
People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue

That’s what “reformation” means. It means that we submit our traditions to the authoritative Word, even if it compels us to reconfigure long-held beliefs.
Preston Sprinkle • People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue
Not all arguments from silence are the same.
Preston Sprinkle • People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue
Paul says that submission reflects the beauty and equality of the Triune God.
Preston Sprinkle • People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue
If we are the ultimate judges of what is right and wrong, and if we think we have a better, more updated understanding of what love is, then we are doing nothing more than replicating the sin of Eden and becoming our own moral authority—determining what is right and wrong. And God help us all.
Preston Sprinkle • People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue
The Christian faith is built on the notion that the fleeting pain in this life does not compare to the infinite joy awaiting us in the next.
Preston Sprinkle • People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue
The gospel never promises happiness to married folk. It does promise joy for those who pick up their crosses and die with Jesus.
Preston Sprinkle • People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue
the way in which the evangelical church has taken a stand against homosexuality has watered down our good news.
Preston Sprinkle • People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue
There are good arguments from silence—ones that are based on historical evidence—and bad arguments from silence that are created out of thin air.
Preston Sprinkle • People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue
all spiritual gifts—charismas—are given by God for the good of those around you.