{"id":43732,"date":"2022-01-24T11:01:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=43732"},"modified":"2022-01-24T11:32:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:32:39","slug":"i-just-dont-believe-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=43732","title":{"rendered":"I Just Don\u2019t Believe the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This week the blog is sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boycecollege.com?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=challies&amp;utm_campaign=5free_tickets\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Boyce College<\/a> and this post is written by Timothy Paul Jones who is inviting you to attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.renownyouth.com\/register-now-challies?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=challies&amp;utm_campaign=challies_article\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Renown Youth Conference 2022<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still want to believe in Jesus,\u201d she said to me. \u201cI just don\u2019t believe the Bible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I was wrapping up a series that focused on how God\u2019s Word should shape our sexuality with the students in our church. When I asked the group of students if they had any questions, one young woman asked if it was possible to pursue a bisexual lifestyle and still be a faithful Christian. In response, I walked gently through the points I had made about God\u2019s beautiful design and showed how a bisexual self-conception contradicted God\u2019s plan. I ended with Paul\u2019s words in his letter to the 1 Thessalonians 4:8, when Paul made it clear that dismissing God\u2019s design isn\u2019t simply the rejection of a human custom; it\u2019s a rejection of God.<\/p>\n<p>After the gathering had ended, she approached me at the lectern and reiterated her commitment to the idea that someone could follow Jesus and still identify as bisexual.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s when she finally blurted out, \u201cI still want to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week the blog is sponsored by Boyce College and this post is written by Timothy Paul Jones who is inviting you to attend the Renown Youth Conference 2022. \u201cI still want to believe in Jesus,\u201d she said to me. \u201cI just don\u2019t believe the Bible.\u201d I was wrapping up a series that focused on how God\u2019s Word should shape our sexuality with the students in our church. 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