Reading: Lesson 35 - Affirming Arguments
Affirming Arguments
Old Testament prohibitions aren’t
relevant anymore
Same-sex relationships in Bible
times were about exploitation and/or abuse
People in Bible times didn’t take
orientation into account / “born this way”
Historic view:
The totality of Scripture
Gen. 1-2
Lev. 18: baseline for sexual ethics
Jesus on marriage (Matt. 19:1-12)
Jerusalem Council (Acts 15:29)
Paul & others
Countercultural witness
Theological Rationale
Male and female together image God
The husband-wife relationship is a
symbol of Christ & the church•
The one-flesh union of husband and
wife brings forth new life
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