of Jesus' humanity. Our identity, at its most fundamental, is that we are united with him. So in the debates that rage around sexuality, and in the various ways we relate, rejoice in and struggle with our own sexual situations and circumstances -- in all of this, it is vital that Christians remember that the core of our identity is not found in our sexuality (whatever that may be), but in the relationship we have with Jesus Christ. Who we are in him is who we really are. Share this: Like this: 4 Comments Hey Sparky. Is it also worth differentiating what Jesus affirms about gender and identity (male and femaleness), Mark 10:6, from the related but slightly different issue here about sexual orientation, 'sexuality' and identity? Hmm, yes mate to a certain degree. I think that is some of what I was trying (however falteringly) to say. Jesus affirms our sexuality at the level of gendered-ness as important to our humanity (recalling the image of God from Gen 1:27). That is what he affirms in that passage. But the thing is, the two (gender identity and sexual orientation) do interact, especially in our current cultural climate I think, and the way many of us think about ourselves. I guess a focus on orientation alone is in danger of missing the point because many heterosexsually-oriented people don't often think in terms of their orientation. But perhaps if we think about sexual expression and romantic attachment in general it might help