A beginner's guide (from a beginner) to talking about sexuality as a Christian.

5. "And God said…”
Genesis 1:3, 6,
9, 14, 20, 24, 26

6. In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was
God
John 1:1

7. The Word became flesh and
made his dwelling among
us. We have seen his
glory, the glory of the one
and only Son, who came
from the Father, full of
grace and truth.
John 1:14

8. In the past God spoke to our
ancestors through the
prophets at many times and
in various ways, but in these
last days he has spoken to
us by his Son, whom he
appointed heir of all things,
and through whom also he
made the universe.

9. The Son is the radiance of
God’s glory and the exact
representation of his
being, sustaining all
things by his powerful word.
Hebrews 1:1-3

11. HOW IS A CHRISTIAN
RESPONSE TO
(HOMO)SEXUALITY
DIFFERENT TO AN
ISLAMIC RESPONSE?

12. HOW IS A CHRISTIAN
RESPONSE TO
(HOMO)SEXUALITY
DIFFERENT TO A
JEWISH RESPONSE?

14. For I resolved to know
nothing while I was with
you except Jesus Christ
and him crucified.
1 Corinthians 2:2

17. Neither the sexually immoral nor
idolaters nor adulterers nor men
who have sex with men nor
thieves nor the greedy nor
drunkards nor slanderers nor
swindlers will inherit the
kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10

18. And that is what some of you
were. But you were washed, you
were sanctified, you were
justified in the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of
our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11

19. HOW DOES THE
MESSAGE OF THE
CROSS SPEAK INTO
DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT SEX &
IDENTITY?

23. I wrote to you in my letter not to
associate with sexually immoral
people - not at all meaning the
people of this world who are
immoral, or the greedy and
swindlers, or idolaters. In that
case you would have to leave this
world.
1 Corinthians 5:9-10

24. What business is it of mine to
judge those outside the church?
Are you not to judge those
inside?
1 Corinthians 5:12

29. I don’t think it is right to say that if these
two folk here, who are in love with each
other and are of the same gender, should
be denied the opportunity for legal
recognition of the duration of their
relationship by having marriage equality...
Kevin Rudd, ABC’s Q&A

30. What is the fundamental principle of
the New Testament? It is one of
universal love. Loving your fellow man.
Kevin Rudd, ABC’s
Q&A

31. “You have heard that it
was said, ‘Love your
neighbour and hate your
enemy.’ But I tell you,
love your enemies and
pray for those who
persecute you.
Matthew 5:43-44

34. This is love: not that we loved
God, but that he loved us and
sent his Son as an atoning
sacrifice for our sins.
1 John 4:10

36. “In the eight days I
have been out, that
fear has permeated
every social sphere I
have been part of…

37. “ I have been
rebuked in the
name of Jesus, lost
four friends who
refuse to be close
to an
“unrepentant
homosexual,” and I
have even been
told that Jesus
does not love me…

39. “The doctor here said, 'In our
experience there will always be
one thing you can name that is a
point of stress, of deep trauma in
your life, that triggers this.”
VICKY BEECHING

41. “The problem
is largely caused by
the fact that most of
our comments on
homosexuality are
prompted,
not primarily by a
pastoral concern for
struggling Christians,
but by political
debates in the
world and the church.”

44. Do nothing out of selfish
ambition or vain conceit. Rather,
in humility value others above
yourselves, not looking to your
own interests but each of you to
the interests of the others.
Philippians 2:3-4

45. In your relationships with one
another, have the same mindset
as Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very
nature God, did not consider
equality with God something to
be used to his own advantage;
Philippians 2:5-6

46. …rather, he made himself
nothing by taking the very
nature of a servant, being made
in human likeness. And being
found in appearance as a
man, he humbled himself by
becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
Philippians 2:7-8

49. “The problem
is largely caused by
the fact that most of
our comments on
homosexuality are
prompted,
not primarily by a
pastoral concern for
struggling Christians,
but by political
debates in the
world and the church.”

50. Be wise in the way you act
toward outsiders; make the
most of every opportunity. Let
your conversation be always
full of grace, seasoned with
salt, so that you may know
how to answer everyone.
Colossians 4:5-6

51. All post-Christendom
apologetics should start
with an apology...

52. ... For forgetting the
humanity of those we
speak about (and to)

58. ...for not being clear
about our shared
sinfulness

59. ...for not being clear
about our shared
sinfulness (including
our natural sexual
brokenness)

62. “What Jesus taught was a radical
message of welcome and
inclusion and love. I feel certain
God loves me just the way I am,
and I have a huge sense of calling
to communicate that to young
people.”
VICKY BEECHING

63. “I am sure of my
God, who I
believe more than
ever sent his Son
for me, and I am
sure of the
reconciliation he
offers”

64. “I am sure of the
beauty that all
mankind has
inherited—a
beauty that can
never be
stripped away
by bad words or
deeds, or even
other humans”

65. Furthermore, just as they did not
think it worthwhile to retain the
knowledge of God, so God gave
them over to a depraved mind, so
that they do what ought not to be
done.
Romans 1:28

67. They have become filled with
every kind of wickedness, evil,
greed and depravity. They are
full of envy, murder, strife,
deceit and malice.
Romans 1:29

69. They are gossips, slanderers,
God-haters, insolent, arrogant
and boastful; they invent
ways of doing evil; they
disobey their parents; they
have no understanding, no
fidelity, no love, no mercy.
Romans 1:30-31

71. Although they know God’s
righteous decree that those
who do such things deserve
death, they not only continue
to do these very things but
also approve of those who
practice them.
Romans 1:32

74. “For there are eunuchs who
were born that way, and there
are eunuchs who have been
made eunuchs by others—and
there are those who choose to
live like eunuchs for the sake of
the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 19:11-12

75. Neither the sexually immoral nor
idolaters nor adulterers nor men
who have sex with men nor
thieves nor the greedy nor
drunkards nor slanderers nor
swindlers will inherit the
kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10

76. And that is what some of you
were. But you were washed, you
were sanctified, you were
justified in the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of
our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11

77. ...for not
distinguishing
between orientation
and sin. And speaking
as though the path to
wholeness is a path to
heterosexuality

79. And that is what some of you
were. But you were washed, you
were sanctified, you were
justified in the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of
our God.
1 Corinthians 6:11

86. “This is why we don't
point to ourselves as
models of perfection,
but point to Christ as
the ONLY perfection.
On the Cross, Christ
took on our sinful
identity, and suffered
the penalty we
deserved.”

87. “In turn, He offers his
righteous identity to
all who believe in
Him. So Christians do
fail and Christians do
sin every single day,
but the base of our
faith in not ourselves
or not ourselves.”

89. “When people today
ask me how I identify
myself, I never quite
know how to answer.”

90. “It doesn't feel
authentic to label the
whole of my being by
feelings and
attractions, and my
experience has been
that those parts of me
tend to be somewhat
fluid.”

91. “The essence of who I
am is far more shaped,
influenced, and guided
by my spirituality than
by my sexuality. I am
wholly wrapped up in
my pursuit of Christ
and his amazing grace.
And I'm quite
comfortable there.”

92. “I’m not making a
revelation about my
fundamental identity,
other than that, like
all Christians, I am a
sinner saved by grace,
called to live in the
brokenness of a fallen
world.”

98. “But at the beginning of
creation God ‘made them
male and female.’ ‘For this
reason a man will leave his
father and mother and be
united to his wife, and the
two will become one
flesh.’ So they are no longer
two, but one flesh.
Mark 10:7-8

99. “But at the beginning of
creation God ‘made them
male and female.’ ‘For this
reason a man will leave his
father and mother and be
united to his wife, and the
two will become one
flesh.’ So they are no longer
two, but one flesh.
Mark 10:7-8

100. “But at the beginning of
creation God ‘made them
male and female.’ ‘For this
reason a man will leave his
father and mother and be
united to his wife, and the
two will become one
flesh.’ So they are no longer
two, but one flesh.
Mark 10:7-8

101. There is neither Jew nor Gentile,
neither slave nor free, nor is
there male and female, for you
are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:28

102. “For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother and be
united to his wife, and the two
will become one flesh.” This is a
profound mystery—but I am
talking about Christ and the
church.
Ephesians 5:31-32

106. “For there are eunuchs who
were born that way, and there
are eunuchs who have been
made eunuchs by others—and
there are those who choose to
live like eunuchs for the sake of
the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 19:11-12

107. “Celibacy, whether
deliberately chosen as
a vocation or
reluctantly accepted
as a circumstance, is
hard.”

108. “But when tempted to
self-pity, I
remind myself that
that’s true, not
just for those
attracted to the
same sex, but for all
who remain single
despite longing to be
married.”

109. “I wish that all of you were as I
am. But each of you has your
own gift from God; one has this
gift, another has that.”
1 Corinthians 7:7

111. Recognise the
humanity of those who
aren’t ‘heterosexual’
(or are single)

112. Make Christian
community
welcoming for those
who aren’t
‘heterosexual’ (or
are single)

114. At the resurrection people will
neither marry nor be given in
marriage; they will be like the
angels in heaven.
Matthew 22:30

115. “Jesus is better than
sin. It doesn't matter
what the specific sin
is, Jesus is better. He
is more valuable,
comforting and
satisfying than
homosexual behavior,
and I can say that
from experience.”

116. “The world will tell
you to embrace your
homosexual desires
because it'll make
you happy in this life.
Jesus tells you to deny
yourself and follow
Him and promises to
give you eternal life if
you do.”

117. “You must decide
everyday who you
will believe and who
you will follow: the
way of the world or
the Way of Jesus
Christ.”

121. “Don’t you know that when
you offer yourselves to
someone as obedient slaves,
you are slaves of the one you
obey—whether you are
slaves to sin, which leads to
death, or to obedience, which
leads to righteousness?
Romans 6:16

122. Forgiveness is
freedom

123. “But now that you have been set
free from sin and have become
slaves of God, the benefit you
reap leads to holiness, and the
result is eternal life.”
Romans 6:22

124. Forgiveness is free

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