Homosexual 'theology'
The Christian church has consistently believed that homosexuality is a sin, like all other sexual sins.
The Bible teaches that all sexual activity outside marriage between a man and
a woman is sinful. Most Christians acknowledge this and recognise the call to
repent when we go outside God's directions, not to embrace such activity as
being 'Christian'.
In recent years, the homosexual lobby and their supporters have been
revising Scripture, arguing away any prohibition on the orientation and
increasingly on the practice of homosexuality. They describe the sin of Sodom as
a 'lack of hospitality' or claim that 'Jesus never said anything about
homosexuality'.
Whilst it can be expected that homosexuals themselves would be interested in revising
Scripture in order to justify their lifestyle, it is of increasing concern
that some theologians are supporting the acceptance of homosexuality.
A
recent paper by Keith Dyer, Professor of New Testament at Whitley College (Baptist Theological
College) in Melbourne, has supported such revision of Scripture. It was 'highly
recommended' by Anthony Venn-Brown who runs Freedom 2 B[e],
a support group for homosexuals that promotes the acceptance of sexual relationships between
homosexuals.
Dr Murray Adamthwaite, a member of Salt
Shaker's Reference Panel
and a lecturer in theology, has written two
papers to analyse the practice of revising the Bible in this way.
Both
articles are attached below.
Homosexuality and Scripture
Murray Adamthwaite, PhD
A
4 page paper that addresses each of the main texts referring to homosexuality in
the Bible and assesses the arguments used by those wanting to argue that the
Bible supports homosexuality.
Inverted Gunbarrels: Homosexual ‘Explanations’ of Scripture turned
around
Murray Adamthwaite, PhD
This 2 page paper considers the 'allegations'
made by homosexuals about the various texts mentioning homosexuality and answers them
briefly.
This article was published in Salt Shakers journal in March
2008. Author: Jenny Stokes | Modified: 19 February 2008 |
