Responding Biblically and Redemptively to LGBTQIA+ Individuals
by Ricky Chelette
Every person longs to be seen.
Not labeled. Not debated.
But known.
Behind questions of sexuality and identity are real people-sons and daughters, parents and pastors, friends, and fellow believers—quietly asking, "Do you see me?"
In a culture marked by confusion and a church often marked by fear, many conversations about homosexuality and sexual brokenness have generated more hurt than healing. Some respond with harshness. Others with silence. Still others with compromise. But what does it look like to respond with both biblical conviction and Christlike compassion?
In Do You See Me?, Ricky Chelette invites readers to:
- Understand what Scripture truly teaches about sexuality and identity
- Recover God's good design for masculinity and femininity
- Explore the deeper roots of sexual and relational brokenness
- Grasp a gospel-centered vision of real freedom
- Walk wisely and lovingly with friends, church members, and children who struggle
This book does not offer quick fixes or culture-war arguments. It offers something better: a redemptive framework rooted in truth, shaped by grace, and centered on the transforming power of Jesus Christ.
People don't change when they are shamed. They change when they are seen by others, by the church, and by God--who sees us fully and who transforms us completely.
Rooted in Truth. Growing in Wholeness.
Growth Publishing is the publishing arm of the Institute of Biblical Sexuality, dedicated to advancing its mission of equipping the Church to understand and embody God’s design for human sexuality. We publish biblically faithful, academically rich, and practically applicable works that integrate solid research with accessible language and ministry relevance. Our goal is to cultivate spiritual maturity and cultural clarity—rooting readers in Scripture, renewing their minds, and restoring a vision of redeemed sexuality and relational wholeness. Through books, studies, and resources for pastors, leaders, and families, Growth Publishing seeks to nurture growth that begins in God’s Word and blossoms into lives that bear lasting fruit for His glory.
Biblical Sexuality presents a clear, compassionate, and biblically grounded framework for understanding God’s design for human sexuality—rooted in Genesis and lived out through redemption, discipleship, and embodied faithfulness.