Washed and Waiting

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Is there a plage for celibate gay
Christians in the church?
How do the gospel, holiness, and indwelling sin play out in the life of a Christian experiencing same-sex attraction? And how do brothers and sisters in Christ show love to diem? Wesley Hill offers wise counsel that is bibUcaUy faithful, theologically serious, and oriented to the life and practice of the church.
As a celibate gay Christian, Hill gives a glimpse of what it looks Uke to wresde firsthand with God's "no" to same-sex sexual intimacy Weaving together reflections from his own Ufe and the lives of other Christians, such as Henri Nouwen and Gerard Manley Hopkins, he offers a fresh perspective, advocating neither unqualified "healing" for those who struggle nor accommodation to temptation, but rather faithfulness in the midst of brokenness.
"Any Christian who wants to grapple seriously, biblically, and charitably with our human sexuality must read this book."
Alan Jacobs, distinguished professor of... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Is there a plage for celibate gay
Christians in the church?
How do the gospel, holiness, and indwelling sin play out in the life of a Christian experiencing same-sex attraction? And how do brothers and sisters in Christ show love to diem? Wesley Hill offers wise counsel that is bibUcaUy faithful, theologically serious, and oriented to the life and practice of the church.
As a celibate gay Christian, Hill gives a glimpse of what it looks Uke to wresde firsthand with God's "no" to same-sex sexual intimacy Weaving together reflections from his own Ufe and the lives of other Christians, such as Henri Nouwen and Gerard Manley Hopkins, he offers a fresh perspective, advocating neither unqualified "healing" for those who struggle nor accommodation to temptation, but rather faithfulness in the midst of brokenness.
"Any Christian who wants to grapple seriously, biblically, and charitably with our human sexuality must read this book."
Alan Jacobs, distinguished professor of the humanities, Baylor University's Honors College
"This is an incredibly, incredibly important book. It is a raw, insightful, honest, beautiful, gut-wrenching, gripping story that I pray many people will read."
Dan Kimball, author, Thg Uke Jesus But Not the Church
"Straight people gain an empathetic understanding of homosexuality, and gay and lesbian ChrisUans committed to ceUbacy will find a companion who identifies with their pain and loneliness."
Lisa Graham McMinn, PhD, writer in residence at George Fox University
Wesley Hill is assistant professor of biblical studies at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. His most recent book is Spiritual Friendship: Finding Lope in the Church as a Celibate Gay Christian. Vissza