Category Archives: Sexuality

Homosexuality: Why Does God Declare Homosexual Conduct Sinful? Part 2 (Romans 1)

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Jay F Guin

How can it be loving for God to prohibit homosexuals from engaging in homosexual sex? Well, the reasons given in the scriptures are largely theological and often quite profound, but the question is never, to my knowledge, answered in this … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality: Why Does God Declare Homosexual Conduct Sinful? Part 1 (the Image of God)

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Strictly speaking, this question is irrelevant. After all, God is — by definition — wiser than we mortals. It should not surprise us that we sometimes can’t understand God’s purposes. (Deu 29:29 ESV)  “The secret things belong to the LORD … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality: If Gay Marriage is Contrary to God’s Will, Shouldn’t It Be Illegal? Part 5

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Jay F Guin

7. On the other hand, there is a prophetic role for the church to confront the wickedness of the government. I struggle to reconcile 6 and 7 and would welcome any help with that. It’s easy to find examples of … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality: If Gay Marriage is Contrary to God’s Will, Shouldn’t It Be Illegal? Part 4

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Jay F Guin

5. The laws our government enacts and the decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court impact the culture of our nation. Not always, but often, a change in the law results in a change in culture. When the Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality: If Gay Marriage is Contrary to God’s Will, Shouldn’t It Be Illegal? Part 3

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Some principles 1. The United States is not a theocracy and not the Kingdom. Although Rome had been a republic governed by a senate for many years, by the time of Jesus and his apostles, Rome was an empire ruled … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality: If Gay Marriage is Contrary to God’s Will, Shouldn’t It Be Illegal? Part 2

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Jay F Guin

The government seen positively Well, even though I’m a lawyer, I took no political science classes. (Math major. Ask me about cosines sometime.) And the Bible does not give a complete theology of good government. But it does speak of … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality: If Gay Marriage is Contrary to God’s Will, Shouldn’t It Be Illegal? Part 1

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Remember: my goal is not to provide a final, definitive answer. My goal is to lay out some principles that must be considered to reach a final, definitive answer. As always, the readers are invited to discuss, and maybe even … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality: Three Questions from the Comments: Introduction

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Jay F Guin

There are three questions that have popped up in the comments that I imagine would be of interest to many readers. I’m going to try to give my understanding of the answers in three posts. 1. If gay marriage is contrary … Continue reading →

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Canadian Advice on Same-Sex Marriage

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Another interesting post from Carey Nieuwhof, a Canadian blogger. His blog is excellent in its own right, but in this case, being Canadian gives him a perspective that we in the USA often don’t have. Read his entire post, but … Continue reading →

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Experimental Theology: A Review by Richard Beck of Living Into Community

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Jay F Guin

So I’ve been disagreeing with some materials quoted by Richard Beck on sexuality. But as I’ve said before, I’m a fan of Beck’s blog and read it avidly. Just the other day, he reviewed a book by Christine D. Pohl, Living … Continue reading →

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