Bible Scholar Answers My Hardest Questions on LGBTQ+, Sexuality, & Women Preaching

Reclaim your faith from OCD. Book a free 15 min call at https://www.treatmyocd.com/ Go to https://glorify-app.com/en/lecrae for $29.99 one year access! Protect your family today at meetfabric.com/lecrae Stay hydrated throughout your day. Use code lecrae for 20% off at dripdrop.com __________________________________ What does it actually mean to be faithful to Jesus — not just culturally Christian, but genuinely biblical? In this episode of The Deep End, we go deep with Dr. Preston Sprinkle, biblical scholar, author, podcaster, and co-founder of the Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender. Preston shares how a rigorous study of Scripture led him to unexpected conclusions on two of the most emotionally charged debates in the church today: women in leadership and LGBTQ+ sexuality. We talk about his new book From Genesis to Junia — an honest, real-time exegetical journey through what the Bible actually says about women and church leadership — and why he didn't know where he'd land before he started writing it. We also get into the nuance behind yes-or-no culture, why "homosexuality is sin" isn't as simple a question as it sounds, the 83% statistic about LGBT people raised in the church, and what pastoral compassion actually looks like when someone asks "Did God make me gay?" This is a conversation about truth AND grace — not one or the other. Topics covered: - What faithfulness to Jesus really looks like - The debate over women in church leadership (complementarian vs. egalitarian) - Primogeniture, Genesis 1–3, and what Adam's creation order actually means - Same-sex attraction, celibacy, and navigating hard pastoral questions - Why Preston refuses to give thin answers to thick questions - The danger of cultural Christianity and sound-bite theology _______________________________________________ 📱Follow our new instagram! - https://www.instagram.com/deependlecr... 📱Connect with Lecrae - https://linktr.ee/Lecrae 📮 Join the conversation… Exclusive previews, discounts, bonus content, and more: https://deependwithlecrae.com/ Stream the Album: https://music.apple.com/us/album/reconstruction/1828052699 👕 Shop Lecrae Merch: https://lecrae.store/ _____________________________________ 0:00 Intro & Cold Open Clips 1:42 Welcome — Introducing Dr. Preston Sprinkle 2:49 How Preston Became a Voice on Sexuality & Faith 4:20 Cultural Christianity vs. Biblical Conviction 5:29 What Does It Actually Mean to Be Faithful to Jesus? 6:51 "God Said It, I Believe It" — The Interpretation Gap 11:32 Introducing From Genesis to Junior — Women & Church Leadership 13:50 Adam & Eve, Primogeniture, and the Firstborn Argument 18:25 Wrestling with 1 Corinthians 11 — The Hardest Passage in Paul 23:03 Egalitarian vs. Complementarian — What Do These Terms Actually Mean? 26:14 Preston Reveals His Conclusion on Women in Leadership 29:51 Gender Identity, Sex, and Keeping Up with Shifting Terms 33:17 Navigating Pronouns — What Would Paul Do? 37:42 Homosexuality in the Ancient World — What We're Missing 42:03 Why These Issues Are So Divisive in Church & Culture 47:54 The Woman Stuck in a Patriarchal Marriage — What Do You Tell Her? 50:31 "Did God Make Me Gay?" — Responding with Curiosity & Care 53:15 Is Same-Sex Attraction Sin? Why Preston Refuses a Yes/No Answer 57:20 Jesus Never Gave Sound-Bite Answers Either 58:22 Is LGBTQ a Monolith? Tensions Within the Acronym 1:01:23 The Spectrum of Same-Sex Experience & What Scripture Actually Addresses 1:18:39 Deconstruction, Christian Hip-Hop & Navigating Bad Evangelical Spaces 1:20:27 How This Book Changed How Lecrae Reads His Own Marriage 1:23:18 Closing — Why Scholarship + Pastoral Care Both Matter 1:24:03 Outro MB01MB2K8SPH2UD