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Is it wrong for Christians to call themselves gay even if they don’t act on their sinful impulses? If this person is a Christian living in chastity, isn’t voicing his sexual self a potentially helpful blessing, perhaps useful to ward off unwanted matchmaking or awkward questions from well-intended but misguided church members? And if all of this is true, shouldn’t our churches have help groups for gay Christians so that they can encourage one another and have a community of people who can detect with their feelings and struggles? After all, Pope Francis came out in October 2020 in favor of civil unions for gay couples, exhorting Christians to follow his steer using this argument: “Homosexuals have a right to be a part of the family. They’re children of God and own a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable because of it.”1

Even if you don’t go as far to the left as Pope Francis, it seems that the argument is a slam dunk: sexual self is one of the most important aspects of a person’s life.

“Gay” Christianity—whether a person is sexually active or not—is a different religion from biblical Christ

Why the label 'gay Christian' is terribly unwise

By Dan Delzell, Christian Send Contributor

Daren Mehl's recent CP op-ed astutely exposed the dangers associated with "Side B" Christianity, which he defined this way: "People attracted to the same sex, though remaining celibate in obedience to the Bible, still can call themselves 'gay Christians' and see their attraction as part of their identity which should be acknowledged like one's race or nationality."

Applying the same rationale across the board, we could easily invent the following terms: gossip-oriented Christian, adultery-inclined Christian, jealousy-minded Christian, etc. This careless approach, however, would run counter to New Testament theology and would only create spiritual confusion.

Prior to receiving Christ, (see John 1:12) unbelievers pursue various sins. But after being justified, born again, forgiven, redeemed, and saved through faith in Christ alone, (see Ephesians 2:8-9) believers are given a new identity and the supernatural power necessary to live for Jesus rather than for sin (see 2 Peter 1:3).

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"I identified as Scarlet, Scarlet was the name I went by," he said.

That is until "in 2016, I got radically saved and my whole identity changed," he explained.

McCall organized the Freedom Parade in Orlando earlier this month where he and others shared how Jesus Christ transformed their lives and delivered them from the LGBT lifestyle. They proclaimed to the hundreds in attendance, "We do exist."

Today, McCall said, his "life is delight and peace and love." "I adore to help people. I love to bless people. I just love people and that's God.”

When asked if he believed Jesus sets people free from homosexuality, McCall answered, "Yes, He does.” 

“I've seen testimony after testimony, person after person who was set free from that identity and [now] knows that the Lord created a man and a woman to be together in marriage and that that is a covenant, that is holy to God and it's a beautiful thing,” he said. “I've even seen people that later on, years

Answering the “Gay Christian” Position

This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 23, number 1 (2000).

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Twenty-two years ago I craved justification for my homosexuality. I had decided I was homosexual, and I felt utterly incapable of changing my sexual desires. Instead of conforming my behavior to biblical standards, I chose to adjust biblical standards to accommodate my actions. My subsequent six-year involvement as a staff member of the pro-homosexual Metropolitan Community Church became the fruit of that compromise and remains a source of thick regret to this day.

During my tenure as a self-professed “gay Christian,” I was often confronted by believers who argued the common passages on homo­sexuality. Like anyone steeped in propaganda, however, I knew which Scripture passages would be thrown at me (Lev. 18:22; 20:13; Rom. 1:26-27; 1 Cor. 6:9-10; 1 Tim. 1:9-10; all of which clearly condemn homosexuality) and could recite the pro-gay translation of each, vanishing my Christian opponent and me at a stalemate.¹ The problem, of course, was that we were debating my revised view of the Bible without add