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Tag Archives: Romans 1
How the Bible Actually Works by Peter Enns: a Book Review
For me, this is perhaps one of the best books I have ever read—and I have read a LOT of books! On page 4, Pete sets the stage by stating that the Bible is not a divine instruction manual or … Continue reading
Posted in authority, Bible, book or movie review, evangelicalism, fundamentalism, God, inerrancy, Old Testament
Tagged Exile, homosexuality, Inspiration, Old Testament Law, Peter Enns, Proverbs 26, Proverbs 8, Romans 1, violent God, wisdom
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How I Changed from Disapproving LGBTs to Being Totally Affirming
Not long ago a close friend of mine, a conservative evangelical, brought up the issue of gays. As we talked I asked, ‘What about gay Christians?’…‘What?!’ they responded very flustered. ‘Gay Christians!’ They could not imagine such a thing. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, gays, Jesus, love
Tagged clobber passages, Gay Christians, Mel White, Romans 1, Sodom, Troy Perry
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Perspectives on Paul and Homosexuality
Believers who condemn gays often use Paul’s comment in Romans as airtight proof of their position, but there are three reasonable alternative perspectives of this passage: Paul thought homosexuality was evil Paul had in mind practices connected with idol worship … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, gays, judgment, Paul
Tagged 1 Corinthians 6, 1 Timothy 1, Arsenokoitai, clobber passages, Deuteronomy 23, homosexuality, idolatary, Malakos, Romans 1, temple prostituion
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Paul Had Remarkable Insights but He was not Inerrant
Paul looms large in the New Testament, in church history, and in theology. To many, he is the authoritative source of their detailed theologies–a reservoir of revelation from God. I agree that Paul made invaluable contributions to the spread of … Continue reading
Posted in authority, creationism, gays, inerrancy, original sin, Paul
Tagged Adam, Garden of Eden, Romans 1, Romans 15
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