Tough Topics Papers

Biblically grounded answers

Papers to help readers thoughtfully engage today's cultural and theological questions surrounding LGBTQ.

These papers represent ReStory's official positions on some of the most controversial issues surrounding the Church and sexuality. Each is grounded in Scripture and in agreement with the Assemblies of God's core doctrines and official statements. Read online or download the PDF.

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Can a person be gay and Christian?

Working through identity, attraction, and faith, and what Scripture says about both.

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Can gays really change?

An honest look at transformation, testimony, and the hope of lasting change.

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The "conversion therapy" controversy

What the term means, why it is contested, and how to think about it biblically.

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What the same-sex marriage argument is really about

The deeper questions of design, marriage, and meaning beneath the cultural debate.