The Bible and Current Issues Part 3 - Homosexuality
III. DEALING WITH HOMOSEXUALS REDEMPTIVELY
5. Frequent Objections
a. Did Jesus condemn or speak about homosexuality?
Objection 1: Homosexuality is an added subject to the Bible a. Was homosexuality first mentioned in the Bible in 1946 in the Revised Standard Version?
Objection 2: a skewed exegesis of I Co 6:9 and I Tim 1:8-10 a.In both Jewish and NT context, is the practice of same sex is condemned?
Objection 3: Jesus did not condemn or speak about homosexuality a. Are there many things the Gospels do not record that Jesus spoke of but they are still taught in the Bible? Jn 21:25
Objection 4: God made me that way a. Has the "Gay" gene been "scientifically" proven? If so, does that remove accountability?
Objection 5: what a person does in private is nobody’s business a. Is what we do privately our Maker’s business and will we answer to Him?
“All souls are mine” Ez 18:4
6. Our Attitude: how do we engage homosexuals? a. Should we show them compassion and truth: is their sin different than ours? Rom 3:23 b. Can the truth: Gospel truth, spoken in love change them?
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