Mark Achtemeier > Quotes

“When addressing particular life situations, it is crucial to keep in mind the healing and forgiving grace that God has offered to fallen human beings in Christ. This grace is the constant backdrop of all our reflections. Eternal salvation is not at stake in these situations. Salvation is a gift, already assured in Christ.”
― Mark Achtemeier, The Bible's Yes to Same-Sex Marriage: An Evangelical’s Change of Heart

“the issue at stake isn’t some right to be sexually active, but whether they can have love in their lives. Lots of people go without sex for various reasons, some for extended periods of time, without any sign of spiritual devastation or despair. But to ask someone to give up on the hope and possibility of ever getting to experience love and marriage—that is a far more serious matter.”
― Mark Achtemeier, The Bible's Yes to Same-Sex Marriage: An Evangelical’s Change of Heart

“Support for same-sex relationships does not require discounting, overlooking, or ignoring any portion of the Scripture; it simply requires an accurate understanding of the Bible’s witness.”
― Mark Achtemeier, The Bible's Yes to Same-Sex Marriage: An Evangelical’s Change of Heart

“God provides gifts of love, marriage, and sexuality to gay and straight people alike, so that all of us may grow with a beloved partner into the deep joy of Christ-like love, mutuality, and self-giving. These gifts are one of the means God provides for connecting us with our truest selves as we grow into the compassionate, loving, and joyfully giving people God created us to be.”
― Mark Achtemeier, The Bible's Yes to Same-Sex Marriage: An Evangelical’s Change of Heart