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Does the Bible Really Condemn Homosexuality?

Does the Bible really condemn homosexuality? A lot of people, even people who claim to be Christians, not only argue that homosexuality is right, but that the Bible doesn't really forbid it. The rest of this post is a research paper I wrote in seminary on this issue and I pray it will be helpful for you. For other sources on this issue, you can see the bibliography at the bottom of the post or follow any of these links here: • https://www.crossway.org/articles/what-does-jesus-think-about-homosexuality/ • https://www.crossway.org/articles/5-questions-about-homosexuality/ • https://equip.sbts.edu/press/homosexuality-and-the-bible/ • https://albertmohler.com/2014/11/13/sexual-orientation-and-the-gospel-of-jesus-christ/ • https://equip.sbts.edu/video/show-compassion-homosexuals/ Homosexuality and the Bible “What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate” (Matt 19:6b, ESV. cf. Matt 19:1-12 / Mark 10:1-12). Jesus taught that marriage is sacred and that a married...

Home is Where the Water Doesn't Taste Funny

 As I wrote our devotional on the last few chapters of Hebrews this week, I was reminded of a short reflection I wrote on how this world isn't my home in college. I've posted it below in its original form: I have moved many, many times. The last time I counted, I think I was at 13 moves, but the number is probably a bit higher now. Although many of these moves were in the same few areas, but I still had to become quite accustom to not staying in any place too long. Since I started college, I've often been asked where I am from by my teachers and classmates. My response is usually either "from everywhere" or "from Lafayette, right now." Regardless of where I'm living at the moment, I feel at home in a lot of places.   My parents' house in Lafayette is my actual legal home, but I spend of most of the semester in my dorm at New Orleans seminary. And I may feel even more at home at my grandmother's house in Indiana, since I've spent so much t...