Portugese - Um Homem e Uma Mulher - One Man and One Woman: Marriage and Same-Sex Relations (Beeke & Smalley)

O amor verdadeiro exige que aceitemos todas as formas de expressão sexual? Não, o verdadeiro amor não se alegra com o pecado, mas se alegra com a verdade. Na Bíblia, Deus revela que Ele criou gênero, sexo e casamento, e não podemos alterá-los à nossa vontade. Por meio de Suas leis e obras na história, Deus deixou claro que as práticas homossexuais violam Seus santos propósitos para a humanidade.

O Novo Testamento reafirma a ordem criada por Deus e as leis morais. No entanto, o Senhor Jesus Cristo salva os pecadores pelo Seu Espírito e lhes dá uma nova identidade, perdão, vida e poder para viver de acordo com Seus mandamentos. Esta é a mensagem que todas as pessoas precisam ouvir: as leis de Deus não mudaram, mas a graça de Deus oferece esperança aos pecadores por meio de Jesus Cristo.

Os cristãos serão mais capazes de entender e defender por que o Deus que nos criou tem reivindicações exclusivas na definição do que significa ser homem e mulher e no estabelecimento do casamento bíblico como uma ordenança da criação e, portanto, uma instituição gloriosa que Deus fez para Sua glória e nosso bem. — Rosaria Butterfield, Autora, O Evangelho e As Chaves de Casa e Pensamentos Secretos De Uma Convertida Improvável

What does the Bible teach about sexual relationships between people of the same sex?

Does true love require that we accept all forms of sexual expression? No, real love does not rejoice in sin, but rejoices in the truth.

In the Bible, God reveals that He created gender, sex, and marriage, and we may not alter them at our will. Through His laws and works in history, God has made it clear that homosexual practices violate His holy purposes for mankind. The New Testament reaffirms God’s created order and moral laws. It too warns that homosexual practice, like any other sin that we cherish, is the pathway to God’s judgment. However, the Lord Jesus Christ saves sinners by His Spirit and gives them a new identity, forgiveness, life, and power to live according to His commandments.

This is the message that all people need to hear: God’s laws have not changed, but God’s grace offers hope to sinners through Jesus Christ. 

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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Foundations: Love, Authority, and Sexuality
3. Directions: God’s Word to Ancient Israel about Homosexuality
4. Expectations: The Power of Sin and the Power of Christ
5. Conclusions: Grace and Truth

Author

Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Seminary) is president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary; a pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan; editor of Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth; editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books; and a prolific author.

Paul M. Smalley is a teaching assistant to Dr. Beeke at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary and a bivocational pastor at Grace Immanuel Reformed Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Endorsement

“Christians who struggle with unwanted homosexual desires will find in this book loving reminders of what union with Christ promises as we fight against indwelling sin. Parents of adult children who identify as gay or lesbian will better understand how to listen to the discerning words of Scripture as they shake the gates of heaven for their children. And all Christians will be better able to understand and defend why the God who created us has exclusive claims in defining what it means to be male and female and designing biblical marriage as an ordinance of creation and therefore a glorious institution that God made for His glory and our good.” — Rosaria Butterfield, author of The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor’s Journey into Christian Faith and Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ