Same-Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life

Ed Shaw

Same-Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life
Format
Paperback
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Country
United States
Published
9 November 2015
Pages
172
ISBN
9780830844517

Same-Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life

Ed Shaw

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When Christians have same-sex attraction, how should the church respond? Pastor Ed Shaw experiences same-sex attraction, and yet he is committed to Scripture and the church’s traditional position of fidelity in heterosexual marriage and celibacy in singleness. In this honest book, he shares his pain in dealing with these issues, but at the same time shows us that obedience to Jesus is ultimately the only way to experience life to the full. He shows that the Bible’s teaching seems unreasonable not because of its difficulties, but because of missteps that the church has often taken in its understanding of the Christian life. We have been shaped by the world around us and urgently need to re-examine the values that drive our discipleship. Only by doing this in the light of the Bible can we make sense of its call on the lives of those who are attracted to their own sex.

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