Welcoming but Not Affirming: An Evangelical Response to Homosexuality
A title that makes me wince, and I'm guessing I'd disagree with much of it (I don't think LGBTQ folks would feel "welcomed" at all by such a stance). But Grenz was a good author (sadly died way too young), and Logos carries many of his other books (remaining ones are requests on Feedbear). And after refusing to request this one for some time, I realized it really does belong in the panoply of books that Logos offers on this subject. I would buy it, if for no other reason than to be able to search out what "welcoming but not affirming" folks think about this or that.
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I guess the adulterer would not feel very welcome either. Nor any that choose to live a life of sin. We are called to be welcoming to all, but we are never to be affirming of any kind of life of sin. So whether the adulterer or the homosexual or any other living a life of sin in direct rebellion to God feels welcome or not is on them. We should never affirm what God abhors.
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I can't see how that comment conforms with the forum's guidelines.
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Joey Midgett said:
I guess the adulterer would not feel very welcome either.
Actually, adulterers are fully welcome ... if we actually take Jesus seriously (his definition). Churches are packed with them, and not too much concern for 'abhoring' or eternal results. A few sermons now and then.
Actually (I like that word), I wish there was a book on 'sin' ...how Christianity works with sin. Not the theology (lots of those), but the Christian behavior. Killing right there at the top (Bible translators!). My own historical observation, the behavioral patterns were quite early. Frederiksen did one on sin, but again, a theological tracing.
"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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DMB said:Joey Midgett said:
I guess the adulterer would not feel very welcome either.
Actually, adulterers are fully welcome ... if we actually take Jesus seriously (his definition). Churches are packed with them, and not too much concern for 'abhoring' or eternal results. A few sermons now and then.
Actually (I like that word), I wish there was a book on 'sin' ...how Christianity works with sin. Not the theology (lots of those), but the Christian behavior. Killing right there at the top (Bible translators!). My own historical observation, the behavioral patterns were quite early. Frederiksen did one on sin, but again, a theological tracing.
I did not say they wern't fully welcome, just as the homosexual is fully welcome. My point is we don't have to affirm their sin for them to BE welcome, but the nature of their sin and the fact that we can not affirm their sin makes them FEEL unwelcome.
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