There seems to be some confusion regarding sexuality today – both in the church and world. Not everyone’s confused, by the way. Many people are quite confident in their views. And while there is some authentic confusion, there’s also unconscious confusion. Looking at the church, you see two major camps when it comes to sexuality: one is the more orthodox, traditional view, and the other is a more liberal, progressive view. And then in those two camps are multiple little camps. So, what should we believe? Just last month The Nashville Statement was released – a statement that affirmed biblical truths in regards to homosexuality and transgenderism. This, obviously, caused much controversy among the church. To tell us about the statement and then help us know how to respond to sexual confusion we have author and professor Owen Strachan joining us this week.

 

Who’s Our Guest?

Owen Strachan is associate professor of Christian Theology at The Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, senior fellow at The Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (where he used to sit as President), and the author of many books, including The Grand Design: Male and Female He Made Them. Owen and his wife Bethany and their children live in Missouri.

Episode Links

The book that Owen mentioned (written with Gavin Peacock) is called The Grand Design: Male and Female He Made Them.

You can also access The Center for Public Theology where Owen frequently writes.

Lastly, if you haven’t yet seen/read The Nashville Statement, you should check it out.

Read It

*Below is an edited transcription of the audio conversation.

With me today is professor and author Owen Strachan. I’m not going to list everything that he’s done because that would take a bit of time, but I will say that he’s currently Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He used to sit as president over the Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood as well. Anyways, it’s great to have you on the show today Owen.

Thank you so much Isaac, great to be with you.

Before we get into our conversation on the confused sexual state of the church and the world, who are you? How did you meet Jesus? What does your day to day life look like right now?

I am … Wow, that’s an interesting question. I am a speck of dust, speaking into the void. No, that’s a little philosophical.

I am a professor of systematic theology. I’m a husband and a father, married to Bethany now for over a decade. I have three little kids and find a ton of happiness and satisfaction in being a husband and a father. I’m a churchman. I love the church, the Lord Jesus Christ. I love writing books and have written a few. I love teaching students and training the next generation of pastors. Those are a few things about me.

That’s awesome. And your day to day life? If you’re an associate professor, you’re probably already into teaching this semester.

Yes. I’m actually on sabbatical. I’ve taught now for about, yeah, seven years, and so I had successfully entered my first ever sabbatical for the full academic year … People hear that and they think, “What on earth are you going to do with your time?