How do you justify Romans? LGBT Clobber Passage

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 trans

An episode of the Queer Theology podcast, hosted by Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. Kearns, titled "How do you justify Romans? LGBT Clobber Passage" was published on August 17, 2016.

August 17, 2016 · Queer Theology

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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.

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