Can you be gay and take the Bible seriously? Yes—and here’s how.
Pastor, speaker, and writer Ben Dubow invites readers into a clear, honest, and deeply pastoral exploration of Scripture, theology, and lived experience. Part memoir, part field guide, Faith Autopsy walks through the seven “clobber passages” with responsible hermeneutics—and then builds the robust, positive Christian ethic LGBTQ+ disciples deserve.
Drawing on real stories, Ben models orthopraxy that bears good fruit. You’ll learn the tools to read well—context, genre, audience, universal vs. occasional commands, and the “Two Fruit Tests” (Jesus’ tree-and-fruit and Paul’s fruit of the Spirit)—and you’ll see them applied to Genesis 19, Leviticus 18/20, 1 Corinthians 6, 1 Timothy 1, Romans 1–2, and Jude 7. Then the book turns from defense to construction: Genesis 1–2/Matthew 19 as covenantal kinship, the inclusion arc with eunuchs (Isaiah 56; Acts 8), a one-standard sexual ethic (covenant, consent, honesty, non-exploitation), a chapter for transgender Christians, and practices of an affirming church that are as safe as they are welcoming.
Can you be gay and take the Bible seriously? Yes—and here’s how.
Pastor, speaker, and writer Ben Dubow invites readers into a clear, honest, and deeply pastoral exploration of Scripture, theology, and lived experience. Part memoir, part field guide, Faith Autopsy walks through the seven “clobber passages” with responsible hermeneutics—and then builds the robust, positive Christian ethic LGBTQ+ disciples deserve.
Drawing on real stories, Ben models orthopraxy that bears good fruit. You’ll learn the tools to read well—context, genre, audience, universal vs. occasional commands, and the “Two Fruit Tests” (Jesus’ tree-and-fruit and Paul’s fruit of the Spirit)—and you’ll see them applied to Genesis 19, Leviticus 18/20, 1 Corinthians 6, 1 Timothy 1, Romans 1–2, and Jude 7. Then the book turns from defense to construction: Genesis 1–2/Matthew 19 as covenantal kinship, the inclusion arc with eunuchs (Isaiah 56; Acts 8), a one-standard sexual ethic (covenant, consent, honesty, non-exploitation), a chapter for transgender Christians, and practices of an affirming church that are as safe as they are welcoming.
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