The prevailing thought in our culture today seems to be to
follow your heart’s desires and if that leads you to believe that your sexual
desires determine your identity that is fine as well. In this thought provoking
and well researched book, Christopher Yuan takes issue with that belief. This
is not a book only for those who struggle with same sex attraction or for those
who care for someone who identifies as LGBTQ, it is for all of us as Rosaria
Butterfield states in the Forward to the book.
The problem is when we allow our feelings and desires to
define us as a person. In other words, what I feel becomes who I am. Where we
need to start is at the beginning when God created all of us in His image, but
because of the Fall, we are all distorted by sin. As Christians, when we realize
we can understand our desires and submit them to Christ, we can begin to live
according to God’s will.
Yuan goes on to define the concept of Holy Sexuality which
consists of two paths: chastity in singleness and faithfulness in marriage.
Both of these paths display the only correct biblical sexual ethic and
demonstrate the exact expressions of sexual behavior that God blesses.
This book is very well written. There is a study guide at
the end of the book which would make it ideal for a small group study and
discussion. It is a challenging topic but the author
succeeds in helping the reader to understand the issue of holy sexuality and
the reasons behind it. I would highly recommend this book. It is an important
book in light of the challenges we face in our culture today.
I received this book
from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers in exchange for this honest review.
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