On the latest episode of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast, Dave Jenkins, and Rosaria Butterfield discuss the recent Revoice conference, Gay Christianity, the authority of the Word of God, and her books, The Secret Life of An Unlikely Convert and Openness Unhindered (Crown and Covenant).
What you’ll hear in this episode
- Why Christians should be concerned about the Revoice conference.
- How Christians should think and speak about the Revoice conference.
- How Christians should write and speak about matters related to gender and sexuality from the Word of God.
- How Obergefell affected Christians witness on matters related to gender and sexuality.
- How to talk across differences related to gender and sexuality.
- The effect of intersectionality on contemporary discussions on gender and sexuality.
- The importance of sound doctrine and sound ethics.
- The importance of a biblical understanding of repentance, and sanctification.
- The background of the Revoice Conference.
- The importance of having a biblical understanding of sin, personhood, and the grace of God.
- Being careful about the teaching we receive.
- The importance of local churches being safe and loving places for those coming out of the gay rights movement.
- The person and work of Christ and biblical anthropology.
- The importance of local church membership.
- How conflict clarifies matters of biblical truth.
About the Guest
Rosaria Butterfield (PhD, Ohio State University) is an author, speaker, pastor’s wife, homeschool mom, and former professor of English and women’s studies at Syracuse University. She is the author of The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert and Openness Unhindered.
Recommended Resources
The latest issue of Theology for Life: Biblical Gender and Sexuality: An Expose on Manhood and Womanhood. https://servantsofgrace.org/biblical-gender-and-sexuality-an-expose-on-manhood-and-womanhood/
Torn Between Two Cultures? Revoice, LGBT Identity, and Biblical Christianity by Dr. Albert Mohler https://albertmohler.com/2018/08/02/torn-two-cultures-revoice-lgbt-identity-biblical-christianity/
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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.
