Summary: In modern culture the beautiful lines God drew around sex and sexuality have become blurred beyond recognition. Sex, and finding sexual fulfillment any way we choose, has increasingly become one of the bold idols of our day. A glance at any grocery store check-out news stand confirms we live in a sexually driven culture. We are faced with the reality of homosexuality or what I, among many, prefer to call Same Sex Attraction, on a daily basis. 1Peter 3:15 instructs us, "And if someone asks about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it. But do this in a gentle and respectful way." Shrugging our shoulders and closing our eyes isn’t an option. The deep and pervasive social implications are all around us, in schools, in politics, among church denominations, and — most importantly — in determining how we, the church, live out our most significant responsibilty of being a faithful witness in the culture and times to which we've been called. Said differently, what is the role of the church in an increasingly vocal, pro-homosexual culture? Our no must mean yes to something.
