Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Dr. Greg Bahnsen: Biblical View of Homosexuality

http://www.ccel.us/homosexuality.toc.html

Homosexuality : A Biblical View

© 1978 Greg L. Bahnsen
Baker Book House Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Subject: 1. Homosexuality in the BibleBS680.H67 B33 ~ Dewey: 261.8/34/157 ~ LCCN: 78062911 ~ OCLC: 4490935 ~ 152p.
Homosexuality : A Biblical View is presently held by 160 libraries including Harvard University and the Library of Congress.
Table of Contents
Back Cover of the Book
Preface ... 5
1. Basic Commitments ... 13
The Foundational Question of Scripture ... 14
The Law as an Expression of God's Will ... 19
2. Homosexuality as a Sin ... 27
The Creation Account ... 28
The Story of Sodom ... 31
God's Law ... 35
Romans 1 ... 47
3. The Act / Orientation Distinction and Causes of Homosexuality ... 63
4. The Response of the Church : Hope for Homosexuals ... 85
5. The Response of Society : Homosexual Acts as Criminal ... 99
6. Conclusion ... 125
The Balance of the book is not provided online:
Bibliographies for Further Research ... 135
Bibliography of Articles on Homosexuality ... 143
Scripture Index ... 149



Back Cover of the Book
.. the articulate treatment is balanced yet definitive — Pulpit Helps
... a convincing case that God's plan is for a heterosexual human race ... Augusta Morning Press
Particularly satisfying is the author's cognizance of the importance of clear definitions, solid and faithful biblical exegesis, and carefully reasoned conclusions. — Concordia Journal
Bahnsen confronts the emotionally-charged issue of homosexuality and the fundamental issues related to it — individual rights and biblical authority. In the face of social pressures to allow homosexual practice without legal restraint, Bahnsen clarifies personal freedom under both the law and scriptural directives.
 
Bahnsen's case is solidly evangelical amid divergent attitudes toward homosexuality with the Christian church. But churches are encouraged nonetheless to accept and support homosexuals who repent and confess Christ as Savior.
GREG BAHNSEN was a graduate of Westmont College (B.A.) and Westminster Theological Seminary (M.Div.; Th.M.); he received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Southern California. He was an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and taught apologetics and ethics at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. 
 
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