Christopher Yuan and Angela Yuan travel nationally and internationally to speak at churches, conferences, youth conventions, and colleges about God's desire for prodigals of all types to return to him. Angela is a businesswoman and advocate for Chinese-American cultural causes. Christopher teaches at Moody Bible Institute (MBI). He holds a bachelor's degree from MBI and an master's degree in biblical exegesis from Wheaton College Graduate School. He is currently pursuing a doctorate of ministry from Bethel Seminary.
The Bible is the most important book the world has for all
generations. The Bible is our guide to faith and life. Nothing can
compete with it or improve it. But in Dr. Christopher Yuan's
Holy Sexuality and the Gospel, you are holding in your hands
the most important humanly composed book about biblical sexuality
and godly living for our times.
--Rosaria Butterfield, PhD, speaker and author of The Secret
Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert, Openness Unhindered,
and The Gospel Comes with a House Key.
"I read a lot of books, and Holy Sexuality and the Gospel
is on the shortlist of most important books I've read in the past
decade. There's a desperate need for a biblically astute and
theologically grounded yet warm and personal approach to human
identity and how it does and doesn't relate to gender and
sexuality. This is that book. Holy Sexuality and the Gospel
is profoundly relevant in an age of toxic confusion. It should be
read by every person questioning their sexual identity as well as
by every pastor, parent, friend, or sibling."
--Randy Alcorn, author of Heaven, Happiness, and
The Purity Principle and director of Eternal Perspective
Ministries "A truly breathtaking book that unpacks the
soul issues of gender. This book not only gets at the heart
of sexuality; it gets at the heart of the gospel. Yuan is an
insightful thinker and keen storyteller."
--J. D. Greear PhD, author of Not God Enough,
sixty-second president of the Southern Baptist Convention, and
pastor of the Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, NC "In a world
with many opinions surrounding sexuality, Christopher Yuan has
given the church and beyond a resource tethered in something much
more concrete--that is, the Word of God. And for that reason, I
believe this book can lead many into the truth that will set
anybody and everybody free."
--Jackie Hill-Perry, poet, speaker, artist, and author of Gay
Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been
"Dr. Christopher Yuan has done something deeply and desperately
needed: he has told the great story of what the Bible says about
sexuality--and about same-sex attractions--in a way that neither
compromises the truth nor the love that is at the heart of that
story. God's overwhelming love for us is expressed in his passion
for us to be holy even as he is holy. So he never calls us to mere
celibacy or mere happiness but to a transcendent holiness and joy.
That is the fullness and the glory of walking with the God who died
for us--and God forbid that we should settle for anything
less."
--Eric Metaxas, New York Times best-selling author of
Bonhoeffer: Prophet, Martyr, Pastor, Spy, and Martin Luther:
The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World "Christopher
Yuan is a leader of courage, conviction, and compassion whose life
story echoes with amazing grace. This book offers a practical,
grounded Christian vision of sexuality in a world culture confused
by and obsessed with sex. As the church thinks through how to
engage our neighbors on issues such as sexual orientation and
gender identity, and on how to disciple our brothers and sisters in
Christ who grapple with such temptations, this book will be of
immense help."
--Russell Moore, PhD, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty
Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention "What a gift
Christopher Yuan is to the body of Christ. His journey into 'a far
country' and back home into union with Christ has led him to
grapple with hard questions we are all asking (or need to be
asking) these days about sexuality, identity, sanctification (both
the process and the goal), and what it means to mortify sin and
wage war against idols of the heart. In his treatment of these
important topics, Christopher is at once humble, compassionate,
insightful, and unwaveringly committed to holiness, the authority
of Scripture, and the glory of God. Penning this book no doubt
required intense exertion and great courage. Thank you,
Christopher, for being willing to stay the course--for the sake of
us all and, preeminently, for Christ's sake."
--Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, author, teacher, and host of Revive Our
Hearts "When it comes to sexuality, singleness, and marriage, we
need all the good books we can get. And we certainly need this book
from Christopher Yuan. Holy Sexuality and the Gospel is part
biblical exposition, part theological exploration, and part
pastoral exhortation. Christopher has given us a clear-eyed and
warm-hearted work that will inspire and encourage the weary as well
as instruct and (gently) correct those who have been more shaped by
the culture than by the way of Christ."
--Kevin DeYoung, senior pastor of Christ Covenant Church in
Matthews, NC, and assistant professor of systematic theology at
Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC "I'm so very
thankful for Christopher Yuan and his faithfulness in the ministry
entrusted to him. I'm grateful that he has become a voice of
clarity in the midst of so much theological and sexual confusion. I
pray that many will heed his clarion call to a holy sexuality."
--Tim Challies, blogger, book reviewer, and author of Do More
Better "If you're looking for a book on what the Bible teaches
about sexuality, you've found a good one--one of the best, in fact,
that I've read. But this book is so much more. It's an inspiring
call to take up our cross and follow Jesus, who's worth everything
to those he loves. I'm praying that God will raise up an entire
generation like Christopher Yuan, who will lead us in courage and
compassion so the world might know that Jesus saves."
--Collin Hansen, editorial director of the Gospel Coalition and
coauthor of A God-Sized Vision: Revival Stories that Stretch and
Stir "Holy Sexuality and the Gospel is simply remarkable.
This book will reignite your imagination for the gospel and how the
gospel shapes our sexuality. Yuan writes with the pen of a
theologian, but he also has the heart of someone who knows this
issue from personal experience. This book will be required reading
for the Transformation Church staff and a resource for our entire
church."
--Derwin L. Gray, DMin, lead pastor of Transformation Church in
Fort Mill, SC, and author of Limitless Life: You Are More Than Your
Past When God Holds Your Future "Holy Sexuality and the
Gospel is not just a book; it is a treatise on image-bearing,
encompassing all of the facets of being human. The writing is
compelling yet grounded biblically and theologically. The subject
of human sexuality is confusing and divisive in these days. This is
a fresh voice and approach including much research, yet it offers
examples of living out the truth both personally and for the
community of believers--a way forward toward unity."
--Jo Anne Lyon, general superintendent emerita and ambassador of
the Wesleyan Church "My friend Christopher Yuan has written a book
as biblically sound and culturally self-aware as it is pastorally
driven. In Holy Sexuality and the Gospel, Christopher
understands that cultural debates and scriptural debates are driven
by even deeper currents: identity and belief. As Christopher
writes, 'The apostle Paul says that in Christ "we live and move and
have our being" (Acts 17:28). Thus, my identity is not gay, ex-gay,
or even straight. My true identity is in Jesus Christ
alone.' That's what our society needs to hear. I cannot recommend
Holy Sexuality and the Gospel highly enough. It is a
scandalous book for our age because it calls and draws readers to a
bigger horizon than what secularism and theological liberalism
offer. The book tackles tough issues ravaging the culture and the
local church but does it with a tenor of wisdom and grace."
--Andrew T. Walker, PhD, director of policy studies at the Ethics
and Religious Liberty Commission and author of God and the
Transgender Debate
"Does the Bible have anything to say about sexual orientation? Does
God call homosexuals to heterosexuality? What do parents do when
their child says 'I'm gay'? Christopher Yuan has reduced these
complex, controversial questions to one simple answer: 'With
same-sex attractions, the problem is sin, and the gospel is the
answer.' Although I'm all for helping people get to the root of
their unwanted same-sex attractions, and while some of my friends
have been transformed from homosexuality to heterosexuality,
Christopher is absolutely right: We are called to holiness, to holy
sexuality, to reflecting the image of God in every aspect of our
lives. This is a clearly written, biblically grounded,
theologically sound exposition. It's important reading for singles,
for married couples, for pastors, and for all those struggling with
same-sex attractions."
--Michael L. Brown, PhD, host of the Line of Fire radio
broadcast and author of Can You Be Gay and Christian? "Christopher
Yuan's work tells us that one thing counts most--our identity in
Christ and the enablement that comes with it. As he shows, such a
focus helps us in all of life, especially in the areas of
sexuality, sexual identity, marriage, singleness, and the community
that meets needs of intimacy and family. Biblical balance in all of
these areas can be a challenge in our culture, especially in
knowing how to love and how to converse on these issues. This book
does an excellent job of showing the way."
--Darrell L. Bock, PhD, executive director for cultural engagement
at the Howard G. Hendricks Center for Christian Leadership and
Cultural Engagement and senior research professor of New Testament
studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, TX "Dr. Christopher Yuan
combines his own gripping story with astute biblically grounded
insights into the whole matter of our true identity and its
relation to our sexuality. God has a grand design for human
flourishing, and this book presents it so engagingly. Dr. Yuan's
big idea--clearly written and argued--is holy sexuality as a key to
human flourishing. The tone is gracious throughout, and yet the
book is uncompromising in its biblical fidelity. I hope that this
work is distributed widely and read deeply."
--Graham A. Cole, ThD, dean and vice president of education and
professor of biblical and systematic theology at Trinity
Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL "Holy Sexuality and
the Gospel is a book that must be read by every serious
Christian. Yuan brings a wonderful balance of biblical insight and
practical application for how Christians can thoughtfully address
some of the toughest issues of sex and relationships today. And yet
his unflinching commitment to the gospel comes through on every
page. I could not recommend the book more highly."
--Sean McDowell, PhD, associate professor of Christian apologetics
at Biola University in La Mirada, CA, speaker, and coauthor of
Evidence That Demands a Verdict "This is a book about sexual
sanity, and God knows we need it. Our culture has unhinged
sexuality from spiritual and biological realities and loaded it
with a weight it is not designed to bear. It was never meant to
define us. It cannot make our dreams come true. It will not
complete us. As a gift of God kept in perspective, sexuality is
wonderful. As an idol, it is terrible. More than ever, we need to
know what holy sexuality is."
--Jon Bloom, author, board chair, and cofounder of Desiring God
"Christopher Yuan pivots from human sexuality to holy sexuality as
he writes with passion and compassion, scholarship and
spirituality, personal experience and practical expertise."
--Leith Anderson, DMin, president of the National Association of
Evangelicals
Holy Sexuality and the Gospel is a must read for everyone.
Christopher Yuan provides a refreshing look at the truth of the
Scripture to cut through the modern day clutter and confusion on
the subject of gay sexuality and sexual identity. His book
demonstrates with crystal clarity how God delivers people from
homosexuality and a same-sex ideology that controls mind and
living, and brings them to the freedom of the redemption of the
whole person conformed to the image of God. Yuan's emphasis is to
point to the power of the Gospel to redeem us from our sinful
thoughts and inclinations. He does this by sharing his personal
testimony on how God redeemed him from agnosticism, from a gay
lifestyle, illicit drugs, HIV, and a Chicago jail. He tells how he
came to learn that human identity is not defined by one's
sexuality, as our culture wants us to believe. But rather, he
learned that his true identity was and is found in the person of
Jesus Christ alone. In his book Yuan approaches homosexual
ideology, including same-sex attraction and thoughts, not from a
social, pragmatic viewpoint; that is, not from how homosexuals can
overcome their sexual identity through what they do. Rather, his
aproach is to affirm that we overcome the confusion of sexual
identity by believing and following a correct biblical and
theological perspective on how God created us, what he says in his
Word, and how we are to think on these truths....He also provides
cogent answers to questions like: "Why did God make me this way?"
"Am I caught in a gay body and mindset?" "Must I remain celibate
for the rest of my life?" "Does sexuality describe who we are, or
what we do?" These and other questions and answers make this book a
valuable resource of all Christians. It will assist them to know
and understand the Bible as it addresses the nature of
homosexuality, same-sex attraction, and celibacy. Yuan shows the
failings of historical, philosophical and psychological thinking on
human sexuality as promoted by such people as Freud, Kierkegaard
and Nietzsche. These secular positions fail much because their
belief systems do not affirm and comprehend the significance of the
biblical teaching that human beings are created in the image of God
and find their true sense of identity in the Imago Dei. These views
fail also because they do not understand God's pattern in creating
human beings distinctly as male and female. And these secular views
cannot explain effects of original sin in the lives, thoughts and
actions of human beings. The negative impact of the Fall is
overcome only through the gracious action of God found in Christ's
redemptive work; he is the only one who can change the sinner's
heart. Holy Sexuality and the Gospel expresses the correct
view of biblical sexual behavior that God created, expects and
blesses. This biblical sexual ethic untangles the confused web that
is prevalent in our present-day discussions on human sexuality. Sin
has distorted our understanding of human sexual relationships such
that only a clear presentation of biblical principles will guide us
to right relationships. The chapters on temptation, attraction,
desire, affection, and how marriage is designed to reflect the
grand story of God's redemption in Christ Jesus are invaluable
biblical resources. Yuan describes how our need for companionship
must first be met through the biblical and redemptive purposes of
the Christian family....Yuan is a must read for pastors, church
leaders, youth workers, and all who seek to conform their minds and
action to the likeness of Christ Jesus. After all, Christ is the
one who is the goal for all our social and personal relationships
regarding human sexuality and identity.
--Dr. Michael Frazier, TheAquilaReport.com
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