In 2016 the Synod of the Christian Reformed Church mandated that a committee needed to produce a full-scoped report on human sexuality. The committee would be given five years, given the magnitude of the study. In October of 2020 that report was released to the churches.
In response to that report the organization All One Body produced a number of videos responding to the human sexuality report. The following will be critiques of the All One Body videos. Each evaluation has an associated blog for visitors to comment on the pros and cons.
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CONCLUSIONS CONCERNING THESE ALL ONE BODY VIDEOS
Our conclusions concerning these videos are presented here so that visitors can review them and then see if they are accurately drawn from the videos. If errors are found in these conclusions, please submit them to us so that they can be added to these web pages and other visitors can benefit from them as well. Thank you.
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BIBLICAL-THEOLOGICAL CONCERNS
CONCLUSION: THESE OBJECTIONS ARE NOT VALID
Why the conclusion is given first.1
Eight Objections to the Human Sexuality Report – Dr. Art Jongsma
What About Romans 1? Dr. Art Jongsma
Not A Set Of Rules – Rev. Rich Braaksma
Missing The Point – Rev. Rich Braaksma
Context Is King – Mr. Nickolas Hopkins
Not So Clear – Rev. David Vroege
A Devotional Response – Dr. Rodger Rice
The Church of Nevertheless . . . – Rev. Keith Mannes
Creation vs. Nature – Dr. Aron Reppmann
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SCIENTIFIC CONCERNS
CONCLUSION ON SCIENTIFIC CONCERNS
Why the conclusion is given first.1
Integrating Revelation – Mr. Don Huizinga
Misuse of Research – Dr. Emily Helder
Intersex and Transgender – Dr. Loren Haarsma
Variant or Defect – Dr. Naranjo-Huebl
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LGBTQ+ CONCERNS
CONCLUSION CONCERNING LGBTQ+ CONCERNS
Why the conclusion is given first.1
Harm to Trans Christians – Thomas Hare
Using the Bible to Oppress – Jessica Jelsema
Bearing Your Burden – Nicholas Hopkins
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CONFESSIONAL CONCERNS
CONCLUSION OF CONFESSIONAL CONCERNS SECTION
HSR’s Flawed Claim – Rev. Paul Verhoef
Ursinus’s Use of Unchastity – Dr. James Payton
RCA’s LGBTQ+ Decision – Dr. James Payton
Committee Membership – Rev. Leonard Vander Zee
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PASTORAL CONCERNS
Discounting and Not Listening – Dr. Karl Van Harn
List of Sexual Sins vs. Grace – Rev. Duane Kelderman
HSR Lacks Pastoral Advice – Dr. Steve Timmermans
The Boundless Love of God – Dr. Thomas Hoeksema
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OTHER
Five Major Concerns – Rev. Paul Verhoef
Classis Grand Rapids East Report of 2016
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1 Conclusions are positioned above the individual videos which they form a conclusion for in keeping with the “top down” format of this website. By top down is meant these conclusions present deductions which we have arrived at having examined each of the videos in that group. The reader is then invited to review our conclusions and take a look at the individual videos to see what her or his conclusions are. Readers are invited to send us their insights in the event they arrive at conclusions which differ from those presented here. Those insights will be considered for addition to this material.