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What we Believe
Our Statement of Faith and Statement of Marriage, Sexuality & Gender are below. To learn more, download a PDF of Quick Facts: What Does the Center Believe?
Statement of Faith
- There is only one eternal, sovereign God who exists in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- God created the heavens and the earth and declared his creation to be good.
- All humans have sinned and live with a sin nature, which prevents them from rendering pleasing obedience to God on their own.
- All humans, though marred by sin, bear God’s image and are therefore worthy of dignity and honor.
- Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin and was both fully God and fully man.
- Jesus lived a sinless life, taught about the kingdom of God and how God wants us to live in this life. He died on the cross for the sins of the world, was raised from the dead by the power of the Spirit, and lives today at the right hand of the Father.
- If anyone desires the forgiveness of their sins, they must repent of their sins, believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and they will be forgiven.
- All those who are truly born again will seek to live out the teachings of Jesus, summarized by the two greatest commands: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind” and “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Jesus is coming one day to usher in his final and perfect kingdom on earth. On that day he will judge the living and the dead. All those who believe and obey Jesus will live forever with him in the new heavens and new earth. All those who don’t believe in Jesus will face an irreversible punishment for their sin and rejection of God.
- The Bible is inspired by God and is therefore our ultimate and final authority for all matters of faith and practice.
Statement of Marriage
- According to God’s design and intent, sex difference (male and female) is an intrinsic part of what marriage is. While same-sex marriage is legal in some countries, it does not represent a historical, Christian view of marriage.
- All sex outside of marriage is sin, as are lustful thoughts and the use of pornography.
- The Fall has corrupted God’s original intent for human sexuality in all persons; therefore, all people—straight or non-straight—experience corruption in their sexuality.
- Simply experiencing attraction to the same sex (or being gay) is not in itself a morally culpable sin.
Biological sex is an essential part of human identity. - All forms of abuse, slander, dehumanization, or oppression toward fellow humans is an affront against God’s sacred image, which has been stamped upon all people.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What does The Center believe about marriage and sexual relationships?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
2. What does The Center believe about singleness?
Both singleness and marriage are gifts given by God for the good of the Church (1 Cor. 7:1-40). Because sex is reserved for marriage, all Christian singles are called to celibacy while they are single. Many Christians will eventually marry after a temporary season of singleness; others will be single their entire lives. Christians who stay permanently unmarried can experience full, rich, and obedient lives in Christ, just like Jesus himself did as a single man on earth!
3. What does The Center believe about biological sex?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
4. What does The Center believe about lust?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
5. What does The Center believe about sexual temptation?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
6. What does The Center believe about sexual desire?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
7. What does The Center believe about repentance?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
8. What does The Center believe about sanctification?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
9. What does The Center believe about sexual attraction change?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
10. What does The Center believe about civil (legal) same-sex marriage?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
11. What does The Center believe about identity?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
12. What does The Center believe about the phrase “gay Christian”?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
13. What does The Center believe about celibate partnerships?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
14. What does The Center believe about living on mission for Jesus?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
15. What does The Center believe about Christian kindness and gentleness?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
16. What does The Center believe about “agreeing to disagree”?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.
17. What does The Center believe about people who disagree with us?
Helping Parents Love is a curriculum-based support group, not a therapy group. Our peer facilitators are not licensed counselors or trained experts; they are seasoned parents with a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ or who experiences same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The purpose of our groups is not for any of us to share expert advice, but for each participant to share our own family’s experience.