Reviews - God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships

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God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships

A solid look at how one man learned to live life as his true self while also truly living his faith. I highly recommend it to anyone, but especially to any Christian who struggles with how an honest interpretation of scripture can also affirm our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters.

veronicasbooks's review

5.0

This is so important. I am bisexual and I am a Christian. I had researched enough of these items to know that my perception of what the Bible said about homosexuality was wrong. This answered every question I had and doubt in my mind. I think all Christians need to read this. I think all homosexuals need to read this. I think everyone who thinks they know the Bible's stance on gay marriage or gay relationships need to read this book. Matthew Vines did his research. I can't stress this enough: read this book.

payton97's review

5.0

As a gay Christian who is just recently refinding his faith, I read this book for a unique reason. I knew, prior to reading this book, that God loved me, Jesus died for my sins, and the Holy Ghost works through me to create a better world for those around me. What this book provided me was a reframing of the Bible verses and stories used by non-affirming members of the Church to dissuade me from loving myself. Moving forward, this will be a book I return to as I reconcile the trauma I was imparted with by non-affirming Christians and hopefully use this knowledge to fuel the faith of myself and others. I love that the author, in the final chapter, states that being affirming isn't optional for Christians, it is commanded by God. The author ends the book by listing resources and information that applies to LGBT Christians, LGBT-Affirming Christians, and anyone looking to support the LGBT Christian movement. Overall, it's exactly the book that I needed to read as an LGBT Christian returning to Faith.

tcreedy's review

2.0

In conclusion, then, this book really is just a thicker, more orange version of Jeffrey John’s ‘Permanent, Faithful, Stable, which I have reviewed, and others have debunked. Vines steamrollers over things that contradict his argument, which is based in a faulty ontological starting point, and full of the mirror-image errors that characterise some of those folk who do (unfortunately) take the traditional view. His treatment of the biblical texts, whilst it appears novel, is actually not new, and not necessarily correct. I have said at the start of this review, and in numerous other places/posts/media that we must listen to the experiences of everyone, and it is for that reason that I read Vines’ book. Ultimately, though, it doesn’t really add anything new to the theological conversation, and fails to engage with several key texts and concepts.

https://www.thomascreedy.co.uk/book-review-god-and-the-gay-christian/

howatdk's review against another edition

4.5

challenging hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

ultamentkiller's review against another edition

5.0

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

erinandbooks's review against another edition

3.75

It's always good to read affirming literature on this issue. It was well researched, gracious and honest. However, it was surprisingly a little Conservative in its theology in places.