People to be loved
by Preston Sprinkle is a pastor’s search to the truth about homosexuality in
the Bible. He investigates the verses which are commonly used to condemn
homosexuality as well as the cultural and historical settings the verses were
written in. Mr. Sprinkle goes through each verse in the Bible which mentions
homosexuality and breaks it down through the original language, the cultural
settings in which it was written and makes a decision if the verse condemns
homosexuality or not. Through the Old Testament verse and the New Testament
verses, he makes the decision that homosexuality is a sin. However, it is a sin
just as lying, murder, and many other acts are. Mr. Sprinkle is very clear that
just because homosexuality is a sin does not mean that Christians can condemn
the LGBT community as abominations. While he spends a great deal of time
discussing homosexuality in terms of the verse, he also takes more time to
discuss why the LGBT community are still people who deserve to be shown
Christ’s love.
As a Christian, I believe that homosexuality is a sin; however, I have never
treated members of the LGBT community with condemnation and fear. I know many
people who are homosexual and I have treated them with nothing but kindness and
respect. While reading People to be Loved,
I felt Mr. Sprinkle was trying hard to find verses which approved of
homosexuality. However, as I read I realized that he was not. He was asking the
Christian community to love and respect homosexuals. As he writes “Love doesn’t
mean affirming one’s behavior” and “Love means accepting one’s humanity without
affirming everything they do.” Affirming means to agree. I can love my friends
and family without agreeing with their life choices whatever that may be. I
believe this is Mr. Sprinkle’s purpose for this book. Love each other,
recognize each other’s humanity and leave everything else to Christ. I
recommend People to be Loved for
anyone who may question what the Bible really says about homosexuality.
People to be Loved
Is available at major
booksellers
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