SEXUAL IDENTITY

It is hard enough navigating which way the wind is blowing in today’s culture, let alone know how we should respond and lead our families as Christians. That’s what the ENGAGE events are for–to help you understand how to address topics like sexual identity from a Christian perspective.

Below are resources to help you better understand the cultural issues related to sexual identity and how to navigate and engage this topic from a Biblical worldview.

Videos

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Books

Sexual Identity

By Sam Allberry

Sam Allberry’s book discusses God’s design of the human body, including gender distinctions, from a biblical perspective. This book frames biblical truths about the human body in a way that helps us respond to perplexing cultural questions on gender and sexuality by understanding the effects of sin on God’s design and the power of the Gospel working to redeem our inclination to accept confusion and continue in sin. Sam Allberry’s book is extremely accessible through his simple outline of the body’s nature (created, broken, redeemed).

Buy What God has to Say about Our Bodies

By Gregg R. Allison

Gregg Allison discusses God’s design of the human body, including gender distinctions, from a biblical perspective. The view that our physical self is less important than our spiritual substance prevails among today’s Christians. Yet Allison maintains that we don’t have bodies; we are bodies. Guided by Scripture, he offers a holistic theology of the human body as he addresses questions about sexuality, gender, death, resurrection, and other topics.

Buy Emobodied

By Andrew T. Walker

Skip to the last few chapters for practical advice (speaking to children) and answers to tough questions (can someone be transgender and Christian?). That will drive you back to read the book from the start. You’ll discover that Walker lays out a necessary, helpful, and readable foundation for understanding the “basics” of gender dysphoria (gender identity confusion), examining the current explosion from a biblical perspective, and recommending how the church can – and should – respond.

Buy God and the Transgender Debate

Sexual Sin

By Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker

Two very accessible and helpful resources on male struggles with sexual sin, targeted especially for small group Bible studies. Every Young Man’s Battle focuses explicitly on teen and young adult sexuality and sexual temptation.

Buy Every Man’s Battle

Buy Every Young Man’s Battle

By William M. Struthers

A biopsychologist, Struthers dives into the deep end, which may make for a challenging read. However, Struthers’ examination of the mental, physical, and emotional transformation caused by exposure to pornography aids in understanding the unseen and serious dangers and the hope of redemption.

Buy Wired for Intimacy

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