Position on Sexuality

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.  God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.’”  

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.  God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.’”  Genesis 1:27-28a 

“The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone.  I will make a helper suitable to him.  For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.”  Genesis 2:184

 “You shall not commit adultery.”   

 “Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.”  Hebrews 13:4

“Do you know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of god?  Do not be deceived:  Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”  1 Corinthians 6:9-20

 “So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.”  Galatians 5:15 

            Christians rely on God’s revealed Word, the Bible, for determining truth, and we look to it as our only infallible guide for faith and action.  It is our authority for understanding the distinction between good and evil and for determining what is moral and immoral.

             Anglican's for Life believes that male and female alike are made in God’s own image, and are intended by God to express sexual love for one another only within the bonds of the covenant of marriage.

             Anglican's for Life calls on the Anglican Church to take positions that are consistent with Scriptural direction and affirm only those, sexual relationships between a married man and a woman.

             God created man and woman to support and enjoy each other in a monogamous relationship.  Christian marriage is ordained by God and designed for three purposes.  These include the mutual help of husband and wife, the safeguarding, undergirding and development of their moral and spiritual character; and the propagation of children and their rearing in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

             Sexual promiscuity is not part of God’s plan.  Scripture condemns sexual relationships outside marriage.  Today we increasingly see the results of sexual promiscuity and sensual idolatry in the epidemic of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, crisis pregnancies, abortions and pornography.

             The Church can offer direction and forgiveness for those who are sexually promiscuous.  No sin is too great for the love of Jesus Christ.  Christians are called to proclaim the truth, welcome sinners into the family of God, and lead them to seek forgiveness.