What the Bible Really Says About Sex . . . Really?

AlbertMohler.com ^ | February 9, 2011 | Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

[OldNewYork]

One need read no further than “Jesuit”.

Far from all Jesuits are like this. It's an order that takes an additional vow of loyalty to the Pope, who for Catholics is the final authority on Catholic Church doctrine. It's very possible this particular Jesuit will soon leave the order or be otherwise censured, especially by this particular Pope, who before becoming leader of the Catholic Church was in charge of the commission for enforcing orthodoxy among Catholics. I don't see how any devout Catholic, Jesuit or otherwise, could agree with his views, even if some of them do.

[Brilliant]

You mean there was more?

“The current issue of Newsweek magazine reports...”

That’s as far as I got.

[Sioux-san]

Can’t wait to see how the Military sorts all that out with DADT repeal. If a hetero is prosecuted for adultery or sexual misconduct with prison sentences, will the homosexuals be kept to the same standard? If a two-tiered code is set up, then we’re in for the destruction of our armed forces... which is likely what the intent was all along.

[Free Vulcan]

Typical passive-agressive, anti-hero, deconstructionist Marxist crap. Make yourself the standard by tearing down the other guy so you’re not on the hook for any promises or statements. When the opposition is gone, enforce your standard brutally and without compromise.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Lisa Miller is, and always has been, a complete and total prat.

[SuziQ]

Coogan argues that the biblical condemnations of various sexual behaviors and relationships should not be considered normative for today. In his words, the biblical texts on sexuality “reflect the presuppositions and prejudices, the ideas and ideals of their authors.” He argues that we should not be bound by those same prejudices.

Yeah, Jesus is SO passe! /S

Sad the depths to which the Jebbies have fallen in their attempt to be considered sophisticated, and relevant, to the intellectual elites of the world.

[Tax-chick]

The article’s phrase, “trained as a Jesuit priest,” implies that the gentleman is not, presently, a Jesuit priest. Maybe he never was one, but only attended seminary for a time.

[OldNewYork]

The article’s phrase, “trained as a Jesuit priest,” implies that the gentleman is not, presently, a Jesuit priest. Maybe he never was one, but only attended seminary for a time. Thanks, I missed that subtext.

[RushingWater]

Actually, I was a bit shocked when hearing a reading from (IIRC) proceedings from a Puritan church proceedings when a husband was being chastized for not have “intimate relations” with his spouse as often as she desired.

Wow, wish I was guilty of that!

[Mrs. Don-o]

I enjoy and respect Dr. Mohler: he often has me punching the air and yipping, "You tell 'em, Rev!"

I think he sums up nicely why Scripture can be properly understood only in continuity with a coherent 2,000-year-old interpretive community.

I would love --- love--- to hear Dr. Mohler's thoughts on the moral implication of the Onan incident, i.e. sex deliberately deprived of its procreative power via contraception and/or sodomy.

[GenXteacher]

The usual sort of blasphemy spouted by the corrupt.

6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

Ephesians 5:6, KJV

[Sergio]

Bookmark.

[GOPJ]

I have far greater respect for the intellectual integrity of the scholar who reads the Bible and interprets it honestly, but then rejects it with candor. This is far superior to evasive and clever attempts to make the Bible say what it plainly does not say. The Bible is brutally honest about human sinfulness in all its forms, including sexuality.

Works for me...

nice post...

[Mrs. Don-o]

From Wikipedia: "Coogan holds a doctorate in Near Eastern Languages and Literature from Harvard University."

Not another word about his educational credentials; nothing about him being a present or former Jesuit (priest or ex-priest, seminarian or ex-seminarian.)

Ad maiorem Dei gloriam.

[The Unknown Republican]

Exactly, if the Bible isn't the Word of God, then why go to the trouble to tell anyone what it says?

I take issue with his contention that “most scholars” don't hold to the "arcane" view that the Bible is the authoritative Word of God...the reality is that “most liberal scholars” may hold this view, but true Christian scholars acknowledge the divine inspiration of the Scriptures.

[Patton@Bastogne]

Song of Solomon ...

[Chode]

feh...

[The Truth Will Make You Free]

Three scriptures come to mind:

• 1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
• 2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
• Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

[Blue Collar Christian]

[He rejects outright the belief that the Bible is in any objective sense the Word of God.]

So, after reaching that sentence in the artcle, why would I care what opinions follow?

[dangus]

Wikipedia does not refer to Coogan as “Rev.” or “Fr.,” so it’s safe to assume he’s not a priest. Also, he teaches “Religious Studies,” not “Theology” at a Catholic university, which probably means he is acknowledged to be a heretic.