A new book called The Widening Of God's Mercy believes that the Bible narrative points to the full inclusion of LGBTQ. Today I will analyze this book with Rebecca McLaughlin and the associated biblical passages to see if their argument holds up. READ: Does the Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships? Examining 10 Claims about Scripture and Sexuality (https://a.co/d/iJp0pru) WATCH: Same-Sex Unions: Everything the Bible Says About It (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogXQUY-0Rgg&t=21s) Make sure to subscribe and check out some of my other videos for more on Christianity, Theology and other aspects of culture! *Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA (https://bit.ly/3LdNqKf) *USE Discount Code [SMDCERTDISC] for 25% off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program (https://bit.ly/3AzfPFM) *See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: (https://bit.ly/448STKK) FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sean_McDowell TikTok: @sean_mcdowell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/ Website: https://seanmcdowell.org Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:43 Chapter 1 of her book 6:25 Why can't the Bible be "inclusive" 11:11 Christians should just focus on God's love 15:16 Jesus was silent on Same Sex relationships 19:17 God's Judgment on Sodom 23:20 We can't follow Old Testament rules 28:35 Paul condemns certain Same Sex relationships 34:29 Paul condemns lust not Same Sex relationships 39:02 Homosexual in the Bible was misinterpreted 43:23 Bible condemns slavery not Same Sex behavior 49:19 Unchosen celibacy yields bad fruit 58:21 God of love can't be against relationships of love 1:02:38 Advice to Christians with Same Sex Attraction 1:07:30 Ending Message

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