God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines

Vines asks us to view the homosexuality forbidden in scripture as something different than what we see today. And if a married person is attracted to someone other than their spouse, does it really mean they’re doomed to say yes to those attractions? If so, few marriages would still be in place. They may retain attractions to the same sex, but that hardly means they’re forced to give in those attractions. Later in life they may have embraced their homosexuality and left their marriages, as many have, but their own experience tells us that many who are attracted to the same sex can and do marry, have normal sexual relations, and sire offspring.

Many homosexual people, even non Christians, have married and produced children. In light of God’s assertion that it’s not good for man to be alone, Vines declares it’s likewise not good to tell gay or lesbian Christians they cannot marry someone of their own sex, because their only other option will be forced celibacy, consigning them to be what God said they shouldn’t be: alone.īut surely it’s not that simple. He’s asking us to realize homosexuality is unchangeable, so if a homosexual is also a believer, that believer can never marry because he’ll never be attracted to a woman. In response, let’s briefly summarize a few of the main points he’s asking us to consider. He’s pitched, and what he’s thrown is a well-articulated, earnest argument for a whole new way of thinking. His success will be determined by the level of Biblical ignorance existing within the church, and the degree of boldness or timidity we have when confronting error. Matthew Vines has penned God and the Gay Christian in hopes of changing our minds about the scripture and human sexuality. It’s a commentary on the modern church and a sign of the times that a book promoting a pro-homosexual interpretation of the Bible could be released by a well known Christian publishing house, authored by a self-identified gay evangelical, applauded broadly by the world, and endorsed by some in the church. In fact, it is directly opposed to the world.” – CS Lewis “Jesus Christ did not say, ‘Go into all the worldĪnd tell the world that it is quite right.’ The Gospel is something completely different.

God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines