Torch, Fall/Winter 2007

10 TORCH by Timothy Gombis, Ph.D. H ow we as committed followers of Jesus relate to people living a homosexual lifestyle can be complicated. The Bible plainly teaches that homosexual conduct is sin, and we acknowledge that sin is the universal human condition. Apart from Christ, we are all broken people trapped in sin’s crushing grip. But the Bible provides hope — freedom in Jesus Christ — and instruction for how we His redeemed ones should minister that same message of deliverance to sinners around us. So Why Does Ministry to a Sinner Living a Homosexual Lifestyle Seem Different? Heightening the tension is the intense national culture war around us. We are frustrated at the favorable way that homosexuality is portrayed in television programs and films. Homosexual lobby groups seem to be gaining political ground daily, having mastered the manipulation of print and digital media. A Ministry of Deliverance