{"product_id":"does-the-bible-affirm-same-sex-relationships-examining-10-claims-about-scripture-and-sexuality-9781784989712","title":"Does the Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships?: Examining 10 Claims about Scripture and Sexuality","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou may have heard the claim that the Bible, when read correctly, is not against believers entering monogamous, faithful same-sex relationships. The arguments sound quite compelling. \"Jesus never talked about same-sex relationships.\" \"Paul was only condemning exploitative relationships, not consensual ones.\" \"We don't keep the Old Testament food laws, so why would we keep the ones on same-sex sex?\" \"If God is love, he can't be against relationships of love.\" And more. Have Christians through the ages just been getting this one wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this concise book, Rebecca McLaughlin looks at ten of the most common arguments used to claim that the Bible affirms same-sex sexual relationships. She analyzes the arguments and associated Bible passages one by one to uncover what the Bible really says. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Rebecca, as someone with a lifelong history of same-sex attraction, this is not just an academic question. But rather than concluding that the Bible does affirm same-sex marriage, she points readers to the gospel purpose of male-female marriage, a different kind of gospel-centered love between believers of the same sex, and God's life-and-love-filled vision for singleness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebecca McLaughlin holds a PhD in renaissance literature from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill College in London. She is former vice president of content at the Veritas Forum, where she spent almost a decade working with Christian academics at leading secular universities. She's the author of several books including Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion, and Is Christmas Unbelievable?\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Good Book Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583899963666,"sku":"9781784989712","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_00db957f-0a3a-4fd0-b1ba-f73a00fdb282.jpg?v=1732032149","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/does-the-bible-affirm-same-sex-relationships-examining-10-claims-about-scripture-and-sexuality-9781784989712","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}