{"id":12532,"date":"2017-03-22T21:37:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T04:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dminlgp.com\/?p=12532"},"modified":"2017-03-22T21:37:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T04:37:42","slug":"no-longer-closed-ended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/no-longer-closed-ended\/","title":{"rendered":"No Longer Closed-ended"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In my last semester of full academic work and the last blog posting for the semester, it seems appropriate for another controversial interpretation of sexuality. Frankly, it\u2019s ingenious of Dr. Jason Clark to have the cohort read about the secular age and then back to back readings on how the church interprets human sexuality. Homosexuality is directly related to a moral behavior in oppose to a spiritual behavior, which means it\u2019s possible for the people to change. The challenge is not the possibility of change, rather, it\u2019s how Christians engage sinful, moral behaviors while we wait for people to change.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s commonly been Dr. Clark\u2019s practice to have us read books that will challenge us theologically and culturally, in our preparation for our Fall Semester Advance. In February 2016, we read a book by James Hunter titled, To Change the World<\/em>. He suggested that our dominant ways of thinking about culture change are flawed because of specious science and problematic theology. Hunter continued by offering seven propositions concerning culture, and I\u2019ll use a few of them to help guide the understanding of Andrew Marin\u2019s book, Love is an Orientation.<\/em><\/p>\n

The reality is that sexual perversion is a sin based on biblical conviction. However, even biblical convictions (and an understanding that culture is resistant change), we need an alternative perspective. Let\u2019s dialogue with Hunter and Marin for a few moments:<\/p>\n