Christopher Yuan– Holy Sexuality and the Gospel

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On today’s Equipping You in Grace Episode, Dave Jenkins and Christopher Yuan discuss theological anthropology, union with Christ, relationships, and his latest book, Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God’s Grand Story (Multnomah, 2018).

What you’ll hear in this episode

What theological anthropology is and why it’s so important to understand.
What holy sexuality means and why it’s important to understand.
How the local church can do better at teaching and supporting singles in our congregations.
What things Christians should and should not do when they minister to those identifying as gay.
How the local church should reach out to those who have same-sex attraction.
Union with Christ and the identity of the Christian.
The importance of a biblical understanding of God to understand gender roles.
The importance of Christians caring for one another in the local church.

About the Guest

Christopher Yuan, DMin, has taught at Moody Bible Institute for more than ten years, and his speaking ministry on faith and sexuality has reached five continents. He speaks at conferences, on college campuses, and in churches.

He coauthored with his mother, Angela, their memoir Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son’s Journey to God, A Broken Mother’s Search for Hope. Dr. Yuan graduated from Moody Bible Institute in 2005, Wheaton College Graduate School in 2007 with a Master of Arts in Biblical Exegesis and received his doctorate of ministry in 2014 from Bethel Seminary. He has been interviewed in many media outlets, including Christianity Today, In the Market with Janet Parshall, The Eric Metaxas Show and The Christian Post. Visit christopheryuan.com for more information.

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Dave Jenkins

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

Christopher Yuan– Holy Sexuality and the Gospel

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