Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage?

Many arguments are made for and against same-sex marriage that end with divisiveness and confusion instead of thoughtful conversation. New York Times–bestselling author Dr. Preston Sprinkle provides a resource that will encourage respectful and thoughtful conversations around the question “Does the Bible support same-sex marriage?”

Equipped with thorough research, history, and biblical context, this book will enable you to wade into some of the main arguments against the historically Christian view of marriage:

The biblical writers didn’t know about sexual orientation. Jesus never mentions homosexuality. Biblical teachings about women, slavery, and same-sex are on the same trajectory. Since some people are born gay, then being gay must be okay. The Bible has been mistranslated.

Preston carefully answers 21 of the strongest cases for same-sex marriage and offers a humanizing and thoughtful response to each one.

1. Opening Credits
2. Preface
3. Foundation 1: How to Have a Fruitful Conversation
4. Foundation 2: The Historically Christian View of Marriage
5. Conversation 1: Sex Difference Is Described, Not Prescribed, in Scripture
6. Conversation 2: "One Flesh" Does Not Imply Sex Difference
7. Conversation 3: No One Actually Believes in "Biblical Marriage"
8. Conversation 4: Paul Was Not Talking about Consensual Same-Sex Relationship
9. Conversation 5: Romans 1 Is Condemning Excessive Lust, Not Same-Sex Love
10. Conversation 6: The Biblical Writers Didn't Know about Sexual Orientation
11. Conversation 7: Romans 1:26 Isn't Referring to Female Same-Sex Sexual Relationships
12. Conversation 8: The Word Homosexual Was Added to the Bible 1946
13. Conversation 9: The Biblical Writers Were Products of Their Homophobic and Patriarchal Culture
14. Conversation 10: Jesus Never Mentioned Homosexuality
15. Conversation 11: Paul Said It's Better to Marry Than to Burn (1 Cor. 7)
16. Conversation 12: Jesus' Sabbath Hermeneutic Informs How We Should Interpret Same-Sex Prohibitions
17. Conversation 13: God's Acceptance of Gentiles Mirrors How We Should Accept LGB People
18. Conversation 14: The Trajectory of Women and Slavery Justifies Same-Sex Prohibitions
19. Conversation 15: The Traditional View of Marriage Is Harmful toward Gay and Lesbian People
20. Conversation 16: Some People Are Born Gay, So It Must Be Okay
21. Conversation 17: Same-Sex Marriage Is on the Right Side of History
22. Conversation 18: Christians Are Hypocritical
23. Conversation 19: Love Is Love
24. Conversation 21: The Traditional Sexual Ethic Is Not Livable for LGB People
25. Conversation 20: It's an Agree-to-Disagree Issue
26. Closing Credits