When We Understand The Text
Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created man in His own image, in the image of God, He created him; male and female he created them.” There are only two genders, or sexes if you will. Male and female. That’s it. Science affirms what the Bible says—a male is born with XY chromosomes and a …
JD Greear (quoting Jen Wilkin): “‘We ought to whisper about what the Bible whispers about, and we ought to shout about what it shouts about.’ And the Bible appears more to whisper when it comes to sexual sin compared to its shouts about materialism and religious pride.” It’s religious pride to preach the Bible …
In a recent interview, Grammy and Dove Award winner Lauren Daigle was asked her opinion about homosexuality. Domenick Nati: “Do you feel that homosexuality is a sin?” Lauren Daigle: “You know, I can’t honestly answer on that. I have too many people that I love, that they are homosexual. I don’t know. I can’t …
If Jesus had been a baker instead of a carpenter, would Jesus bake a cake for a gay wedding? Of course not. In Matthew 19:4-6, Jesus said, “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and …
President Josiah Bartlet on the television show The West Wing, from season 2, episode 3: “I like how you call homosexuality an abomination [Leviticus 18:22]. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I have you here. I’m interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. She’s …
Jesus never said anything condemning homosexuality, so that must mean it’s okay, right? Well, based on that argument, you could also say that Jesus never condoned it either, so that must mean it’s wrong. There are actually a lot of things Jesus didn’t say. (He also didn’t say pedophilia is wrong, but surely you …