Dr. Christopher Yuan has taught the Bible at Moody Bible Institute for twelve years and his speaking ministry on faith and sexuality has reached five continents. He speaks at conferences, on college campuses, and in churches. He has co-authored with his mother their memoir, Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son’s Journey to God, A Broken Mother’s Search for Hope (100,000 copies sold and now in seven languages). He is also the author of Giving a Voice to the Voiceless. Christopher graduated from Moody Bible Institute in 2005 and received a master’s in biblical exegesis in 2007 and a doctorate of ministry in 2014. Dr. Yuan’s newest book, Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God’s Grand Story, was named 2020 Book of the Year for Social Issues by Outreach Magazine.
https://christopheryuan.com/
Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
01:53 Dr. Yuan's Testimony
10:38 Response to "gay pastor"
12:35 Is the word Homosexual in the Bible?
14:17 Translation & context
17:20 Can I be a side B Christian?
22:30 Are Desires sinful?
25:25 What if I just don't act on my feelings?
31:00 Is it wrong to support the LGBTQ+ community?
32:00 "Clobber" passages
38:09 So how do I love?
46:13 "There's no love like Christian hate."
39:58 How to find more of Dr. Yuan's work
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