God & the Gay Christian

The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships, Revised and Expanded

By Matthew Vines

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Matthew Vines explores what the Bible really says about homosexuality in God & the Gay Christian, challenging assumptions and affirming LGBTQ+ faith.

Matthew Vines explores what the Bible really says about homosexuality in God & the Gay Christian, challenging assumptions and affirming LGBTQ+ faith.


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Matthew Vines grew up with the same hopes as many young Christians; finding love, sharing his life with that person, and eventually building a family together. For Matthew, though, these hopes and dreams would be called into question when he realized that he was gay. His book, God & the Gay Christian, is the result of those years he devoted to trying to understand the truth.

Into adulthood, Vines continued to feel the tension between his same-sex orientation and the teachings of the Bible he understood to be against it. The Bible he had been taught strictly condemned gay relationships – or so he thought. These conflicting feelings led Vines to begin intensive research around what the Bible says about homosexuality. That research would later become this book.

In God & the Gay Christian, Vines leans on his research to explore the Bible's stance on homosexuality and answer some key questions, among them:

  • Does the Bible restrict same-sex marriage from being a part of the marriage covenant?
  • How do the teachings of Jesus apply to same-sex marriage?
  • What was the meaning of Paul's warning against same-sex relations?
  • Is celibacy a mandated calling as opposed to being chosen?

God & the Gay Christian has been immensely impactful on the question of what it means to be a gay Christian. The book stands alone with its affirmation of both orthodox ideas and sexual diversity, and has been the catalyst of intense conversations, introspection, and major cultural shifts.

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