Recently I was asked to sign the Nashville statement on biblical sexuality to connect with a ministry. It’s a document put forth by a lot of leading scholars.
I am uncertain about signing the Nashville statement. Article 1 and 8 seem to be in conflict. Plus, while this is the best scholarly understanding of sexuality, I’m curious if we’re focusing on a minor issue, infrequently addressed in scripture, with a strict reading…while Christ gave a more nuanced understanding of a major and explicit commandment regarding the Sabbath…and one in which the 1st century church felt okay about changing which day was “sabbath.” If we applied the same hermeneutics used with the Sabbath, Sabbath Year(s) and Jubilee Years—which we seem to be “okay” ignoring in the modern world—would we come to the same conclusions regarding sexuality? Similarly, He did not punish (or perhaps even condemn) a woman caught in adultery which explicitly is punishable. Nor was Cain punished according to the Law.
So if we can understand some greater principles, what position would we be taking on sexuality?
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