Within Evangelicalism, The Gospel Coalition is one of the most influential driving forces of liberalism, especially on sexuality. So when they publish an article that’s based, it’s quite noteworthy. The article titled, “I Love My Transgender Child. I Love Jesus More.” delivers a rare biblical application on this issue from The Gospel Coalition.
What immediately stands out is that the article is written anonymously. A quick read and it’s clear why. A family tragedy was made public, and it could worsen if the son discovered his parents had written the article. Wondering how their son professed his desire to be a transvestite, the father writes:
My wife and I had many questions swirling in our minds: What had happened to our son? Did we do something wrong? Why didn’t God protect him? As we look back on what contributors might have led our son to this lifestyle, we can only land on a few.
First, an old friendship came back into our son’s life during COVID shutdowns and grew over time. This friend was moving through the spectrum of the LGBT+ community. My wife and I encouraged our son to be faithful to the Word, which included showing love and grace to his friend.
Second, a few other people who had meaningful relationships with my son expressed to him their belief that LGBT+ lifestyles can align with Christianity.
Indeed, transgenderism is a social contagion but so too was bad theology in their hindsight analysis. The second point might as well be an indictment on The Gospel Coalition which has been one of the leading purveyors of Side B Theology which teaches that homosexual identity and attraction are not sinful.
The Gospel Coalition still partners with Sam Allberry the founder of Living Out, Rebecca McLaughlin, the Tim Keller Center which has multiple Side B proponents, and Don Carson, its founder who has advanced Side B for over a decade.
So one has to wonder whether this genuinely helpful article from The Gospel Coalition is a rare W or a screen for their nefarious doctrine on this subject.
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No, they didn’t encourage their son to be faithful to God’s word. Probably because they don’t know what it says about not associating with individuals given to certain sins. Had they and their son been faithful to scriptures such as 1 Cor. 5:9-11, 2 Tim. 3:1-5, etc. they would not have associated with the old friend, and would not now be in the difficult and painful situation they now find themselves.
God’s word is clear. Do not associate with them.
There are certain sorts of people we are supposed to avoid. Christians have long taught and believed otherwise, contrary to scripture, that we are supposed to be loving and accepting and friendly toward everyone, no matter what, and that ignorant defiance of the Lord and His word is the cause of much of the problems we now face.
The parents should be commended for now taking a stand and honoring the Lord and His word, but had they known of those scriptures and done so from the beginning, they wouldn’t now be in the difficult and painful situation they now find themselves, with the worst being the knowledge that their son is on the broad path to eternal damnation apart from the Lord.
I agree that the parents made a mistake, but they are sharing their mistake for the edification of the church. And more surprisingly TGC was who they went to.