STATEMENT ON HUMAN SEXUALITY
Boston Baptist College supports the conscientious pursuit of life in submission to biblical principles. The canon of Scripture clearly declares that God’s design at Creation for sexual desire, orientation and identity is within the bounds of the marital union of one natural-born man and one natural-born women (Gen. 1:26-28; Gen, 2:22-25; Rom. 1:26-27). As God’s created beings, living under His Lordship, all other sexual activity, including premarital sex, extramarital sex, polygamy, bisexual acts, same-sex marriage, homosexual acts, and bestiality violate clear biblical teaching on sexual purity (Rom. 1:26-27; 1 Cor. 6:18-20; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:3; Col. 3:5-6)/ Married persons, husbands and wives, are commanded to exclusive sexual fidelity to each other while single persons are called to abstinence (Heb. 13:4). Gender identity and roles are merely aspects of God’s creative design (Gen. 1:26-28; 1 Cor. 11:7-9; 1 Tim. 2:12-14) and thus the college community untied in the conviction that God opposes any attempt to alter one’s gender by surgery or appearance.
Sexual relations, of any kind, outside the confines of biblically-modeled marriage, even when consensual, are inconsistent with the teaching of Scripture, as well as the preponderance of Christian teaching in the church throughout history. Sexual misconduct that is prohibited includes (but may not be limited to) disorderly lewd conduct, indecent or obscene conduct or expression, involvement with pornography, premarital sex, adultery, pedophilia, homosexual conduct and all forms of same-sex dating, or any other conduct that violates biblical standards.
As terms of relationship at any level within our faith community, Boston Baptist College prohibits all members of the college community from public advocacy or promotion for any position that sex outside of a biblically defined marriage is morally acceptable.
Given that human life is God’s creation, including the life of the unborn, we affirm the “sanctity of life” as an integral representation of our college faith and values.
The college desires to help students who face all types of sexual temptation, encouraging single students to live chaste, celibate lives and married students to live together as God intends. All members of the Boston Baptist College community are expected to treat one another with respect and Christ-like compassion. Insults, slurs and other forms of derogatory speech or actions have no place in a Christian community or thoughtful dialogue, and will be worthy of disciplinary action.
