their orientation, who's had a fleeting night or two with someone that could have turned into more, will feel a firm twang on their heartstrings here.
Unfortunately, many of them have never really studied what the Bible does and doesn't
say about homosexuality.
What does the Bible
say about homosexuality, and how are we to apply it to this tormented question?
I came to recognize that being gay was not a choice, so I delved deeply into biblical scholarship and theology to find what the Bible had to
say about homosexuality.
The title sets the question of Christian evaluation of homosexuality in a different context from a title such as: «What does the Bible
Say about Homosexuality?»
What does the Bible
say about homosexuality, and...
The Bible has much to
say about homosexuality:
What does Scripture have to
say about homosexuality?
What does the Bible really
say about homosexuality?
Isnt the better question for all you Christians out here and there......... What did JESUS
say about Homosexuality???
Check out «What the Bible Says — and Doesn't
Say About Homosexuality» at http://www.sourforce.org/article/homosexuality-bible for a quick introduction and summary.
When Christians are ready to follow Jesus» teaching on divorce, we can then begin to talk about what the rest of the Bible
says about homosexuality.
If you are curious what Jesus
said about homosexuality, you can read that here...
The divorce thing was my attempt to say that many of those who are all over LGBTQs for what they think the Bible
says about homosexuality appear to me to be blind to all the things they're doing that the Bible and Jesus condemn.
Editor's note: Daniel A. Helminiak, who was ordained a priest in Rome, is a theologian, psychotherapist and author of «What the Bible Really
Says about homosexuality» and books on contemporary spirituality.
On Facebook, Helminiak's piece, «My Take: What the Bible really
says about homosexuality,» provoked a mix of positive and negative response.
Let's consult the Bible to see what
it says about homosexuality, maybe it will be rational THIS time!
If the pastor takes seriously what the Bible
says about homosexuality he must also take seriously what the Bible says about not eating pork.
If the bible is the inerrant Word of God for all time then surely on what seems to be such an important issue concerning Christianity something would have been
said about homosexuality by its leader.
Believing what the Bible
says about homosexuality will hurt your reputation and will be hard to defend as a «good and right» view in society.
His story picks up in the next Chapter 12, which we will discuss next week, along with Justin's thoughts on what the Bible
says about homosexuality.
Why else would so many people believe that the future of «the church» depends on what the church
says about homosexuality, unless they can not imagine that there might be some options available?
Think about these Suggestions for Appropriating the meaning of the Biblical texts in relation to your way of interpreting what the Bible
says about homosexuality.
In addition to what we know, how we think will also affect our process of interpreting what the Bible
says about homosexuality.
Are we willing to explore new and different skills for interpreting what the Bible
says about homosexuality?
Before exploring your way of interpreting what the Bible
says about homosexuality, let's first consider what knowledge you bring to your interpretation.
CNN: My Take: What the Bible really
says about homosexuality Daniel A. Helminiak who was ordained a priest in Rome, is a theologian, psychotherapist and author of «What the Bible Really
Says about homosexuality» and books on contemporary spirituality.
I find that most of those who insult are homosexuals and because we «fundamentalists» believe the Bible and what
it says about homosexuality causes those who are homosexual or enable homosexuality hate.
Not exact matches
So, once again, I am convinced that this passage
says a lot
about God, but nothing
about homosexuality as we understand it today.»
Largely I would echo what Christine has already
said about the way in which we feel accepted within our community, but if you'll bear with me for a little bit, I'd like to attempt to explain to Trey in particular what I see as the difference between this type of acceptance and the attitude of the many Christians who view
homosexuality as sinful such as what you have encountered with your sister.
The survey also found more than two thirds of Christians (68 %)
said their views
about homosexuality had become «more inclusive» in the past decade.
She
says nothing of the Scriptures» teachings elsewhere
about homosexuality, for instance.
About 40 % of evangelicals between the ages of 18 and 29 are likely to
say homosexuality should be accepted by society, compared to 24 % of evangelicals who are older than 30, according to the 2007 religious landscape survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
Don't play into the hands of the enemy: Arguing
about Tim Farron's views on
homosexuality doesn't help anyone,
says Ruth Smith More
Jesus may not have
said anything
about homosexuality but the parable of the woman caught in adultery is not so much
about her sin but is a universal call to all sinners to turn from sin and trust him as he is the one who saves us as he did the woman once saved we should go and sin no more.That applies to both straight or gay brentnz
That Jesus never
said a specific word
about homosexuality is not surprising.
Jesus
said nothing
about homosexuality!
This post wasn't
about what Paul
said, or what Moses wrote, just what Jesus
said... and did you read any excuses for
homosexuality in that post?
Someone from the church hierarchy has finally
said something
about homosexuality that isn't hostile, harmful, and anti-gay — and it was the pope!
The Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Vince Cable
says he «strongly disagrees» with comments made by his predecessor
about homosexuality.
What The Bible
Says (and Doesn't
Say)
about Homosexuality: http://www.soulforce.org/resources/what-the-bible-
says-and-doesnt-
say-
about-
homosexuality/
He
says his ears would perk up when he heard James Dobson talking
about homosexuality on the radio, but the only response from famous Christian leaders centered around reparative therapy, which required «correcting» mistakes made by bad parenting or from sexual abuse in the past.
Saying homosexuality is not a sin is the inability to be honest
about who you are, thus denying your need for grace.
The scriptures actually
say nothing
about homosexuality as a psychosexual orientation.
Well, he didn't
say anything
about homosexuality in the gospels, that should give a clue.
First of all may I now assume that you agree with us concerning
homosexuality being sinful in both male and female contexts, based on the fact that you
said no more
about it?
(I believe the OT verses do as well, but there has been some dispute as to their meaning) Finally Luke
said the story of Sodom isn't
about homosexuality.
Christians should care
about as much what the Bible
says regarding
homosexuality as they do
about how it commands parents to stone their disobedient children to death.
So for those who
say, «Jesus never
said anything
about Homosexuality,» they need to understand the doctrine of the Trinity.
Steve Chalke, who writes in this magazine
about the liberalising of his views on
homosexuality,
says he initially stayed silent for fear of losing friends or platform if he spoke out.