Once again, a brilliant post of Jesse’s has stimulated a lot of discussion. Yesterday’s post, in which Jesse shared four thoughts regarding Chick-Fil-A Day, sparked a ton of discussion in the comment thread.
Among other issues, a couple of commenters listed a number of popular
arguments for why homosexuality is reconcilable with Christianity. For
today and tomorrow, I’d like to address a couple of those arguments that
I encounter most often. My hope is that I might serve those who
erroneously believe that faith in Jesus and His Word can be reconciled
with attempts to legitimize homosexuality.
The objection I want to address today basically boils down to this:
“There are plenty other commands in Scripture that Christians don’t
follow today, like the prohibition against mixing fabrics (Lev 19:19) or eating shellfish (Lev 11:10–12) and pork (Lev 11:7–8). So why not one more?”
Unbiblical Reasoning
First, I just want to observe that this kind of reasoning is patently
unbiblical. The argument concedes that the Bible does indeed condemn
homosexuality. We’re not getting an argument from these folks on that.
They’re just giving a reason for why we should ignore more of
what the Bible clearly says. “We disobey God’s Word all over the place.
Why should disobeying His commands against homosexuality be any
different?” Continue at Mike Riccardi
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