Human Sexuality and Gender Roles

We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of marriage between a man and a woman. We believe that any form of homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, and pornography are sinful perversions of God’s gift of sex.

Genesis 2:24; Genesis 19:5,13; Genesis 26:8-9; Leviticus 18:1-30; Romans 1:26- 29; 1Corinthians 5:1, 6:9; 1Thessalonians 4:1-8; Hebrews 13:4

We believe that the only legitimate marriage is the joining of one man and one woman, as determined by biological sexual gender at birth.

Genesis 2:24; Romans 7:2; 1Corinthians 7:10; Ephesians 5:22-23

We believe that men and women are spiritually equal in position before God, but that God has ordained distinct and separate spiritual functions for men and women in the home and church. The husband is to be the leader of the home and men are to be the leaders (pastors and deacons) of the church. Accordingly, only men are eligible for licensure and ordination by the church.

Galatians 3:28; Colossians 3:18; 1Timothy 2:8-15; 3:4-5,12