A coalition for Biblical sexuality - as amended by the FEBC
Article 1
WE AFFIRM that God has designed marriage to be a covenantal, sexual, procreative, lifelong union of
one man and one woman, as husband and wife, and is meant to signify the covenant love between
Christ and his bride the church.
WE DENY that God has designed marriage to be a homosexual, polygamous, or polyamorous relationship. We also deny that marriage is a mere human contract rather than a covenant made before God.
Article 2
WE AFFIRM that God’s revealed will for all people is chastity outside of marriage and fidelity
within marriage.
WE DENY that any affections, desires, or commitments ever justify sexual
intercourse before or outside marriage; nor do they justify any form of sexual immorality.
Article 3
WE AFFIRM that God created Adam and Eve, the first human beings, in his own image, equal before God as persons, and distinct as male and female.
WE DENY that the divinely ordained differences between male and female render them unequal in
dignity or worth.
Article 4
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 be overcome.
Article 5
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 male or female.
Article 6
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 “eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb.” With all others they are welcome as faithful followers of Jesus Christ and should embrace their biological sex
insofar as it may be known.
WE DENY that ambiguities related to a person’s biological sex render one incapable of living a
fruitful life in joyful obedience to Christ.
Article 7
WE AFFIRM that self‐conception as male or female should be defined by God’s holy purposes in
creation and redemption as revealed in Scripture.
WE DENY that adopting a homosexual or transgender self‐conception is consistent with God’s holy
purposes in creation and redemption.
Article 8
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 sexual attraction for the same sex is part of the natural goodness of God’s original
creation, or that it puts a person outside the hope of the gospel.
Article 9
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 sexually immoral
behavior.
Article 10
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 moral
indifference about which otherwise faithful Christians should agree to disagree.
Article 11
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 his image bearers as
male and female.
Article 12
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 of the Lord.
WE DENY that the grace of God in Christ is insufficient to forgive all sexual sins and to give
power for holiness to every believer who feels drawn into sexual sin.
Article 13
WE AFFIRM that the grace of God in Christ enables sinners to forsake transgender self‐conceptions
and by divine forbearance to accept the God‐ordained link between one’s biological sex and one’s
self‐conception as male or female.
WE DENY that the grace of God in Christ sanctions self‐conceptions that are at odds with God’s
revealed will.
Article 14
WE AFFIRM that Christ Jesus has come into the world to save sinners and that through Christ’s death
and resurrection forgiveness of sins and eternal life are available by divine grace alone through
faith alone, through Jesus Christ alone.
WE DENY that the Lord’s arm is too short to save or that any sinner is beyond his reach.
For more detail, information, Scripture references and signatories, visit:
https://cbmw.org/nashville‐statement/
WE AFFIRM that God has designed marriage to be a covenantal, sexual, procreative, lifelong union of
one man and one woman, as husband and wife, and is meant to signify the covenant love between
Christ and his bride the church.
WE DENY that God has designed marriage to be a homosexual, polygamous, or polyamorous relationship. We also deny that marriage is a mere human contract rather than a covenant made before God.
Article 2
WE AFFIRM that God’s revealed will for all people is chastity outside of marriage and fidelity
within marriage.
WE DENY that any affections, desires, or commitments ever justify sexual
intercourse before or outside marriage; nor do they justify any form of sexual immorality.
Article 3
WE AFFIRM that God created Adam and Eve, the first human beings, in his own image, equal before God as persons, and distinct as male and female.
WE DENY that the divinely ordained differences between male and female render them unequal in
dignity or worth.
Article 4
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 be overcome.
Article 5
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 male or female.
Article 6
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 “eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb.” With all others they are welcome as faithful followers of Jesus Christ and should embrace their biological sex
insofar as it may be known.
WE DENY that ambiguities related to a person’s biological sex render one incapable of living a
fruitful life in joyful obedience to Christ.
Article 7
WE AFFIRM that self‐conception as male or female should be defined by God’s holy purposes in
creation and redemption as revealed in Scripture.
WE DENY that adopting a homosexual or transgender self‐conception is consistent with God’s holy
purposes in creation and redemption.
Article 8
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 sexual attraction for the same sex is part of the natural goodness of God’s original
creation, or that it puts a person outside the hope of the gospel.
Article 9
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 sexually immoral
behavior.
Article 10
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 moral
indifference about which otherwise faithful Christians should agree to disagree.
Article 11
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 his image bearers as
male and female.
Article 12
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 of the Lord.
WE DENY that the grace of God in Christ is insufficient to forgive all sexual sins and to give
power for holiness to every believer who feels drawn into sexual sin.
Article 13
WE AFFIRM that the grace of God in Christ enables sinners to forsake transgender self‐conceptions
and by divine forbearance to accept the God‐ordained link between one’s biological sex and one’s
self‐conception as male or female.
WE DENY that the grace of God in Christ sanctions self‐conceptions that are at odds with God’s
revealed will.
Article 14
WE AFFIRM that Christ Jesus has come into the world to save sinners and that through Christ’s death
and resurrection forgiveness of sins and eternal life are available by divine grace alone through
faith alone, through Jesus Christ alone.
WE DENY that the Lord’s arm is too short to save or that any sinner is beyond his reach.
For more detail, information, Scripture references and signatories, visit:
https://cbmw.org/nashville‐statement/
