Thursday, May 22, 2014

Human Sexuality, Marriage, and Divorce: The Challenges Facing the Twenty-First Century Church


I am posting links to a number of articles related the particular challenges the Twenty-First Century Church is facing in relation to human sexuality, marriage, and divorce. I would like to comment on one article. In "The Silence of Jesus and the Voice of the Apostles" Wesley Hill fails to fully address the misconception that Jesus is silent on the issue of homosexual behavior. In the Gospels of Matthew and Mark Jesus uses the term pornia in a response to the criticism of the Pharisees and scribes. This term, as it was used at that time, and as it would have been understood by Jesus' audiences, included homosexual behavior, as well as adultery and other forms of illicit sexual intercourse.

The Irony of the New Tolerance: It Doesn't Tolerate Christians
Issue Analysis: Is Evangelical Opposition to Homosexual Behavior and Same-Sex Marriage Collapsing?
Same-Sex Marriage and the Future
Evangelical Leader Not Waving White Flag On Gay Marriage
Can We Trade Sexual Morality for Church Growth
Is There Such a Thing as 'Moral Orthodoxy'?
Calif. Pastor Offers 5 Biblical Reasons Why Gay Marriage Is Wrong
The Silence of Jesus and the Voice of the Apostles
How Should Pastors Address Divorce and Remarriage
Trillia Newbell: What Should the Church Address When It Comes to Women and Sex, Pornography and Sexual Assault?
Gay behavior: There are better ways to cope with sexual confusion & its ramifications
Book Review: How (Not) to Be Secular
Book Review: God and the Gay Christian
Author Debunks Myths About Divorce Rates, Including of Churchgoers
CDC Study: Kids Experience Fewer Traumatic Events When Raised by Their Mom and Dad
Support for Gay Marriage Reaches All-Time High in Gallup Poll
Gay marriage now claims the Northeast

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