Can Christians Identify as Gay? (with Preston Sprinkle)

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Talbot School of Theology at Biola University / Sean McDowell & Scott Rae

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🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Should Christians identify as gay? Is this a secondary issue that should not divide Christians, or is more at stake? Sean and Preston Sprinkle continue the dialogue from last week and focus on the question of whether homosexuality can be one part of Christian identity. Preston Sprinkle is Biblical scholar, speaker, and the head of the Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender. He is the best-selling author of multiple books including People to be Loved and Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marria...

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0:00.0	Welcome to part two of my special conversation with Preston Sprinkle about some of the most pressing issues today tied to the LGBTQ conversation.
0:10.3	If you miss it, last week we talked about how the conversation has shifted and the debate around preferred pronouns.
0:18.5	This week we go into depth talking about what's called gay identity. This is
0:23.5	really dividing the church today. Should Christians with same sex attraction refer to themselves
0:30.1	as gay? Is this biblical? Is this wise? Is this permissible? Preston Sprinkle and I have a friendly
0:36.5	debate where we dive into the weeds and agree with me or agree with him.
0:41.7	I think you'll find this interesting and you'll find this helpful.
0:45.5	Enjoy the dialogue.
0:48.4	Okay, so there's one question I want to ask you.
0:51.4	I guess I've got to get up to the mic here, is I've heard you explain
0:55.8	yourself when speaking. You'll say I'm a white, male, Christian, heterosexual, cisgender,
1:02.8	or something like that. Correct me if I don't describe it. I don't use cisgender as a self.
1:06.8	You don't say you're cisgender. You don't use that language. So you tell me why not.
1:11.2	It assumes an ideology I don't agree with. So you don't say you're cisgender. You don't use that language? I don't like that term now. So you tell me why not? It assumes an ideology I don't agree with.
1:13.4	So you don't describe yourself.
1:15.0	I could have sworn I've heard you at a conference say I'm a cisgender.
1:17.9	If I did, I might have, I might have, but not in several years because I don't.
1:23.3	Okay.
1:23.5	I think it was at ETS a few years ago. I remember hearing you say that.
1:29.6	Yeah, so that would be something I'd change on.
1:35.0	And I took issue with that because I'm like, wait a minute, that language is implying that there's two ways.
1:35.9	And I wouldn't say white.
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