What does the Bible actually call Christians to when it comes to sexuality? On this edition of Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk, host Roger Marsh welcomes author, Bible teacher and speaker Dr. Christopher Yuan for part one of a conversation about holy sexuality, identity in Christ and how parents can disciple their children in a culture filled with competing messages about sex and identity. Yuan brings an unusually personal perspective to the discussion. His teaching is shaped not only by years of biblical study and ministry, but also by his own dramatic journey through addiction, imprisonment, an HIV diagnosis and ultimately conversion to Jesus Christ. :chatgpt-content-reference{index=”0″} What Is “Holy Sexuality”? Yuan begins by defining the phrase holy sexuality. Rather than organizing sexuality around the modern categories of heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality, Yuan argues that Scripture presents two biblical paths: Chastity in singleness Faithfulness in marriage For Yuan, that distinction matters because heterosexual desire by itself is not synonymous with holiness. Scripture also condemns sexual sin between men and women. The standard, he argues, is not simply the direction of a person’s attraction but whether one’s life is ordered according to God’s call to holiness. :chatgpt-content-reference{index=”1″} The broader principle comes from passages such as 1 Peter 1:15-16, where believers are called to be holy because God is holy. Christopher Yuan’s Story Yuan then shares the testimony that shaped his ministry. Raised in a non-Christian family, he says he wrestled with sexuality from a young age and later openly identified as gay while attending dental school. His life increasingly revolved around nightlife, drugs and eventually drug dealing. His parents came to Christian faith during that period, but Yuan initially wanted nothing to do with their beliefs. He remembers rejecting their attempts to reach him and even throwing away a Bible his father gave him. His mother, however, began praying intensely for him. Yuan recounts that she fasted regularly for years and recruited more than 100 people to pray for her son. Eventually federal drug agents arrested Yuan, bringing the life he had been building to an abrupt stop. When he finally called home from jail, he expected anger and condemnation. Instead, his mother’s first response was simply to ask whether he was okay. Yuan connects that moment with Romans 2:4, which speaks of God’s kindness leading people toward repentance. A Bible in a Jailhouse Trash Can One of the pivotal moments in…
