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Did past societies condone homosexuality? This thorough study answers those who revise the message of Scripture, by using the Bible, Jewish literature, and information from ancient cultures. It provides the knowledge necessary to respond with confidence, compassion, and honesty to demands that Christians accept active homosexuality.
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“As far as I can determine, the Bible is unique in its condemnation of all homosexual behavior. The Bible makes no allowance for pederasty, prostitution (cultic or other), adult consensual male or female same-gender activity, or any other form of homosexual expression.” (Page 14)
“What God has revealed about reality, truth, and ethics is authoritative for all Christians. What God has revealed about the ethics of homosexuality also is authoritative, so this revelation is crucial. If it is true, it is not just crucial for every Christian. It is crucial for every person, in light of who God is and the universal claims and commission of Jesus Christ.” (Pages 13–14)
“In addition, when the text fails to support their views, revisionist interpreters appeal to personal experience or contemporary culture as the criterion of truth and to the broader concepts of liberation theology and moral argumentation. This approach subverts the biblical worldview by replacing it with a contemporary view.” (Page 30)
“In effect, his view subjects the biblical worldview to that of modern times. If the contemporary worldview regards homosexuality differently than does the Bible, then the modern attitudes deserve to prevail.” (Page 28)
“The late twentieth century felt an explosion quite unlike that which shook Sodom, an eruption of reinterpretation of Scripture regarding gay and lesbian sexuality.” (Page 25)
De Young will arm you with irrefutable evidence and enable you to confidently argue that homosexuality is wrong and a serious threat to the family.
—Suzanne Brownlow, state director, Concerned Women for America of Oregon
A thoughtful, sensitive, thoroughly scholarly and powerful challenge to those who try to defend homosexuality. . . . Mental health workers, including counselors and psychotherapists, will find strong support in this book for their endeavors to help recovering homosexuals.
—Archibald D. Hart, dean emeritus and senior professor of psychology, School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary
Homosexuality shows convincingly that the Bible nowhere accepts homosexual practices. It is unambiguous and unequivocal.
—Clark H. Pinnock, professor of systematic theology, McMaster Divinity College
Masterful. I predict that this readable and informative treatise will be foundational for years to come.
—H. Newton Malony, senior professor of psychology, Fuller theological Seminary
De Young provides a clear assessment of pro-homosexual interpretations of biblical and extra-biblical material. His general apologetic is marked by comprehensive and cogent textual discussions which serve as the basis for his well-focused applications. In life of the public debate over the practice of adult homosexual behavior, this work deserves serious consideration.
—Herbert W. Bateman IV, professor of New Testament, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
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