Al Mohler on Homosexuality
Jun 16th, 2006 by admin
Al Mohler last night was on Larry King Live. He gives a biblically-balanced approach to the current homosexual crises of our day. I appreaciate his balance to care compassionately for homosexuals without compromising the truth. Here is a blurb:
In far too many cases, the options seem reduced to these–liberal churches preaching love without truth, and conservative churches preaching truth without love. Evangelical Christians must ask ourselves some very hard questions, but the hardest may be this: Why is it that we have been so ineffective in reaching persons trapped in this particular pattern of sin? The Gospel is for sinners–and for homosexual sinners just as much as for heterosexual sinners. As Paul explained to the Corinthian church, “Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God” [1 Corinthians 5:11].
I believe that we are failing the test of compassion. If the first requirement of compassion is that we tell the truth, the second requirement must surely be that we reach out to homosexuals with the Gospel. This means that we must develop caring ministries to make that concern concrete, and learn how to help homosexuals escape the powerful bonds of that sin–even as we help others to escape their own bonds by grace.
You can read the whole article on his blog.
- Homosexual Hermeneutics (Part 10): Is Homosexuality a Sin?: A Personal Perspective, Conclusion and An Approach
- Homosexual Hermeneutics: Is Homosexuality a Sin? (Preface)
- T4G Statement
- Homosexual Hermeneutics Have Deadly Implications (Part 1)
- So Much to Think About
I SO AGREE with Al!!! I feel that it is important that we keep this in mind as we educate our children as well. We are passing down behaviors of homophobia and fear of gays/lesbians to the next generation, and this behavior is also perpetuated in the media by right wing politicians and Christians on the pulpit. We need to come up with a way to integrate this topic along with the Bible and break this cycle of hate rather than avoiding or ignoring it.