If a Christian struggles with same-sex attraction, should they refer to themselves as a gay Christian?

Well, this was the topic of a conversation had between Sean McDowell and Preston Sprinkle recently

on YouTube. Now, both Preston and Sean have pretty

big platforms within the space of talking about sexuality and the Bible and how that relates

to individual Christians. And on this particular topic, they had a bit of disagreement. So in a

moment, I want to go to the video and offer some additional insights for a couple of reasons.

Number one, I really want to

help the church understand why the language that we use surrounding this conversation is so important.

And second of all, I want to help the church understand why people like myself and Rosaria Butterfield

and Christopher Yuan have been sounding the alarm on what is called side B theology. To give a

thumbnail sketch as to what the whole side B debate is all about, think about a vinyl record.

It has an A side and it has a B side. Now everybody on both sides of this record would use the

phrase Christian to define themselves. But on the A side, they believe the Bible affirms

homosexual marriage and relationships. Whereas you flip it over to the A side, they believe the Bible affirms homosexual marriage and

relationships, whereas you flip it over to the B side, and they would affirm that marriage is only

between one man and one woman and that homosexual sex is sin. However, on the B side, they make a

caveat that they typically embrace the identity categories of gay, bi, trans, queer, and the spectrum of

LGBTQ issues. And this line of thinking is what leads many side B people to say, it's okay

to call yourself a gay Christian as long as you're not practicing homosexuality, as long as you're

not engaging in the behavior. But I think this is a huge biblical problem. I'll start with 1 Corinthians 6,

verse 9. It says, or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God?

Do not be deceived, neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice

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