![]() ![]() ![]() Vines states that sexually exclusive gay relationships exhibit Christian virtues. ![]() However, Vines’ interpretation of these passages depends on some mistaken assumptions.īelow, we will review several of his points and provide a brief response to each. ![]() In God and the Gay Christian, the 24-year-old Harvard graduate uses Scripture to purportedly show that “same-sex orientation is consistent with God’s image” and that “Christians who affirm the authority of Scripture can also affirm committed, monogamous same-sex relationships.” Vines, who is openly gay, reinterprets six biblical passages that are typically used by Christians to prove that same-sex relationships are sinful. If the book falls into the hands of uninformed Christians, who are liable to succumb to cultural pressures and adopt the sexual standards of a secular world, then the rising generation of evangelicals may lose sight of God’s design for human sexuality. Matthew Vines’ book God and the Gay Christian, and the movement it represents, is a direct confrontation to the church’s traditional understanding of marriage. ![]()
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