Why Didn’t Jesus Mention Homosexuality?
Jesus never explicitly mentioned homosexuality in the four gospels of the New Testament. He talked about fornication, adultery, lust, marriage, divorce, and other aspects of sexuality. But he never mentioned same-sex sexual relations. Some say Jesus would have affirmed same-sex sexual relations. Since he didn’t mention them, they reason, and since Jesus was focused […]
Gay Celibacy is Weird, and That’s a Good Thing
*The following post is written by Greg Coles. Greg is a Ph.D. student at Penn State and is part of the collaborative team for The Center. Greg is also the author of the recently released book Single, Gay, Christian, which is published by InterVarsity Press. I’ve always been bad at blending in. I grew up in […]
I Need to Be Known
The following blog is written by Greg Coles. Greg is a Ph.D. candidate at Penn State and is part of The Center’s collaboration team. My favorite online dictionary has a search bar bearing the default phrase, “I’m searching for…” So when I went online a few days ago to look up the etymology of the […]
Is There Really Such Thing as a “Biblical Marriage?”
In my previous blog, I argued that the debate about same-sex marriage is not a secondary issue. To be clear, I didn’t thereby say that it’s necessarily a “gospel issue” (the phrase can be sloppy) or even a “primary issue,” since I don’t think primary and secondary categories are very helpful and I would rather […]
Living in Terror as a Gay Christian
*The following post is by a friend of mine who wishes to remain anonymous. He’s a conservative Christian who experiences same-sex attraction. He grew up in the church, but due to his struggle he wasn’t welcome. He wandered from God for 23 years, but 6 months ago he returned to Jesus and has found a […]