3. Is God Anti-Gay? (Romans 1:26-27)
Periodically in Thrive's Romans series, we're pausing to take up a "hot potato in Romans"—a topic that is culturally "hot" and hard to handle. In this talk, Michael Bouterse, Thrive's local director, takes up Paul's controversial words about homosexuality in Romans 1:26-27. According to this passage, is God homophobic? Is Christianity bad news for those who experience same-sex attraction? The answer to both questions is no. Seen within the broader storyline of the Bible, Christianity's teaching on sex, though countercultural, ultimately points to an even greater source of satisfaction that is available to us in Christ.
Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Romans 1:24-28; Matthew 11:28; 19:4-6; Genesis 1-2; 2:18, 24; 19; Ephesians 5:31-32; Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 7; Hebrews 4:15; James 3:2; John 9:2-3; Mark 8:34-35.