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DeYoung takes on the most pressing issue of our day: whether we will be conformed to the spirit of the age or whether we will follow Christ. Against the sexual revolution and its high priests, DeYoung presents an alternative vision, the ancient wisdom of a Christian sexual ethic. This is the best book on this subject that I have read. Every Christian confronted with these issues, which means every Christian, should read this book. You will finish it better equipped to preach the gospel, to love the lost, to welcome the wounded, and to stand up for Jesus and his Word.

Russell D. Moore, President, The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission; author, Tempted and Tried

Anyone looking for an accessible, reader-friendly, one-stop treatment of the biblical underpinnings of traditional Christian marriage and sexual ethics would do well to read this book. It is lucid but not simplistic, judicious but not obscure, and convicted but not shrill.

Wesley Hill, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies, Trinity School for Ministry; author, Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality

This book provides a short, accessible, and pastoral toolbox for all Christians to navigate the shifting cultural landscape of sexuality and find confidence and hope in how the Bible directs our steps. DeYoung offers wise and readable apologetics here, providing his readers with both motive and model for how to think and talk about homosexuality and the Christian faith in a way that honors Christ and gives hope to a watching world.

Rosaria Butterfield, former tenured Professor of English at Syracuse University; author, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert; mother, pastors wife, and speaker

What a gift this book is to the church! Kevin approaches the difficult question of sexuality with compassion and clarity, showing us what Gods Word says about it and why it is important. Well researched, accessibly written, and gospel saturatedthis, in my opinion, is now the book on this subject for our generation!

J. D. Greear, Lead Pastor, The Summit Church, Durham, North Carolina; author, Jesus, Continued... Why the Spirit Inside You Is Better than Jesus Beside You

A superb, accessible resource for lay people in every walk of life who need help making sense of one of the most critical, defining issues of our day. Kevin DeYoung approaches this highly controversial topic in a way that is biblically faithful, pastorally sensitive, historically informed, and culturally aware. The stakes are high. We cannot afford not to understand what Kevin has so helpfully laid out for us here.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss, author; radio host, Revive Our Hearts

Kevin DeYoung has written a good and faithful treatment on the Bible and homosexual practice for the average churchgoer. His work addresses most of the main issues and does so in a succinct and articulate manner. I commend it.

Robert Gagnon, Associate Professor of New Testament, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary; author, The Bible and Homosexual Practice

In the heated atmosphere that currently surrounds discussion of every aspect of homosexuality, the most important domain where we need careful thinking and constrained rhetoric is what the Bible does and does not say on the matter. With his customary directness and clarity, Kevin DeYoung has now met this need. For those interested in careful exegesis of the relevant passages and patient discussion of the issues that arise from it, packaged in brevity and simplicity, it would be difficult to better this book.

D. A. Carson, Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

DeYoung provides a much-needed resource that addresses the important biblical and theological issues related to homosexuality while maintaining accessibility to a broad readership. The Ten Commitments at the end of this book display DeYoungs pastoral heart and his understanding that regardless of our vices or virtues, we must preach the gospel, together strive for holiness, and exalt Christ above all things.

Christopher Yuan, Bible Teacher; speaker; author, Out of a Far Country: A Gay Sons Journey to God

Written with the deftness, clarity, and tender grace weve come to expect from DeYoung, What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality? answers, point by point, the revisionist theology making inroads in even the most conservative theological circles. It is simply the very best resource any follower of Christ can have to answer the challenge of homosexuality in the church.

Gregory Koukl, President of Stand to Reason (str.org); author, Tactics and Relativism

Solid exegesis and tight writing make this book stand out. Kevin DeYoung concisely explains the key biblical passages and clearly responds to the key objections.

Marvin Olasky, Editor in Chief, World News Group

What Does the Bible Really Teach about

Homosexuality?

Kevin DeYoung

What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality?

Copyright 2015 by Kevin DeYoung

Published by Crossway
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First printing 2015

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Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version), copyright 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-4335-4937-3
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DeYoung, Kevin.

What does the Bible really teach about homosexuality? / Kevin DeYoung.

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ISBN 978-1-4335-4938-0 (pdf) ISBN 978-1-4335-4939-7 (mobi) ISBN 978-1-4335-4940-3 (epub) ISBN 978-1-4335-4937-3 (tp : alk. paper)

1. HomosexualityBiblical teaching. I. Title.

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The question What does the Bible really teach about homosexuality? is about a great many things. Its about Jesuss view of marriage, and the point of Romans 1, and the sin of Genesis 19 (whatever it was), and the abiding relevance (or not) of laws found in Leviticus. Its about the meaning of a few disputed Greek words and the significance of procreation. Its about the nature of same-sex behavior in the ancient world and whether the nature of personhood and personal fulfillment are defined by sexual expression. Its about how we change, and what can change and what cannot. Its about big themes like love and holiness and justice. Its about personal hurts and hopes and fears and longings and duties and desires. Its about faith and repentance and heaven and hell and a hundred other things.