Does Peter’s dream in Acts 10-15 relate to LGBTQ+ Christians?
Reading and Interpretation
Is it okay to “hate the sin but love the sinner”?
Is “hate the sin, love the sinner” found in the Bible? The phrase ‘hate the sin, love the sinner’ is not explicitly found in the Bible. The origins of this phrase come from two authors, St. Augustine and Mahatma Gandhi. The… Continue Reading
Doesn’t Leviticus say homosexuality is an abomination?
Queer Grace is a continually growing collection of resources on what it means to be LGBTQ and Christian. As we work to add new entries, we offer this list of resources. Queer Theology, “God Hates Shrimp? Leviticus, Homosexuality, Jubilee,… Continue Reading
How do we talk about the people of God?
How do we talk about the people of God? Inclusive language is the intentional use of words and phrases that include all participants. Worship in Christian churches has often been patriarchal, using masculine terms to refer to everyone — for… Continue Reading
How do we talk about God’s gender?
What is inclusive language for God? Inclusive language for God is that which attempts to utilize and include the experiences of other folks and groups. Usually these groups are those which have been oppressed or otherwise ignored by the often… Continue Reading
What does Paul mean in Romans 1?
What does Romans 1 say? Romans 1:18–27 contains the most apparently unequivocal condemnations of homosexuality in the New Testament. In this chapter, Paul says that when people have rejected the teachings of God, God in turn “gave them over to… Continue Reading
What is biblical inerrancy? What does it mean to say the Bible is literally true?
What is biblical literalism? The term “biblical literalism” refers to a strain of conservative religious thought that assumes the literal truth of the Bible, not only in matters of doctrine and theology, but in history and science as well. In… Continue Reading