all spiritual gifts—charismas—are given by God for the good of those around you.

it is historically inaccurate to say: “the notion of sexual orientation was absent” in Paul’s day and then use this to reinterpret Paul.19 The evidence shows that the notion of inborn, biologically driven, same-sex desires existed in Paul’s day.

repentance doesn’t lead to God’s kindness. It’s God’s kindness that leads to repentance

most people who are attracted to the same sex don’t end up leaving the church because they were told that same-sex behavior is wrong. They leave because they were dehumanized, ridiculed, and treated like an “other.”

In Romans 1, Paul says that instead of worshiping God by ruling over the earth, they have idolized the things of the earth and turned their back on their Creator.

Religious people often thought that Jesus was a sinner because he had many friends who were sinners, yet he kept on befriending sinners.

Suffering and joy are not antithetical in God’s kingdom. When God calls us to salvation, he calls us to partake in his Son’s suffering, so that we can also partake in the Son’s joy.

the church needs to develop a much better theology of singleness. We cannot make single people feel less valuable, less gifted, or incomplete until they get married.

people are not abominations.1 We are image bearers of Creator God.