Some people point to six key passages that they believe provide indisputable admonitions against homosexuality. We have considered how we relate to, understand, and interpret Scripture. That is to say, How We Read the Bible and I have shared with you My Relationship with Scripture. What about these six passages.?
Archive for September, 2017
Being Christian and Gay – Part 4: Specific Bible Passages
Posted: September 26, 2017 in Being Christian and GayTags: 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, 1 Timothy 1:10, Bible, gay, Genesis 18-19, Leviticus 18-20, Romans 1:26-27, Same-Sex Behavior, Scripture, sex
Being Christian and Gay – Part 3: My Relationship with Scripture
Posted: September 19, 2017 in Being Christian and GayTags: Belief, Bible, Christian, Existential, gay, God, Jesus, Scripture, Sexual Behavior
There are existential questions about my existence—who am I? Where did I come from? What does it mean to be me? These kinds of questions my mom raised in my mind when, for some reason, lost to me now, she urged me, as a twelve-year-old boy, to “Just be yourself, David.” I wondered then what that meant and such questions continue to unfold as life inexorably moves forward. The answers are not simple.
Being Christian and Gay – Part 2: How We Read the Bible
Posted: September 12, 2017 in Being Christian and GayTags: Bible, Christian, Christianity, gay, Scripture, sexual orientation
This is the second part in a series about being both Christian and gay. Dealing with Scripture is the place we are beginning this conversation. In considering “How We Read the Bible,” I must first give you a statement of my faith: I claim faith in God and in Jesus the Christ, his Son. The totality of Jesus’ life among us—his teachings, his activity, his moral life, his resurrection after having been killed and buried—gives me hope. Yes, I am a gay man. For some people, mashing together my faith statement and my declaration of my sexual orientation creates a conundrum. (more…)
Being Christian and Gay – Part 1: Context for Conversation
Posted: September 5, 2017 in Being Christian and GayTags: Christian, Christianity, gay, sex, sexuality
The context for this blog conversation, which I hope you will engage, is the intersection of faith and sexuality, particularly, my faith and sexuality.
Beginning in the early eighties, I was drawn to every printed word about homosexuality I came across. I filed every newspaper and magazine article I could find. At the time, I had not self-identified as gay, but I was desperately trying to find clarity to my sexuality in the context of my faith.
