Holy Sexuality and the Gospel
by Christopher Yuan | Book Summary
Author: Christopher Yuan |
This is especially true of marriage. However, marriage has begun to be framed more through the lens of the current cultural moment than through the transformative power of the gospel and God's Word. Well meaning pastors and Christian leaders have inappropriately placed the marriage relationship as the pinnacle and telos of the Christian life. Marriage is not the end to which Christ-followers should try and attain, rather, it is a means to the true end, which is union with Christ, above all else. Followers of Jesus must live their lives in light of the reality that God's grand story of redemption has shaped everything and every human interaction. |
Dr. Christopher Yuan graduated from Moody Bible Institute in 2005, received a master's in biblical exegesis in 2007, and earned a doctorate of ministry in 2014. Christopher taught Bible at Moody Bible Institute for twelve years, and his speaking ministry on faith and sexuality has reached five continents. He speaks at conferences, on college campuses, and in churches.
Dr. Yuan has co-authored with his mother their memoir, Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God, A Broken Mother's Search for Hope, which has sold over 100,000 copies and is now in eight languages. Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God's Grand Story was named 2020 Book of the Year for Social Issues by Outreach Magazine.
Holy Sexuality and the Gospel
by Christopher Yuan
[ Book Summary ]
Author | Christopher Yuan |
Publisher | Multnomah |
Date | 2018 |
Pages | 256 |
Overview:
The gospel of Jesus is the frame through which every aspect of the Christian life should be viewed and lived. Every relationship for the follower of Jesus should be shaped by the reality that our sin separates us from God, but He brings us near to Him through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus.
This is especially true of marriage. However, marriage has begun to be framed more through the lens of the current cultural moment than through the transformative power of the gospel and God's Word.
Well meaning pastors and Christian leaders have inappropriately placed the marriage relationship as the pinnacle and telos of the Christian life. Marriage is not the end to which Christ-followers should try and attain, rather, it is a means to the true end, which is union with Christ, above all else.
Followers of Jesus must live their lives in light of the reality that God's grand story of redemption has shaped everything and every human interaction.
Dr. Christopher Yuan graduated from Moody Bible Institute in 2005, received a master's in biblical exegesis in 2007, and earned a doctorate of ministry in 2014. Christopher taught Bible at Moody Bible Institute for twelve years, and his speaking ministry on faith and sexuality has reached five continents. He speaks at conferences, on college campuses, and in churches.
Dr. Yuan has co-authored with his mother their memoir, Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God, A Broken Mother's Search for Hope, which has sold over 100,000 copies and is now in eight languages. Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God's Grand Story was named 2020 Book of the Year for Social Issues by Outreach Magazine.