At our church's upcoming book table in a few weeks, we will have numerous copies of a small book titled 'The New Reformation Catechism on Human Sexuality' - please take a copy for yourself! Butterfield helpfully extends one of the questions and answers to include those struggling with gender identity. Question: What about believers who fight against same-sex attraction but continue to experience shame and guilt for their desires? Answer: God, in the gospel of his Son, has announced that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Rom 8:1).
“Any unholy desire, even if unchosen, such as same-sex attraction [or transgendersim], is covered by the blood of Christ”
Any unholy desire, even if unchosen, such as same-sex attraction [or transgendersim], is covered by the blood of Christ (Col 2:31). Believers who continue to struggle against same-sex attraction should trust in God's forgiving mercies (1 Jn 1:9), and with earnest purpose, by the strength of the Holy Spirit, strive to live in the newness of life (Rom 6:4). Further, the body of Christ should not avoid or shun those who struggle against any sexual sin(Lk 15:1-2). Instead, believers, with a spirit of compassion (1 Pt 3:8), should "bear each other's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ" (Gal 6:2).