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Robert Henrikson. For We Know in Part
For We Know in Part
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. CHOOSING BETWEEN LOVE & TRADITION
What we decided to do
Why we made this decision
History repeats itself
Did tradition get it wrong?
Where are we headed?
Chapter 2. RULES & PRINCIPLES: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE
Let’s do an experiment
Who would volunteer to be hated?
Yes, homo-naturality does involve a choice
Rules and Principles: About Morality?
Conclusion
Chapter 3. A WORD TOO NARROW
Understanding the past
The problem with translations
A word too narrow
We have two choices
Chapter 4. WELCOME TO THE TABLE—(A belated invitation to estranged church-goers. who happen to be homo-natural)
You’ve been missed
Whose table is it?
What’s being served?
What time does it start?
Do you need a ticket?
Food for thought
Chapter 5. TWENTY QUESTIONS
The Problem
The Solution
A New Problem
The Final Question
Chapter 6. HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO PET A SNAKE? Ever wanted to rub the tummy of a giant boa constrictor? Or cradle a python in your arms like a baby?
Fear often over-rides reason
Salvation, not science
Reason usually has an uphill struggle
Chapter 7. HOW TRADITIONALISTS VIEW HOMO-NATURALITY
Hanging up our weapons
A Parable
Chapter 8. E. L. P. S
Step One: Acknowledging One Another
Step Two: Neutralizing the Rhetoric
Step Three: How Do People Relate?
Chapter 9. WHAT IF YOU HAD LIVED BACK THEN?
You would not have known then what you know now
What would have it taken for you to be questioning?
Now come back to the present
Chapter 10. ANCIENT UNDERSTANDING OF SLAVERY & DIVORCE
Why doesn't the Bible condemn slavery?
Jesus condemns divorce
Sorting it out
Homo-naturality is comparable
Bible interpretation often conforms to popular practice
Chapter 11. STEREOTYPING BY THE CHURCH?
Almost all of us are ‘gentiles’
Think about the effort it took to accept gentiles
Did Paul ever perpetuate a stereotype?
Conclusion
Chapter 12. WAS FILTHINESS EVER NEXT TO GODLINESS?
Use your imagination
Where the church once stood
What does this mean for us?
Chapter 13. THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN IS A DEAD INDIAN*
Making a comparison
‘All’ is not the same as ‘some’
Interpreting scripture through clouded glasses
Getting it ‘straight’
Chapter 14. WHAT DO HOMO-NATURALS REALLY WANT?
Chapter 15. WHAT TO SAY TO MISINFORMATION BY CRITICS
1. We’re all sinners
2. The Bible plainly teaches that homo-naturality is a sin
3. Love the sinner, but hate the sin
4. The Bible doesn’t recognize sexual orientation
5. Threat to marriage and family values
6. What message does homo-naturality send to our young people?
7. Marriage has always been between one man and one woman
8. The homo-natural lifestyle is all about promiscuity
9. Homosexuality is not natural
10. Marriage is reserved for bearing children
11. The Gay Agenda
Chapter 16. THREAT TO MARRIAGE? PROVE IT!!
The real threat to marriage and family values
Chapter 17. FAMILY VALUES
Is “Family Values” being used as a weapon?
Sexuality is the most recent frontier
Chapter 18. LET'S JUST AGREE TO DISAGREE. A Tongue-in-Cheek Confession
We are also guilty of stereo-typing
You don’t deserve to be ridiculed
Questions I have to ask myself
A possible solution
Chapter 19. HOW CAN I PERSUADE YOU?
The Problem
The Solution
My Reasoning
Chapter 20. IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE BOTH GAY AND CHRISTIAN?
True Or False?
How many arguments are there in our critics’ arsenal?
What is the homo-natural’s most effective way of coping with opposition?
Chapter 21. THOUGHT READER
Here is how one brief speech by a preacher appeared to Jezeriah:
Here are the same words Jezeriah heard from a homeless man:
Chapter 22. GOBBLE-D-GUCK—A Story of Misinformation & Tolerance
Chapter 23. THE SCRIBE AND THE PHARISEE
Chapter 24. ADAM AND STEVE
Chapter 25. PLAIN TALK ABOUT A FUZZY IDEA (Summing it all up, one last time.)
What’s the big deal?
Concerning Truth and Tradition
So what’s really the problem?
The only change that’s really possible
Where do we go from here?
About the Author
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