Skip to content
How do you justify Romans? LGBT Clobber Passage episode artwork

Aug 17, 2016

How do you justify Romans? LGBT Clobber Passage

from Queer Theology Hosted by Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. Kearns

We got an email recently asking how to understand Romans 1 and whether that passage means that it’s not ok to LGBTQ and Christian. They wrote, This for me is the hardest passage to wrap my head around. I understand with the other passages there are translation issues and so on but Romans seems pretty […] The post How do you justify Romans? LGBT Clobber Passage appeared first on Queer Theology.

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

What this episode covers

We got an email recently asking how to understand Romans 1 and whether that passage means that it’s not ok to LGBTQ and Christian. They wrote, This for me is the hardest passage to wrap my head around. I understand with the other passages there are translation issues and so on but Romans seems pretty straight forward to me. I don’t understand how to move past this passage. When I read it, it seems pretty clear to me that being gay is seen as unnatural and wrong. I have read so many articles on the 7 clobber passages but I am never satisfied with the “justification” to being gay of Romans. Do you have any resources or advice on how I can understand this better? Here’s what Brian had to say in response: Read the transcript (PDF) Show Notes What does the Bible say about being LGBTQ? An apologetics resource guide + email series Brian’s first time looking at what the Bible says about homosexuality: The post How do you justify Romans? LGBT Clobber Passage appeared first on Queer Theology.

Ready to play

How do you justify Romans? LGBT Clobber Passage

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Share this episode

Similar podcasts

Institutes of Theology Countryside Bible Church Equipping God's People in God's Truth Hillsong Creative Team Talks Hillsong Creative A podcast for Hillsong Creative, by Hillsong Creative.Whether you’re a musician, sound engineer, singer, artist, video or lighting team member… think of this podcast as a huge creative team huddle before every weekend! You’ll hear from a few familiar people, and plenty of people you might not know yet, sharing some practical tips & reminders as well as some deeper dives into our Theology of Worship. Join us every week, as we prepare to serve together & lead our church in worship every Sunday.______Created by: Caitlin Wall & Gabriel Kelly Produced by: JP Starra Music by: Michael Harrison & Harry Parnwell Artwork by: Yoseph Setiawan & Kristin MateikaIntro by: Shelby MtsamayiMore resources available at https://hillsongcreative.com Consequences of Ideas R.C. Sproul To understand the culture in which we live, you need to be familiar with the ideas that have shaped it.In Ligonier's survey series, The Consequences of Ideas, R.C. Sproul traces the contours of Western philosophy throughout history and shows how our culture evolved to what it is today.From ancient Greek thinkers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to Christian philosophers such as Augustine, Anselm and Aquinas to the shapers of modern thought such as Hume, Kant and Nietzsche, R.C. demonstrates the consequences of each of these and other important thinkers' ideas on world events, theology, the fine arts and culture, as well as our everyday lives.Listen, and you will hear echoes of their ideas in your daily conversations—especially as you witness to unbelievers. Yasir Qadhi Muslim Central Yasir Qadhi was born in Houston, Texas and completed his primary and secondary education in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He graduated with a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston, after which he was accepted as a student at the Islamic University of Madinah.After completing a diploma in Arabic, he graduated with a B.A. from the College of Hadith and Islamic Sciences.Thereafter, he completed a M.A. in Islamic Theology from the College of Dawah, after which he returned to America and completed his doctorate, in Religious Studies, from Yale University. Currently he is teaching at Rhodes College, in Memphis, TN.

Frequently asked questions

When was this Queer Theology episode published?

This episode was published on August 17, 2016.

Can I download this Queer Theology episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.