Bible and gay marriage scripture
The Bible and Same Sex Marriage
The Bible repeatedly uses the metaphor of marriage to illustrate the connection between Christ and His church. How does that metaphor speak to the subject of same sex marriage? Does the utilize of that metaphor render same sex marriage unworkable to harmonize with the Bible? Can transgender people fulfill the model of marriage laid out in Ephesians 5? Join Scott for this discussion with Rachel Gilson, author of Born Again This Way.
Rachel Gilson serves on the leadership team for theological development and culture at Cru. She has an MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and is productive on her PhD at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the creator of Born Again This Way: Coming Out, Coming to Faith, and What Comes Next. Her writing has been featured in Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and Desiring God.
Episode Transcript
Scott Rae: The Bible repeatedly used the metaphor of marriage to illustrate the relationship between Christ and His church. But how does that metaphor actually speak to the subject of same-sex marriage? Does the use of that metaphor render homosexual marriage impossible to harmonize with the Bible?
What does the Bible say about homosexual marriage?
Answer
The Bible says nothing about same-sex attracted marriage directly, but it does arrange down the foundational principles of what constitutes marriagein God’s eyes. Every reference to marriage in the Bible indicates a union of male and female. The first description of marriage coincides with the creation of Eve in Genesis 2. According to that alley, marriage takes place when “a male leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh” (Genesis 2:24).
In passages that include instructions regarding marriage, such as 1 Corinthians 7:2–16 and Ephesians 5:23–33, the Bible clearly identifies marriage as creature between a gentleman and a girl. Biblically speaking, marriage is the union of a guy and a female in a lifetime commitment. Primary purposes of marriage are to illustrate the relationship between Christ and the church (see Ephesians 5:22–33) and to construct a family and provide a solid, secure environment for that family to grow. As families prosper, so does society at huge, and stable families contribute to solid societies.
Again, the Bible does not explicitly mention gay marriage or same-sex marria
Bible Verses about Homosexuality
What does the Bible utter about Homosexuality? Scriptures on Same-Sex Relations
There are some key Bible verses about homosexuality to perceive the biblical view of gay relations. The most commonly quoted Bible verses are Leviticus 18:22 and Leviticus 20:13, which state that it is an abomination for a man to recline with another dude as he would with a gal. In Romans 1:26-27, Apostle Paul says that homosexuality is contrary to God's natural order and results from rejecting God. Additionally, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 lists homosexuality as one of the sins that will stop someone from entering the Kingdom of God. While the Bible is dispel in its view of homosexuality, it is essential to remember that God loves all of his creation and offers forgiveness to those who repent and turn away from their sins.
Top 10 Bible Verses about Homosexuality
Leviticus 18:22 ~ You shall not recline with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.
Leviticus 20:13 ~ If a man lies with a male as with a girl, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be deposit to death; their blood is upon them.
Jude 1:7 ~ Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the su
The Bible and same sex relationships: A review article
Tim Keller, 2015
Vines, Matthew, God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same Sex Relationships, Convergent Books, 2014
Wilson, Ken,A Letter to My Congregation, David Crum Media, 2014.
The relationship of homosexuality to Christianity is one of the main topics of discussion in our culture today. In the fall of last year I wrote a review of books by Wesley Hill and Sam Allberry that take the historic Christian view, in Hill’s words: “that homosexuality was not God’s original artistic intention for humanity ... and therefore that queer practice goes against God’s express will for all human beings, especially those who trust in Christ.”
There are a number of other books that take the opposite view, namely that the Bible either allows for or supports same sex relationships. Over the last year or so I (and other pastors at Redeemer) have been regularly asked for responses to their arguments. The two most read volumes taking this position seem to be those by Matthew Vines and Ken Wilson. The review of these two books will be longer than usual because the topic is so contested today and, wh
What does the Bible teach about same-sex practice?
The Bible defines marriage in Genesis 2:24 as a union between one man and one woman. Jesus Christ upholds this definition of marriage in Matthew 19:5, as does the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5:31. Any and all sexual outing which takes place outside of this context is treated as sinful, what Jesus calls ‘sexual immorality’ in Mark 7:21.
Further to this, same-sex practice is specifically highlighted as sinful a number of times in Scripture. In God’s Law, for example, condemnations of same-sex practice are given in Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13. Further references are made in the New Testament. For example, in Romans 1:24-32, amid echoes to the Genesis creation account, both male and female same-sex train are treated as sinful. Further references to the sinfulness of same-sex perform can be seen in 1 Corinthians 6:9 and 1 Timothy 1:10.
The Scriptures are, therefore, consistent in their prohibition of lgbtq+ sexual activity, across other periods of salvation history and within different cultural settings. Although the Scriptures are clear on sexual ethics, they also reveal us that the prospect of forgiveness and eterna