Is God anti-gay?: and other questions about homosexuality, the Bible and same-sex attraction (Practical and sensitive exploration of the Bible's teaching on sexuality) (Questions Christians Ask)

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Moore, Carl Trueman (author of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self), and Jonathan Leeman (author of How the Nations Rage) all contribute one of those blurbs of praise at the beginning of this book which speaks to the solid theology found within.

In the end, Allberry gives us a coherent account of SSA that resonates both with the clear teaching of Scripture and also with our collective experience as members of a fallen humanity. There is no interview to ace, there is just a Doctor who is waiting for you to let him care for you. My prayer is that people reading this book will see Christ for who he is and that we would love Christ and trust the power of his truth more than the power of our feelings. God is powerful enough to heal you and take away SSA but it’s not promised and should not be expected. His conviction that God’s word is ‘deeply and profoundly good’ shines through every page as he focuses again and again on what the Bible tells us.Allberry is firm to tell readers that SSA does not disqualify you from accessing God’s grace, mercy, and love. If someone thinks the gospel has somehow slotted into their life quite easily, without causing any major adjustments to their lifestyle or aspirations, it is likely that they have not really started following Jesus at all. In explaining the biblical view of God's design for human sexuality, he explains the biblical condemnations of homosexual practice and refutes those who would propose a revisionist perspective of those passages or dismiss them altogether. I must say my judgment made me act quickly regarding the topic of this book before I finished reading it and now that I am done reading it, I must say i am really impressed. He is completely honest and transparent, all the while demonstrating that Christ is his ultimate treasure.

A complimentary review copy was provided to me by Cross Focused Reviews (A Service of Cross Focused Media, LLC). Yet young gay Christians are expected to follow the rule that their straight counterparts commonly violate. And Other Questions about Homosexuality, the Bible, and Same-Sex Attraction, Sam Allberry combines pastoral wisdom, authentic autobiography, and sound exegesis to provide Christians with a helpful introduction to the topic of homosexuality. Anyone looking for that kind of thing would do well to read Jackie Hill Perry’s Gay Girl, Good God, as one such example. This is an excellent book to understand what the Bible says about homosexuality and the approach Christians should be taking.Allberry closes with these words which sum it all up well: "It is Jesus who satisfies our deepest emotional and spiritual needs. Denying yourself does not mean tweaking your behavior here and there… It is saying ‘no’ to your deepest sense of who you are, for the sake of Christ. It's absolutely acknowledged, but since it's not addressed in detail, that will make it more difficult for people opposed to his message to hear him out. What marks us out as Christians is not that we never experience such things, but how we respond to them when we do” (p.