This series addresses the categories people have created to define Christian attitudes toward LGBTQ behavior. For the Full Series, see What Side Are You On? And please read the introduction before reading this post: Which Side Are You On: A, B, X, or Y?
Side X and Side Y are views based on the Biblical view that homosexuality is a sin. Side X originally meant x-gay.
There is some disagreement between Side X and Side Y regarding how they approach the sin of homosexuality, but after researching these sides, I found conflicting explanations.
Because of the that, I think it's better for Christians to simply call themselves "Bible-believing" when it comes to LGBTQ issues. We believe what Scripture teaches about our ability to overcome both sinful desires and sinful actions through faith in Christ and the renewal of our hearts and minds in God's Word.
This Biblical view is explained by a former lesbian and a former gay man in the excellent video Christians Sexual Ethics. If you want to specifically hear their explanation of sexual identity, you can go to to minute 37 of the video.
We cannot "coddle" sexual sins simply because our culture promotes them. Nor can we downplay the serious damage they do to our hearts (1 Corinthians 6:18).
It can be a difficult to stand firmly against popular rhetoric and distorted definitions of love and sexuality, but it's part of genuine faith (John 15:18-19; John 16:33).
We must let our love for God be our greatest motivation and our love for our fellowman should flow from God's love. And that means we don't create exceptions to God's laws and we don't "sugar-coat" His strong warnings, because we know the importance of rescuing people from earthly sorrow and eternal condemnation. Why? because we ourselves have been rescued!
Additional Resources:
Three Things that Helped David Stand Firm.
Rosario Butterfield Speaks at a Christian University
Rosario Butterfield: Threat of Side B Theology
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