We are what Christ had done for us therefore, our ultimate identity is very simple: We are Christians.” – Jackie Hill Perry All men and women, including myself, that are well acquainted with sexual temptation are ultimately not what our temptation says of us. “I don’t believe it is wise or truthful to the power of the gospel to identify oneself by the sins of one’s past or the temptations of one’s present but rather to only be defined by the Christ who’s overcome both for those he calls his own. To think the Bible affirms homosexuality takes more than special pleading – it requires a denial of the plain teaching of Scripture.” Kevin DeYoung “From the first chapters of the Bible to the Torah to the New Testament, there is no hint that homosexuality is acceptable behavior for God’s people. “Unconditional love does not equal unconditional approval of my behavior.” Christopher Yuan I realized that the ultimate issue has to be that I yearn after God in total surrender and complete obedience.” – Christopher Yuan Change is not the absence of struggles change is the freedom to choose holiness in the midst of our struggles. “God’s faithfulness is proved not by the elimination of hardships but by carrying us through them.
