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The White Paper on Human Sexuality
Respond in paragraph format to the following prompt(s):
- Why was it important for ACOP to develop a white paper on human sexuality?
- Which affirmations regarding human sexuality stand out to you as most meaningful in our culture today?
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It was important for ACOP to develop this because our world is increasingly walking away from God’s intended picture for sexuality. Almost no secular person believes you should save yourself for marriage, and almost no secular person believes that being homosexual is wrong. This is why it’s urgent for ACOP to establish exactly what we believe and why we believe it.
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I believe it is important for ACOP to have a white paper on human sexuality because it is a topic that is becoming increasingly hard to avoid today. Not only is it something that we see everyday in person, but it is extremely hard to find tv shows and movies that don’t portray characters engaging in same sex relationships. It is helpful to have these beliefs and affirmations on hand – so that we may be like minded in how we approach situations where we are speaking around this topic.
I think it is very important to remember the affirmation that we are called to love each other as ourselves. There is a way to disagree with an action while still loving a person. I think that many times non believers feel like Christians miss the point of loving when approaching these topics. If people don’t feel loved still, they likely won’t give Christ a chance. Ultimately we are all sinners, so we should be showing love no matter whether we can pin point what one person’s sin is over our own.
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- It was important for ACOP to develop a white paper on human sexuality because this topic has been increasingly coming up in the Western world and churches are not exempt from this. It is important for each organization to determine their stance on this and to provide a way to care for these individuals.
- The affirmation regarding human sexuality that stands out to me as most meaningful in our culture today is “We affirm the sanctity of marriage as a lifelong exclusive commitment between one man and one woman”. I think that this is most meaningful because, in our culture, the idea of marriage has shifted. It is now thought of as a commitment that can be changed if you get bored or don’t want to work through things. It is thought of as a commitment between you and whoever you love, with no requirement on their gender, or if it is even just one person. The Godly idea of marriage is so under attack, and that is why I find this affirmation the most meaningful in the context of our culture.
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- Why was it important for ACOP to develop a white paper on human sexuality?
- Which affirmations regarding human sexuality stand out to you as most meaningful in our culture today?
It is important to ACOP to develop a white paper of human sexuality as a guidance, based of our Christian belief. It is ACOP affirmations on what we view of Human Sexuality.
It really stand out the most is "It is the affirmation and a good way to approach with grace , love, and hope. Affirming that we should love all people as ourselves". And "we affirm the traditional view of scripture that homosexual acts are outside Gods intended plan and therefore sinful". A very clear explanation.
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