What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality by Daniel A. Helminiak

For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. “Not everyone can accept this teaching, but only those to whom it is given. The disciples say that if divorce is not a ready option, perhaps it would be best for a man not to marry a woman. Ironically, Jesus’ own words in this very same passage refute these conclusions.Īs the dialogue continues, Jesus’ disciples are disturbed by his strict teaching on divorce. “Jesus answered, ‘Have you not read that the One who made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and the two shall become one flesh”? Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.’ ”įrom these words, some Christians draw the conclusion that heterosexuality is the creation norm and, thus, heterosexual marriage is the only legitimate way for people to form romantic relationships. In pressing their “creation order” argument, some Christians are fond of saying, 'God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve!' To bolster their position, they often cite Jesus’ words in Matthew 19:4-5, where he responds to a question about whether divorce is permissible: Some Christians confidently assert that God did not create homosexual people 'that way.' This is important because they realize if God did create gays 'that way,' rejecting them would be tantamount to rejecting God’s work in creation.

It’sĪvailable from and directly from the publisher. This text is an excerpt from The Children Are Free: Reexamining the Biblical Evidence on Same-sex Relationships.

What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality by Daniel A. Helminiak