Examines the arguments used to claim that the Bible affirms same-sex relationships.
You may have heard the claim that the Bible, when read correctly, is not against believers entering monogamous, faithful same-sex relationships. The arguments sound quite compelling." Jesus never talked about same-sex relationships." "Paul was only condemning exploitative relationships, not consensual ones." "We don't keep the Old Testament food laws, so why would we keep the ones on same-sex sex?" "If God is love, he can't be against relationships of love." And more. Have Christians through the ages just been getting this one wrong?
In this concise book, Rebecca McLaughlin looks at ten of the most common arguments used to claim that the Bible affirms same-sex sexual relationships. She analyses the arguments and associated Bible passages one by one to uncover what the Bible really says. For Rebecca, as someone with a lifelong history of same-sex attraction, this is not just an academic question. But rather than concluding that the Bible does affirm same-sex marriage, she points readers to the gospel purpose of male-female marriage, a different kind of gospel-centred love between believers of the same sex, and God's life-and-love-filled vision for singleness.
Did Jesus rise from the dead? This book explores the miracle at the heart of the Christian faith.
The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is an extraordinary thing to believe. Such a supernatural event is the stuff of make-believe, many think. Yet millions of Christians around the world believe that Jesus' resurrection was a real, historical event. Indeed, "if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith" and Christians are "of all people most to be pitied." (1 Corinthians 15)
In this concise book, respected apologist Rebecca McLaughlin outlines the evidence that Jesus really did rise from the dead and why it's the best news ever.
Greater love has no one than this: that he lay down his life for his friends. –John 15:13
Our culture idolizes romance and the love of parents for their children. But Jesus said there was no greater love than sacrificial friendship love. What’s more, He issued a command to His disciples that they live into this kind of love. Christian friendship isn’t just a nice-to-have. It’s vital. But it’s also dangerous.
Friends can pull us up when we’re knocked down, embrace us with their love, and spur us on to follow Jesus better. But friends can also grind us to the ground, exploit, or invite us into sin.
In No Greater Love, Rebecca McLaughlin walks us through the highs and lows of friendship love—a love that’s been neglected and malnourished in our modern world. She draws especially on Jesus in the Gospels and on Paul to show how powerful and precious Christian friendship is and how we can walk through the hurt, loss, and disillusionment that comes from broken friendship trust. Beginning with the words of Jesus on the night he was betrayed and abandoned, she points us to His battle-tested love as the unending source of our best love for one another.
Male or female, single or married, joyful or lamenting, lonely or embraced, we all need friendship love. This book will help us give and receive it in a way that calls us back to Jesus’s commandment: that we love each other just like He loves us.
- Comment un Dieu d’amour pourrait-il permettre tant de souffrance dans le monde?
- Le christianisme est franchement homophobe, non?
- La science n’a-t-elle pas depuis longtemps réfuté le christianisme?
- Toutes les religions du monde détiennent une part de vérité, non?
Si vous vous posez ce genre de questions, ce livre a été écrit pour vous. S’appuyant sur des recherches sérieuses, des anecdotes de sa vie personnelles et une étude approfondie des textes de la Bible, Rebecca McLaughlin explore 12 objections majeures qui nous empêchent souvent de prendre au sérieux les affirmations de Jésus. Les arguments développés vous surprendront et pourraient bien changer votre manière de voir le christianisme!
Jésus a-t-il vraiment existé?
Est-il vraiment mort et ressuscité?
D’ailleurs, pourquoi est-ce important?
Souvent éclipsée par les chocolats et les chasses aux œufs, la véritable histoire de Pâques a pourtant de quoi nous interpeller. Un homme qui meurt sur une croix, puis ressuscite pour sauver le monde… Peut-on vraiment croire une telle histoire? Ou est-elle un mythe religieux d’une autre époque?
L’auteure Rebecca McLaughlin nous conduit dans une enquête fascinante sur la fiabilité historique des événements à l’origine de Pâques. Et si l’histoire de la résurrection était bien plus crédible et bien plus belle que vous n’avez jamais osé le croire?
Award-Winning Author Rebecca McLaughlin Explores Who Jesus Really Is in This Follow-Up to Confronting Christianity
Jesus is the most famous human being in all of history. But while many people have a basic sketch of Jesus in their minds, comparatively few have taken time to read the four biographies of his life in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
In Confronting Jesus, Rebecca McLaughlin shares important biblical context to help all readers see why the Gospels should be taken seriously as historical documents. Exploring eyewitness testimony about Jesus, McLaughlin points to him as a first-century Jewish man who is the Son of God, King of the Jews, mighty healer, greatest teacher, lover of sinners, suffering servant, perfect sacrifice, and universal Lord. This follow-up to her first book, Confronting Christianity, helps readers understand the message of the Gospels and explore who Jesus really is. Individuals and groups can work through the book together with the Confronting Jesus Study Guide and the Confronting Jesus Video Study.
- Winsome and Informative: Mixes thorough research with an approachable writing style and cultural references to help readers grasp biblical truths
- Great for Apologetics and Evangelism: Presents the gospel clearly and invites readers to study with a friend
- Companion Resources for Personal and Small-Group Study: Confronting Jesus Study Guide and Confronting Jesus Video Study also available
- Follow-Up to Rebecca McLaughlin’s Confronting Christianity: This book offers readers a next step and a helping hand as they explore who Jesus is
- Accessible: Assuming neither knowledge of the Bible or belief on the part of her readers, McLaughlin provides a clear explanation of the 4 Gospels
- Published in partnership with the Gospel Coalition
Evidence for the Bible's account of Jesus' birth.
Many people assume that the story of the baby in the manger at Bethlehem is just another made-up fantasy for kids. In this concise book, respected apologist Rebecca McLaughlin outlines the evidence that Jesus was a real person, explaining the reliability of the Bible's accounts of his life and why believing in a virgin birth is not as ridiculous as it might sound.
This book shows that there is a rational basis for the belief that the world's most famous story is fact, not fantasy-and how those events in history can infuse our lives today with meaning and joy.
Rebecca McLaughlin uses kid-friendly illustrations and biblical truth to address 10 questions kids face about the Christian worldview, challenging young people to think deeply about hard topics and stand for truth in a secular age.
In a world of increasing ideological diversity, kids are being challenged to think through their own beliefs at an early age. Questions like How can you believe the Bible is true?; Why can't we just agree that love is love?; and Isn't Christianity against diversity? can seem like roadblocks for kids who are following Jesus, as well as for those who might otherwise consider faith in Christ. In this helpful audiobook—written both for Christian kids and for those who think Jesus is just a fairy tale character—Rebecca McLaughlin invites readers to dig deep into hard questions for themselves and perhaps discover that the things that once looked like roadblocks to faith might actually be signposts.
Religion's decline in the modern world turns out to be a myth.
Christianity is the most widespread global belief system, and promises to remain so well into the future. But for many educated westerners, biblical Christianity is a dangerous idea-challenging some of their deepest beliefs.
Channeling state-of-the-art research, personal stories, and careful biblical study, Confronting Christianity explores twelve questions that keep many of us from considering faith in Christ. Look more closely, McLaughlin argues, and the reality of suffering, the complexity of sexuality, the desire for diversity, the success of science, and other seeming roadblocks to faith become signposts. Jesus becomes not a relic from the ancient world, but our modern world's best hope.
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