A new false teaching is infiltrating the church, a teaching which categorizes Christians as Side A, B, X, or Y.
This group believes God fully accepts gay monogamous relationships.
This group believes some people are born gay and there's nothing wrong with identifying as gay or living with a gay partner as long as there's no sex involved.
These categories were a bit harder to explain in a few sentences. For a fuller explanation, please read What Exactly Do Side X and Side Y Mean?
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When we are commanded to “choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve” (Joshua 24:14-15):
Side A answers, “We choose a revised version of God, not the God of the Bible” (See 2 Corinthians 4:4; Romans 1:16-32).
Side B answers, “We think we can serve both God and culture” (See 1 John 2:16-17).
Genuine believers explain, “We will serve God even if we are hated because we believe it's the most loving thing we can do.” (See Matthew 10:22).
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To access the entire series: Which Side are You On?
To see which side God is on, see God's View of Homosexuality.
My reason for putting Christian in quotes for Sides A and B is that these are not Christian beliefs. Can legitimate Christians be caught up in these beliefs? Yes, but many who fall into these categories are Christian in name only, especially those in Side A (you cannot be a practicing homosexual and be saved – 1 Corinthians 6:9-11).
Resources:
Rosario Butterfield, former Lesbian
Rosario Butterfield Sounds the Alarm
Bible Love Notes
Hi Gail
ReplyDeleteThankyou for this bite size bible study, it's so helpful. I totally agree with you on every level as a follower and lover of Jesus Christ but would like to ask you a question. If people are not born homosexual how do they acquire (sorry can't think of a better word) or become homosexual? I know of one young man who knew from a very young age that he was different from his five brothers. His mother a Christian also spotted his tendencies to gravitate towards more feminine activities and interests than his brother from the start go. If a three year old exhibits these tendencies and it appears they grow with him how can we say they aren't born like it even though I truly believe it is still a sin. I'm confused!!!!
Great question, Juliette.
DeleteThere are so many things that affect our strengths and weaknesses and it's really impossible to know exactly why someone has specific sinful desires. Some people who have gay tendencies were sexually abused, but not all of them. And some sexually abused people do not have gay tendencies.
We are all born sinners and we are impacted by our environment and our personalities. Some people have a tendency to eat too much and others don't. Some men struggle with adulterous thoughts and others don't. Some people have more trouble with anger, depression, lying, etc.
But we never say, "God created me a liar or a thief, or a glutton, or a worrier, or a depressed person. We are born into a certain race and a certain family with certain physical features all of which we have no control over. But all of these other things I mentioned are behaviors. And with the help of the Lord we can overcome both bad thoughts and bad behaviors. And if a gay person says I can't change my same-sex attraction, that is no different than someone saying I can't change my adulterous thoughts or my bitter thoughts or my angry and hateful thoughts.
I hope that helps. Perhaps I will write a devotion addressing this question.
I do not recognize this characterization of Side Y at all...
ReplyDeleteSide A and Side B seem close enough.
What sources are you using? Or citations.
You misunderstand Side Y, sister.
Please do the research and update this page.
Also, the X just stands for "ex-gay." It's not a derogatory name.
Jerry, Thank you for calling me on this. I did further research and changed my explanation of Side X and Y.
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