WE AFFIRM that the grace of God in Christ gives both merciful pardon and transforming power, and that this pardon and power enable a follower of Jesus to put to death sinful desires and to walk in a manner worthy

WE AFFIRM our duty to speak the truth in love at all times, including when we speak to or about one another as male or female.  WE DENY any obligation to speak in such ways that dishonor God’s design of

WE AFFIRM that it is sinful to approve of homosexual immorality or transgenderism and that such approval constitutes an essential departure from Christian faithfulness and witness.  WE DENY that the approval of homosexual immorality or transgenderism is a matter of

WE AFFIRM that sin distorts sexual desires by directing them away from the marriage covenant and toward sexual immorality— a distortion that includes both heterosexual and homosexual immorality.
WE DENY that an enduring pattern of desire for sexual immorality justifies

WE AFFIRM that people who experience sexual attraction for the same sex may live a rich and fruitful life pleasing to God through faith in Jesus Christ, as they, like all Christians, walk in purity of life.  WE DENY that

WE AFFIRM that those born with a physical disorder of sex development are created in the image of God and have dignity and worth equal to all other image-bearers. They are acknowledged by our Lord Jesus in his words about

WE AFFIRM that the differences between male and female reproductive structures are integral to God’s design for self-conception as male or female.  WE DENY that physical anomalies or psychological conditions nullify the God-appointed link between biological sex and self-conception as

WE AFFIRM that divinely ordained differences between male and female reflect God’s original creation design and are meant for human good and human flourishing.  WE DENY that such differences are a result of the Fall or are a tragedy to