This collection of scripture was compiled by several members of our congregation whose LGBTQ family members have experienced hurt and rejection from people who told them that God condemned them because of who they were. Our goal is to highlight some of the many messages of love and inclusion that are in the Bible, and to help people consider the original meaning of the passages that have been used to condemn LGBTQ people sometimes called the "clobber verses".
Nothing can separate us from the lov e of God. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. God welcomes people of all genders and sexual identities.
Matthew So it is with the body of Christ. Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.
Just as God chose and empowered Bezalel and Oholiab to create beautiful objects for God's Holy Place Exodus 31 , God has given artistic skills to the many LGBTQ people who serve in churches as musicians, music directors and singers, as well as in other roles. The early church welcomed non-gender-conforming people.
One of the first recorded baptisms by the apostles was of an Ethiopian eunuch. Acts Jesus warned against using anti-gay slurs. Against such things there is no law. God creates community and families, uniting people together: "So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate. Celibacy is good if one is called to it, but it is not for everyone Mt. Examples of love between people of the same gender in the Bible:. David and Jonathan.
