Sam Allberry Is God Anti-Gay Summary

Sam Allberry, the author of the book Is God Anti-Gay, provides an easy-to-read and comprehensive analysis of topics surrounding homosexuality. He covers the relationships between homosexuality and God’s design; homosexuality and the Bible; homosexuality and the Christian; homosexuality and the church; and homosexuality and the world. Alberry’s view of our relationship with God and each other is very Biblically accurate; however, his view on judgment is slightly different from what I believe is found in scripture. His analysis of the relationship between human marriage and God’s nature is very accurate and profound. Allberry’s views about the gift of singleness share a similar profound accuracy. Though it can be seen where Allberry is coming

The three persons, eternally existing in one God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Allberry shows how the unity or ‘ehad, as it is described in the original Hebrew in Deuteronomy 6:4, of the Trinity is the same as the unity, also ‘ehad in Hebrew, depicted in human marriage in Genesis 2:24. Allberry goes on to describe the unity found in the Trinity is not from sameness or uniformity, but in difference (Allberry 20-21). This shows us that unity in human marriage is meant to stem from difference. It should come from differences and compliments that stem from different sexes and even different personalities. I know that many married couples tend to have very different personalities. On paper these differences may make the marriage seem unsuccessful; however, practically these differences help each person grow individually by pushing each other out of their comfort zones, which in turn causes the marriage relationship to grow. It is this complimenting nature of marriage and the Trinity that shows us how a homosexual marriage cannot reflect God’s design for a godly

Allberry reads Romans 1:18 out of context and misunderstands the original meaning behind the verse. Romans 1:18 says “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.” This verse is describing the punishment that the “fools” the previous verses illustrate. This verse specifically says “against.” Allberry’s analysis would make sense if the verse used the word “in” instead of the word “against” but because it does not, this verse describes the wrath of God as something separate and directed towards ungodly men. Hebrews 9:27 tells us specifically that God’s judgment happens after death. This is contrary to what Allberry is illustrating with homosexuality being God’s judgment. There are many passages in Scripture that show us how the wrath of God is a result of sin, not a part of it. From the very beginning, in Genesis 19, Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed because of their sins. God did not leave them to their sins, he wiped them from the face of the earth. That was His judgment. We see also in Psalm 78:17-31 that God passes judgment on the people after they are given what they wanted. The people question whether God is able to provide for them in the desert, so He does and they are still ungrateful, that is when He passes His judgment on them. If God’s judgment were giving the people what they