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People to Be Loved
- Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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Summary
Christians who are confused by the homosexuality debate raging in the US are looking for resources that are based solidly on a deep study of what Scripture says about the issue. In People to Be Loved, Preston Sprinkle challenges those on all sides of the debate to consider what the Bible says and how we should approach the topic of homosexuality in light of it.
In a manner that appeals to a scholarly and lay-audience alike, Preston takes on difficult questions such as how should the church treat people struggling with same-sex attraction? Is same-sex attraction a product of biological or societal factors or both? How should the church think about larger cultural issues, such as gay marriage and gay pride? How (or if) Christians should do business with LGBT persons and supportive companies?
Simply saying that the Bible condemns homosexuality is not accurate, nor is it enough to end the debate. Those holding a traditional view still struggle to reconcile the Bible's prohibition of same-sex attraction with the message of radical, unconditional grace. This book meets that need.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-07-21
Thought provoking
Though his logic/reason has inconsistent application, this book takes quite a thorough look at the controversies around scriptures which allude to or directly address same-sex acts and homosexuality. The author presents ideas from multiple viewpoints and explores their values. He comes across as mostly humble and interested in changing the way Christians approach people, to be, well, people-based.
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- Jon Hierophant
- 19-02-21
Great Book, Questionable Logic, Worth Reading
Overall, a very good book; Sprinkle presents a balanced discussion of a variety of views held by both affirming as well as non-affirming Christians on what the bible says about sexuality and being gay, comparing and contrasting views, covering some of the various implications of these views and how they could be outworked by people and the church. I believe this book could be a good starting point for someone who finds the "homosexuality issue" a difficult discussion; just to open the door to understand this topic a bit more and realise there is more to it than often first appears to people. The issue I have is that Sprinkle contradicts his own logic in places when he begins to draw a conclusion. For example, in one situation in scripture he arrgues that the Bible doesn't say explicitly that it is addressing what we understand today as same sex attraction expressed in a healthy mutual monogamous relationship, therefore we cannot with certainty condem gay people, only later to use another scriptural situation to argue that even with the uncertainty we have about an interpretation it is safer for us to assume that the Bible is speaking about what we understand today as same sex attraction expressed in a healthy mutual monogamous relationship. Obviously, I am over simplifying the point as Sprinkpe takes about a whole chapter to express each of these points, however, the lack of continuety in his logical argument is worrying for such a complex discussion and cast dispersions on his ultimate conclusion. Nonetheless, this is a very helpful work that approaches the topic in a heartfelt genuine way. It is worth reading, however, I would advise to keep your mind switched in gear to follow his points thoroughly, as they do not all land securely in my opinion, that doesn't make them "wrong", but it also does not make them unquestionably correct either.
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