Christopher Yuan [Yuan - Holy Sexuality and the Gospel

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Holy Sexuality and the Gospel

I read a lot of books, and Holy Sexuality and the Gospel is on the shortlist of most important books Ive read in the past decade. Theres a desperate need for a biblically astute and theologically grounded yet warm and personal approach to human identity and how it does and doesnt relate to gender and sexuality. This is that book. Holy Sexuality and the Gospel is profoundly relevant in an age of toxic confusion. It should be read by every person questioning their sexual identity as well as by every pastor, parent, friend, or sibling.

R ANDY A LCORN, author of Heaven, Happiness, and The Purity Principle and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries

A truly breathtaking book that unpacks the soul issues of gender. This book not only gets at the heart of sexuality; it gets at the heart of the gospel. Yuan is an insightful thinker and keen storyteller.

J . D . G REEAR, P H D , author of Not God Enough, sixty-second president of the Southern Baptist Convention, and pastor of the Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, NC

In a world with many opinions surrounding sexuality, Christopher Yuan has given the church and beyond a resource tethered in something much more concretethat is, the Word of God. And for that reason, I believe this book can lead many into the truth that will set anybody and everybody free.

J ACKIE H ILL- P ERRY, poet, speaker, artist, and author of Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been

Dr. Christopher Yuan has done something deeply and desperately needed: he has told the great story of what the Bible says about sexualityand about same-sex attractionsin a way that neither compromises the truth nor the love that is at the heart of that story. Gods overwhelming love for us is expressed in his passion for us to be holy even as he is holy. So he never calls us to mere celibacy or mere happiness but to a transcendent holiness and joy. That is the fullness and the glory of walking with the God who died for usand God forbid that we should settle for anything less.

E RIC M ETAXAS, New York Times best-selling author of Bonhoeffer: Prophet, Martyr, Pastor, Spy, and Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World

Christopher Yuan is a leader of courage, conviction, and compassion whose life story echoes with amazing grace. This book offers a practical, grounded Christian vision of sexuality in a world culture confused by and obsessed with sex. As the church thinks through how to engage our neighbors on issues such as sexual orientation and gender identity, and on how to disciple our brothers and sisters in Christ who grapple with such temptations, this book will be of immense help.

R USSELL M OORE, P H D , president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention

What a gift Christopher Yuan is to the body of Christ. His journey into a far country and back home into union with Christ has led him to grapple with hard questions we are all asking (or need to be asking) these days about sexuality, identity, sanctification (both the process and the goal), and what it means to mortify sin and wage war against idols of the heart. In his treatment of these important topics, Christopher is at once humble, compassionate, insightful, and unwaveringly committed to holiness, the authority of Scripture, and the glory of God. Penning this book no doubt required intense exertion and great courage. Thank you, Christopher, for being willing to stay the coursefor the sake of us all and, preeminently, for Christs sake.

N ANCY D E M OSS W OLGEMUTH, author, teacher, and host of Revive Our Hearts

When it comes to sexuality, singleness, and marriage, we need all the good books we can get. And we certainly need this book from Christopher Yuan. Holy Sexuality and the Gospel is part biblical exposition, part theological exploration, and part pastoral exhortation. Christopher has given us a clear-eyed and warm-hearted work that will inspire and encourage the weary as well as instruct and (gently) correct those who have been more shaped by the culture than by the way of Christ.

K EVIN D E Y OUNG, senior pastor of Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, NC, and assistant professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC

Im so very thankful for Christopher Yuan and his faithfulness in the ministry entrusted to him. Im grateful that he has become a voice of clarity in the midst of so much theological and sexual confusion. I pray that many will heed his clarion call to a holy sexuality.

T IM C HALLIES, blogger, book reviewer, and author of Do More Better

If youre looking for a book on what the Bible teaches about sexuality, youve found a good oneone of the best, in fact, that Ive read. But this book is so much more. Its an inspiring call to take up our cross and follow Jesus, whos worth everything to those he loves. Im praying that God will raise up an entire generation like Christopher Yuan, who will lead us in courage and compassion so the world might know that Jesus saves.

C OLLIN H ANSEN, editorial director of the Gospel Coalition and coauthor of A God-Sized Vision: Revival Stories that Stretch and Stir

Holy Sexuality and the Gospel is simply remarkable. This book will reignite your imagination for the gospel and how the gospel shapes our sexuality. Yuan writes with the pen of a theologian, but he also has the heart of someone who knows this issue from personal experience. This book will be required reading for the Transformation Church staff and a resource for our entire church.

D ERWIN L . G RAY, DM IN, lead pastor of Transformation Church in Fort Mill, SC, and author of Limitless Life: You Are More Than Your Past When God Holds Your Future

Holy Sexuality and the Gospel is not just a book; it is a treatise on image-bearing, encompassing all of the facets of being human. The writing is compelling yet grounded biblically and theologically. The subject of human sexuality is confusing and divisive in these days. This is a fresh voice and approach including much research, yet it offers examples of living out the truth both personally and for the community of believersa way forward toward unity.

J O A NNE L YON , general superintendent emerita and ambassador of the Wesleyan Church

My friend Christopher Yuan has written a book as biblically sound and culturally self-aware as it is pastorally driven. In Holy Sexuality and the Gospel, Christopher understands that cultural debates and scriptural debates are driven by even deeper currents: identity and belief. As Christopher writes, The apostle Paul says that in Christ we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28). Thus, my identity is not gay, ex-gay, or even straight. My true identity is in Jesus Christ alone. Thats what our society needs to hear. I cannot recommend Holy Sexuality and the Gospel highly enough. It is a scandalous book for our age because it calls and draws readers to a bigger horizon than what secularism and theological liberalism offer. The book tackles tough issues ravaging the culture and the local church but does it with a tenor of wisdom and grace.

A NDREW T . W ALKER, P H D , director of policy studies at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and author of God and the Transgender Debate

Does the Bible have anything to say about sexual orientation? Does God call homosexuals to heterosexuality? What do parents do when their child says Im gay? Christopher Yuan has reduced these complex, controversial questions to one simple answer: With same-sex attractions, the problem is sin, and the gospel is the answer. Christopher is absolutely right: we are called to holiness, to holy sexuality, to reflecting the image of God in every aspect of our lives. This is a clearly written, biblically grounded, theologically sound exposition. Its important reading for singles, for married couples, for pastors, and for all those struggling with same-sex attractions.

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