Labberton, Mark - Combining Conviction and Compassion

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Combining Conviction and Compassion
by Mark Labberton
Text: Romans 1:18–32
Topic: What the Bible teaches about homosexuality.
Big Idea: Homosexuality is not God's design or will, but a reflection of the broken sinfulness of humanity.
Keywords: Compassion; Convictions; Creation; God, love of; Homosexuality; Human Condition; Human Nature; Immorality; Purity; Sex; Sexual Immorality; Sin; Sin, conviction of; Sin, original; Sin, struggle against



Introduction:
  • What does the Bible teach about homosexuality?
  • There are two guiding assumptions for the study:
    • Jesus Christ is Lord over all of life.
    • The Bible is the Word of God.
  • We must recognize the depth of the struggle and approach it with sensitivity.
Our understanding of human sexuality begins with creation, not with the Law.
  • Genesis shows us as relational beings seeking intimate relationships.
  • In male-female relationships we experience the way the triune God exists.
  • The Bible affirms that genital sexuality is part of God's good design.
  • In our sinfulness we want to selfishly misuse God's good gifts.
Our entire selves are affected by sin, and all of us need redemption.
  • Illustration: G. K. Chesterton confesses he is what's wrong with the world.
  • The Bible speaks of same sex activity, not homosexual orientation.
  • No single sin defined Sodom, but homosexuality was one of many sinful activities.
  • Arguments from Romans 1 explaining away homosexuality's sinfulness are invalid.
  • Both the Old and New Testaments see homosexual acts as one of the implications of the brokenness and sinfulness of humanity.
  • Homosexuality is not the worst of all sins.
  • In love, God pursues all of us who are in sin.
Conclusion:
  • Homosexuality is a reflection of the broken sinfulness of our humanity.


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