Test 2 Flashcards
Secret
They are aroused by their urges, but never act them out.
Adjusted
They do not hide who they are. They are a mirror of heterosexual society.
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Activists who are not afraid to display their orientation.
Desperate
They act on their homosexual urges, but cover up with the outward appearance of a heterosexual life.
Where would one find the primary passage on lust?
Matthew 5
Which bible text that specifically addresses same sex behavior for both sexes?
Romans 1
If a student feels same sex attraction, what age do students typically publicly declare
their sexual orientation publicly according to Andrew Marin?
15
What was the strategy Jesus gave for those who struggle with lust in Matt. 5?
Pluck our your eyes and cut off hands
What is the average age that someone first realizes they may have same sex
attraction on average according to Andrew Marin?
13
What are two reasons that pornography is so pervasive? (Mark 2 answers)
a. Accessibility
b. Anonymity
When Jesus was teaching in Matt. 5, what was he doing to the established religious teachings
of that day?
He was raising the standards of true moral living.
James 1:14-15 talks about the nature of sin. We start with an evil desire. After
desire is conceived and when sin is full-grown, what does it give birth to?
Death
What is the best description of the term “lust” from Robert’s teaching.
Cease battling temptation with intent to act if given the chance
What did the American Psychiatric Association decide about doing therapy on people with same sex attraction in the 1980’s?
It was not longer listed as a disorder that should be worked on
When people take extreme positions, what is typically the consequence?
It allows us to easily judge each other without knowing each other
In Romans 1: 25-27, the writer says that God gave them over to their shameful lusts.
What does this mean?
God allowed them pursue sin due to their own stubbornness.
What is our job as Christians as we deal with the lives and even the sins of others?
It is our job to love them
The Genesis 19 story of the town wanting to have sex with the men the primary issue was
what?
Rape
I Cor 6: 9-10 has a long list of behaviors that were sinful. Verse 11 has a message
for these people and the church. What was that message?
Some of those people were those things, but weren’t anymore
Why did we have such a difficult time establishing exactly when King David was
committing lust?
It is hard to read David’s heart
In Romans 1:25-27, it says the people exchanged the truth of God for what?
They worshiped the created things rather than the Creator
What did the rabbis during the days of Jesus say were the “brokers of sin?”
The eyes and the hand
We discussed the limitations of the 10 commandments. Why did Jesus seem
emphasize new parts of the old laws to the crowds in Matthew 5?
The 10 commandments did not probe the heart as deeply as Matt. 5
What did the story of Amnon and Tamar illustrate?
Lust tricks people into doing hurtful things without thinking about it.
What book in the New Testament says that Jesus was a high priest who could
understand how difficult temptation was?
Hebrews
Dietrich Bonehoffer made the point that Satan‘s goal is not set on making us hate God. He
would be happy if we would…
Forget God
James 1 talks about the nature of sin. What major point does he make as he looks at the stages of sin?
Sin is progressive. It typically occurs in subtle stages
Col. 3:2,5 says Christians are called to do what to things such as sexual immorality, lust, evil desires and greed?
Put them to death