The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics

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“The objective of this book is to demonstrate two main points. First, there is clear, strong, and credible evidence that the Bible unequivocally defines same-sex intercourse as sin. Second, there exist no valid hermeneutical arguments, derived from either general principles of biblical interpretation or contemporary scientific knowledge and experience, for overriding the Bible's authority on this matter. In sum, the Bible presents the anatomical, sexual, and procreative complementarity of male and female as clear and convincing proof of God's will for sexual unions.” (source)

“A fourth risk taken by biblical scholars or theologians who write anything critical of homosexual behavior is that of being labeled uncritical.” (source)

“Assessments of the credibility of the Bible's stance should be focused on three points: (1) above all, the revelatory authority of the Bible on an issue of moral practice that the Bible strongly and consistently condemns as grounds for exclusion from the redeemed community of God; (2) the witness of nature (to which the Bible itself points), that is, the complementarity of male and female sex organs as the most unambiguous clue people have of God's intent for gender pairing, apart from the direct revelation of the Bible; and (3) arguments from the realm of experience, reason, and science.” (source)

“First, regarding the vertical dimension to human existence, devotion to God ought to take precedence over every other consideration: "You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might" (Deut 6:5; cited in Mark 12:30, 33 par.).” (source)