He is (1) forgiving all (including homosexuals) who repent and believe in the Lord Jesus, and (2) confronting everything (including homosexuality) in our fallen predilections to transform all (including homosexuals) into the image of Jesus Christ. This third way builds upon the big picture of what God is doing. Instead, he presents a third way to live with a “bent and broken sexuality” (170). WH does not accept the common positions of either (1) celebrating and affirming committed homosexual unions as good, or (2) deliverance from same-sex attraction. He expresses this in terms such as “my struggle with homosexuality” (57), “a frustrating thorn in the flesh” (64), and “the disordered desires of a broken sexuality” (122). The book’s title combines having been washed in redemption and waiting for the coming of the Lord (i.e., 1 Corinthians 6:11 and 4:5).Īs a follower of Jesus, the author writes of his longings in the context of the call to be faithful and pure before the Lord.
The dynamics of human sinfulness and divine mercy and grace are the same for all of us, regardless of the particular temptations or weaknesses we face. The Christian's struggle with homosexuality is unique in many ways but not completely so. In the midst of this, WH states, “ I do not think the option of same-sex, erotically expressive partnerships is open to gay believers who want to remain faithful to the gospel.”
He describes his growing realization as a youth to his attraction and the accompanying confusion, fear, desires, isolation, and loneliness. Even though he grew up in a healthy Christian family and church environment, he explains his homosexuality in terms of life-long homo-erotic attraction.
WH presents the issue of his homosexuality in an autobiographical manner. Wesley Hill (WH) is a Christian, a professor of biblical studies, and a homosexual. Wesley Hill, Washed and Waiting : Reflections on Christian Faithfulness & Homosexuality.
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