Sexuality and Gender

As image-bearers, human beings possess God-given dignity, honor and worth. Questions about sexuality and gender are being asked by people who bear God’s image and who deserve to be treated with dignity, no matter their beliefs about sexuality.

We are each sinful and deserve condemnation. Our universal need for mercy, grace, honor and reconciliation makes us each equal before the Lord. As followers of Jesus, we want our relationships to be marked by grace and truth (Eph 4:15), free from both condemnation of one another and condoning one another’s sins. Our ability to extend grace flows from experiencing the grace God has extended to us (Eph 3:14-19; 4:32-5:2) as well as the empowerment of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8; 4:31).

As we build relationships and trust with people who identify as LGBT+, we want to make Jesus Christ—not sexuality—the central issue. May image-bearers from all nations come to know the love and transforming power of our Lord and Savior!