Pastor Joe Pursch Chinese Grace Bible Church October 5, 2008

1. The Critical Perspectives A. Getting Our Terms Right

1. The Critical Perspectives A.Getting Our Terms Right 1. We’re all ______ Beings

1. The Critical Perspectives A.Getting Our Terms Right 1. We’re all Human Beings

1. The Critical Perspectives A.Getting Our Terms Right 1. We’re all Human Beings 2. We’re all ______ Creations

1. The Critical Perspectives A.Getting Our Terms Right 1. We’re all Human Beings 2. We’re all Sexual Creations

1. The Critical Perspectives A.Getting Our Terms Right 1. We’re all Human Beings 2. We’re all Sexual Creations 3. We’re all ________ Before God

1. The Critical Perspectives A.Getting Our Terms Right 1. We’re all Human Beings 2. We’re all Sexual Creations 3. We’re all Sinners Before God

1. The Critical Perspectives A.Getting Our Terms Right 1. We’re all Human Beings 2. We’re all Sexual Creations 3. We’re all Sinners Before God 4. We’re all ___________ to God

1. The Critical Perspectives A.Getting Our Terms Right 1. We’re all Human Beings 2. We’re all Sexual Creations 3. We’re all Sinners Before God 4. We’re all Responsible to God

2. The Clear Biblical Teaching on Sex and Marriage A.The Positive _________ of Heterosexuality

2. The Clear Biblical Teaching on Sex and Marriage A.The Positive Portrayal of Heterosexuality

2. The Clear Biblical Teaching on Sex and Marriage A.The Positive Portrayal of Heterosexuality 1. A Divinely Designed ___________: Man and Woman (Genesis 2:18-23)

Genesis 2: Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him." 19Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. 20The man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him. 21So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. 22The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. 23The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man."

2. The Clear Biblical Teaching on Sex and Marriage A.The Positive Portrayal of Heterosexuality 1. A Divinely Designed Partnership: Man and Woman (Genesis 2:18-23)

Genesis 2: Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him." 19Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. 20The man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him. 21So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. 22The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. 23The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man."

2. The Clear Biblical Teaching on Sex and Marriage A.The Positive Portrayal of Heterosexuality 1. A Divinely Designed Partnership: Man and Woman (Genesis 2:18-23) 2. A Divinely Designed ___________: Heterosexual Marriage (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6)

2. The Clear Biblical Teaching on Sex and Marriage A.The Positive Portrayal of Heterosexuality 1. A Divinely Designed Partnership: Man and Woman (Genesis 2:18-23) 2. A Divinely Designed Relationship: Heterosexual Marriage (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6)

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. -Genesis 2:24 4And He answered and said, "Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE, 5and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'? 6"So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate." -Matthew 19:4-6

2. The Clear Biblical Teaching on Sex and Marriage B.The Negative ____________ Against Homosexuality

2. The Clear Biblical Teaching on Sex and Marriage B.The Negative Prohibitions Against Homosexuality

2. The Clear Biblical Teaching on Sex and Marriage B.The Negative Prohibitions Against Homosexuality 1. The Sodom and Gomorrah Account (Genesis 18:20-21;19:4-8; Jude 1:7)

Genesis 18: And the LORD said, "The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave. 21"I will go down now, and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will

Genesis 19:4-8 4Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people from every quarter; 5and they called to Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have relations with them." 6But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him, 7and said, "Please, my brothers, do not act wickedly. 8"Now behold, I have two daughters who have not had relations with man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them whatever you like; only do nothing to these men, inasmuch as they have come under the shelter of my roof."

Jude 1:7 just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.

2. The Clear Biblical Teaching on Sex and Marriage B.The Negative Prohibitions Against Homosexuality 2. The Leviticus Texts Leviticus 18:22- You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. Leviticus 20:13- If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them.

2. The Clear Biblical Teaching on Sex and Marriage B.The Negative Prohibitions Against Homosexuality 3. The New Testament Texts -Romans 1: Corinthians 6: Timothy 1:8-11

Romans 1: For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, 27and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Timothy 1:8-11 8But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, 9realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers 10and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching, 11according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.

3 The Current Arguments Against the Bible’s Teaching

1. Scripture and _______

3 The Current Arguments Against the Bible’s Teaching 1. Scripture and Culture

3 The Current Arguments Against the Bible’s Teaching 1.Scripture and Culture 2.Creation and ______

3 The Current Arguments Against the Bible’s Teaching 1.Scripture and Culture 2.Creation and Nature

3 The Current Arguments Against the Bible’s Teaching 1.Scripture and Culture 2.Creation and Nature 3.Love and _______

3 The Current Arguments Against the Bible’s Teaching 1.Scripture and Culture 2.Creation and Nature 3.Love and Loyalty

3 The Current Arguments Against the Bible’s Teaching 1.Scripture and Culture 2.Creation and Nature 3.Love and Loyalty 4.Justice and _______

3 The Current Arguments Against the Bible’s Teaching 1.Scripture and Culture 2.Creation and Nature 3.Love and Loyalty 4.Justice and Rights

3 The Current Arguments Against the Bible’s Teaching 1.Scripture and Culture 2.Creation and Nature 3.Love and Loyalty 4.Justice and Rights 5.Grace and ______

3 The Current Arguments Against the Bible’s Teaching 1.Scripture and Culture 2.Creation and Nature 3.Love and Loyalty 4.Justice and Rights 5.Grace and Gospel

4. The Call to the Church Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. -1 Corinthians 6:11 (NASB)