Transcript Compelling Love Project - Dallas Theological Seminary

Compelling Love:
Sexual Identity Differences & the Church
Dallas Theological Seminary
World Evangelization Conference
March 12, 2014
C. Gary Barnes, ThM, PhD
[email protected]
Adapted from Stanley Grenz, Mark Yarhouse and Tim Keller
Christian Theology, Psychology, &
Homosexuality :
Foundations for Loving Your Neighbor
Dallas Theological Seminary
World Evangelization Conference
March 12, 2013
C. Gary Barnes, ThM, PhD
[email protected]
Adapted from Stanley Grenz, Mark Yarhouse and Tim Keller
I. Theology of Sexuality: (2013)
A Foundation for a Sexual Ethics
Four Stages of Redemptive History in the Bible:
1) Creation
 2) Fall
 3) Redemption
 4) Glorification.
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For our present purposes, two themes for each of the four
stages will be identified.
II. Psychology of Sexuality: (2013)
A Context for a Sexual Ethic
The most significant and useful
psychological end point of the conversation,
dialog or debate on homosexuality is NOT
on causes or changes or cures for
homosexual orientation,
 The most significant and useful
psychological end point is sexual identity.
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III. Psychology of Christ: (2013)
A Motivation for a Sexual Ethic
The key question for all of us is this:
“How do we relate with each other when our
beliefs, practices, values and views, deeply
differ, distress and even offend each other?”
My great hope for us is that we all would be able to
move forward with this question.
To facilitate this movement, I’d like to highlight the
contrasts between the Psychology of Christ and
the Psychology of the Cosmos
Compelling Love Project:
2013-2014 sabbatical
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Overview:
Key Question – (follow up from WEC 2013)
“How can people connect with each other
when their beliefs, values, and practices
deeply differ, distress and even offend each
other?”
Compelling Love Project:
2013-2014 sabbatical
Overview:
“Compelling Love Project”
Connecting Grace & Truth with Sexual
Identity Differences” is a five component
Project that challenges us all to be
characterized by an uncommon response
of Compelling Love when we clash against
our sexual identity differences.
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Compelling Love Project:
2013-2014 sabbatical
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Purpose:
The “Compelling Love Project”
challenges us to go way beyond the common
responses of intolerance and tolerance and
in contrast, to be characterized by a 3rd
option of Connecting Grace and Truth.
Compelling Love Project:
2013-2014 sabbatical
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Definition:
A response of Connecting Grace & Truth
describes a person making an honest
evaluation of another’s beliefs, values, or
practices and then connecting with that
person in an honest loving relationship,
regardless of the differences.
Compelling Love Project:
2013-2014 sabbatical
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5 Guiding Principles:
Same sex attraction & same sex orientation are not
determined by personal choices
These two tiers are not personal sin choices
These two tiers are not commonly changeable
Celibacy with same sex attraction & orientation is a
lifestyle choice to be supported with connecting
grace & truth
Identity and Maturity in Christ is the goal for all
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2013-2014 sabbatical
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5 Components:
Documentary (60 minutes)
Discussion guide
e book
Small group curriculum (12 hr. workbook & videos)
National Survey
Compelling Love Project:
2013-2014 sabbatical
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5 Components:
1) Documentary (60 minutes)
vimeopro.com/kurtneale/compellinglove
facebook.com/compellinglovethefilm
2) National Survey
[email protected]
For copies of Presentations:
Love thy Neighbor: WEC 2013
 Compelling Love: WEC 2014
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Email: MABC administrative assistant
Roscelee Lubina
[email protected]