Lynn,

Thank you for clarifying your position. However, I cannot disagree with you more, both in your faulty approach and treatment of the biblical text, and in your misrepresentation of my assertions concerning the gay lifestyle. In the end, I find the arguments you advance as being neither compelling nor persuasive. Since I believe that this kind of format is ill-suited for lengthy discussions on topics like this, I shall leave it at that. But if you’d like to pursue discussing this topic further with me via another format, I’d certainly be amenable to the idea.

To conclude my final response in this thread, the position I’ve arrived at concerning same-sex marriage is shared and affirmed by many Christians who are well-studied on this issue. Among them are Dr. Bock (as demonstrated by his insightful writings here and elsewhere), Greg Koukl, John MacArthur, John Piper, William Lane Craig, and Dr. James White, among others. Rather than offer a lengthy critique of your earlier post, I would direct you to their writings, which I highly recommend. You will find well-reasoned rebuttals to the position you’ve adopted, as well as a robust apologetic for the view I advocate.