Classic Replay: Debating Steve Chalke’s new gay-affirming stance

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🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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In this episode from the archives, we go back to the time when then-leading UK evangelical Steve Chalke wrote an article for Christianity magazine on why he switched to affirming committed, faithful gay relationships. Justin talked to Steve about why he changed his mind, while theologian Greg Downes offered a defense of the traditional evangelical understanding of sexuality. We also heard the responses and reflections of church leaders including Steve Clifford of the Evangelical Alliance, Lord Richard Harries former Bishop of Oxford, Faith Forster of Ichthus Christian fellowship and more. • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training-and-events • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

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0:00.0	You're listening to Unbelievable with Justin Browley.
0:18.2	Hello and welcome to this week's classic replay from the archives with me Justin Browley.
0:22.1	Today we're going back to the time when then leading UK Evangelical Steve Chalk wrote
0:26.8	an article for Christianity magazine on why he switched to affirming committed faithful
0:31.8	gay relationships it.
0:33.5	It really started quite a debate in the UK and around the world.
0:36.5	I talked to Steve about why he changed his mind while theologian Greg Downes offered
0:41.1	a defence of the traditional Evangelical understanding of sexuality.
0:45.2	We also heard the responses and reflections of church leaders including Steve Clifford of
0:49.9	the Evangelical Alliance, Lord Richard Harris, former Bishop of Oxford and Faith Forster
0:54.8	of Ickthus Christian Fellowship plus more.
0:57.7	Hope you enjoy today's programme.
1:01.7	Well it was on Tuesday this last week that a well-known Evangelical here in the UK
1:08.8	Steve Chalk announced that he had changed his stance on the issue of homosexuality.
1:14.8	This has caused quite a few ripples among the Evangelical community in the UK.
1:20.3	Obviously the debate on whether homosexuality is compatible with the Bible continues to
1:25.8	rage here in the UK as it does in other parts of the church around the world.
1:30.1	So we're going to be hearing a programme I put together speaking to Steve Chalk about
1:34.1	the reasons he's changed his mind while he now affirms committed same-sex relationships
1:39.1	as a Christian and we'll be hearing other points of view as well.
1:42.9	We'll also be hearing your feedback to the last few weeks of programming loads of response
1:47.0	to last week's programme on Old Testament warfare and genocide.
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