Homosexuality & Scripture (Ben Witherington III)

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Gay marriage is one of the most polarizing issues of our time. It has often proven to be an unassailable issue for families and has managed to threaten the unity of local churches and entire denominations. In the middle of this crisis stand individuals who remain confused and perplexed because their personal experience is confronted by the church’s testimony to traditional marriage. It is imperative that Christians thoughtfully engage this topic while retaining its prophetic voice on gender complementarity. However, it is desperately necessary for churches to learn how to compassionately walk alongside gay Christians who want to remain faithful to following Jesus in our difficult contemporary context.

[Seedbed]

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[JudahCub]

This man is an exceptional teacher! I am now stumbling upon and binging on his segments here on YouTube and I am THANKFUL!

[indirajonklaas]

Such a clear message in such few words. I am very thankful for you Bro Ben Witherington!

[ThePrairieChronicles]

I unexpectedly became a Christian three years ago, started reading a Bible, and (around Deuteronomy) asked God to remake me into who and what He wants me to be. One very unexpected side effect is that I've been heterosexual (for the first time) for the past three years. I'm 54.
Look at Becket Cook, and X Out Loud on my public subscriptions list.
We're real. We exist. And Jesus Christ remade us the way He wants us to be / how God made us to be.
The worst and most unloving thing for a Christian to do is to tell people in the toxic alphabet soup that they don't have to surrender to Jesus and be remade; that they don't have to repent (turn away) from this evil.
Attitudes of "Christians" I've known almost cost me my eternal salvation. I became an angry atheist, radical feminist, and pro choice because of the "Christians" I'd known. When I read the Bible cover to cover three years ago, I was shocked to realize I'd never known a genuine Christian.
I'm glad to see channels like this one, and channels featuring messages by Voddie Baucham, and others.

[theophilus]

We have all sorts of very natural tendencies that can be destructive. Some of us are naturally born selfish, some are born with bad tempers, and the list goes on. Should we simply say "I was born this way, so God must have created me with the intent to act on those tendencies" Of course not. It's part of Christian theology that we're all born with evil desires. That's the result of the fall. But that doesn't mean we embrace them all as "the way we were made." We seek Jesus to restore us.

[mrtruserv]

To Wesley, I believe it does not mean National or Corporate because it goes on too say in Romans 9: 14-24 about individuals, on how God can do what He pleases and to whom He pleases to do it too.

[leeannstapleton]

Good instruction from the Word. Thank you Dr. Ben.

[EyeOfScrutiny]

Is
Homosexual monogamy worse than heterosexual infidelity?

[NigelFoster]

Meaning is only found in surrender to the Father, ultimately, not the expression of our inclinations, whatever they may be.

[harrymurray]

It's straight forward, ''Be Fruitful and multiply.'' God made man to be with woman, period. Even science proves this as a fact.

[maedrosbott]

Absolutely brilliant, this guy is masterful.

[NigelFoster]

And who says that God finds rape "perfectly acceptable"? Certainly not the Bible I read.

[theophilus]

Jesus often said that certain behaviors were permitted because of the hardness of hearts' when it comes to Mosaic law. Such was the case with divorce. Considering original marriage was between one man and one woman, and Jesus affirmed it in the New Testament, I think it's safe to say that polygamy was among those behaviors that was tolerated, but wasn't ideal. Jesus returned marriage to what it was meant to be.

[mbgodwebsite]

Do you allow married couples to attend your church, who divorced their previous spouse on unbiblical grounds, repented of that, yet still stay married to the second spouse? Because, repentance does not eliminate the fact that they are still committing adultery by staying in the relationship.

[tonyperek]

They may let you in the church but are you really warmly welcomed.?

[rocketmanshawn]

I've never seen so many progressive christians in a YouTube comments section 🤦‍♂️

[annehopkins]

Rom 1:26  For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 
Rom 1:27  And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 
Rom 1:28  And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 1Co 2:14  But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

[maliagar]

In general, is it true to say that stigma is a sin? Is it sinful for a society to stigmatize certain behaviors? Especially when those behaviors cannot be made illegal?

[historian]

Take care also, and I pray that you will attain the desires of your heart in Jesus mighty Name - Amen.

[mrtruserv]

If God loves everybody, but not their Sin, why doesn't He just send their Sin to Hell and let all the people go to Heaven. God does not Love everybody. Jacob have I Loved but Esau I have Hated Romans 9:13