Posts Tagged ‘Homosexuality’
SAME SEX “MIRAGE” (II. Man and Woman are joined by God to fulfill the mandate of God.)
Pastor Mike Harding1 A. Definition of Marriage Marriage is the exclusive God ordained institution between one man (husband) and one woman (wife) in a mutually consented “one-flesh” relationship, consisting of mutually supportive companionship and physical union (Gen 1:27; 2:24; 1 Cor 7:1-6; Rom 1:26-27). As such marriage is a life-long, monogamous, heterosexual, covenant relationship between…
Read MoreSAME SEX “MIRAGE” (I. Man and Woman are made by God in the image of God.)
Pastor Mike Harding1 A. Old Testament The “image of God” (imago dei) describes man in his original creation that distinguishes him from all of creation. There are profound similarities in the nature of man and God’s nature. We were created as finite replicas of the infinite God. It is what makes man human, a created…
Read MoreSAME SEX “MIRAGE” (Introduction)
Pastor Mike Harding1 Friday, June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling about same-sex marriage in the Obergefell decision: “The 14th Amendment requires a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex.” President Obama remarked approvingly, “It…
Read MoreHomosexuality: What the World Promotes, God Condemns
Randolph Shaylor One of the greatest problems facing contemporary American culture and Biblical Christianity is the pressure to accept homosexuality and same-sex marriage as the moral equivalent of heterosexuality and Biblical marriage. Today’s Christians face misinterpretation, twisting, and perversions of Scripture: God created homosexuals; they are born that way and cannot change; the sin of…
Read MoreBiblical Sexual Ethics in Light of God’s Institution of Marriage
Mike Harding Definition of Marriage Marriage is the exclusive God-ordained institution between one man (husband) and one woman (wife) in a mutually consented “one-flesh” relationship, consisting of mutually supportive companionship and physical union (Gen. 1:27; 2:24; 1 Cor. 7:1–6; Rom. 1:26, 27). As such, marriage is a lifelong, monogamous, heterosexual, covenant relationship between the man…
Read MoreUnchanging Witness – A Review
Reviewed by Don Johnson Fortson, S. Donald, and Rollin Gene Grams. Unchanging Witness: The Consistent Christian Teaching on Homosexuality in Scripture and Tradition. Nashville: B & H Academic, 2016. Unchanging Witness addresses the white hot topic of homosexuality, one of the most important issues of our day. The authors, S. Donald Fortson and Rollin Gene…
Read MoreGender is Not our Choice
God Made us Either Male or Female Matt Recker I woke up today and asked myself, what in the world is going on in North Carolina? Why is the Obama Administration filing a federal lawsuit against the State of North Carolina? What is all this fuss about bathrooms, anyway? Is going to the bathroom now…
Read MoreCompassion for Confusion – A Christian Response to Same-sex Attraction
A Christian Response to “Same-Sex Marriage” and Same-Sex Attraction: Part 5 of 5. by Ken Endean In Part 4 I dealt with several key Bible passages that are challenged by “pro-gay theologians.” There I presented a Biblical answer to attempts to reinterpret the Scriptures to meet an agenda. In this last article, we will conclude…
Read MoreHermeneutical Fidelity – Key Bible Passages in the Same Sex Marriage Debate
A Christian Response to “Same-Sex Marriage” and Same-Sex Attraction: Part 4 of 5. by Ken Endean In part 3, I discussed the gift of human sexuality as created and controlled by God and must not be discussed apart from God’s boundary of marriage being clearly stated. Human selfishness abuses and defiles turns God’s gift into…
Read MoreHuman Sexuality – God’s Building Block of a Pure Society
A Christian Response to “Same-Sex Marriage” and Same-Sex Attraction: Part 3 of 5. by Ken Endean In part 2, I stressed the theological basis for moving forward in the marriage debate. We cannot allow opinion to be based on emotion or revulsion, rather our opinions must be informed by our Scriptural foundations. This emphasis is…
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