Gay Marriage: Analysis Of Newsweek's Article
Post 1: The Beginning
Post 2: Journalistic Integrity
Post 3: Bible And Marriage
Post 4: Homosexuality and the Bible
Post 5: Remaining Issues
Dr. Darrell Bock is Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He also is Professor for Spiritual Development and Culture there. He is an Editor at Large for Christianity Today and is a Past President of the Evangelical Theological Society (2000-2001). He is the author of over twenty books and is a New York Times Best Selling author. He has been blogging on this site since May, 2006.
Brett:
Actually this is not agreement. The point of sending the gospel is to bring someone into blessing who was outside of it. This is why Cornelius represents in Acts a Gentile who has found salvation. Acts does not hold the view Cornelius transitioned from one saved state to another. The view you have, even in a transition period, has serious problems (including an ignoring of Romans 3). Peter's remark in Acts about no favoritism is because of what he is about to preach, not because of where Cornelius is without the gospel. The result of your view is that Christ need not be preached because people are in without embracing him. In fact to preach him might put people at risk, since then they can reject him and lose potential status. To have multiple entry points runs headlong into Acts 4:12. Sorry to be so direct, but I really have major issues with your multiple redeemed model in terms of key NT texts.
dlb