Steve Chalke Quotes

• In The Lost Message of Jesus I claim that penal substitution is tantamount to 'child abuse - a vengeful Father punishing his Son for an offence he has not even committed.' Though the sheer bluntness of this imagery (not original to me of course) might shock some, in truth, it is only a stark 'unmasking' of the violent, pre-Christian thinking behind such a theology.

  Steve Chalke

  Christian, Jesus, Children

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• I believe that when we treat homosexual people as pariahs and push them outside our communities and churches; when we blame them for who they are; when we deny them our blessing on their commitment to lifelong, faithful relationships, we make them doubt whether they are children of God, made in his image.

  Steve Chalke

  Children, Believe, Commitment

  "Stop treating gay people as pariahs, evangelical minister tells church" by Sam Jones, www.theguardian.com. January 15, 2013.

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• If the cross is a personal act of violence perpetrated by God towards humankind but borne by his Son, then it makes a mockery of Jesus' own teaching to love your enemies and to refuse to repay evil with evil.

  Steve Chalke

  Jesus, Love You, Teaching

  "The Lost Message of Jesus". Book by Steve Chalke and Alan Mann, 2003.

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• As in art, poetry, music, etc., the best theology is worked out in pain

  Steve Chalke

  Art, Pain, Etc

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• In autumn 2012 I conducted a dedication and blessing service following the Civil Partnership of two wonderful gay Christians. Why? Not to challenge the traditional understanding of marriage - far from it - but to extend to these people what I would do to others: the love and support of our local church.

  Steve Chalke

  Christian, Autumn, Gay

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