Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry
Week 4: The Practicalities of Walking in Newness
Read the chapters in Gay Girl, Good God covering Jackie's early walk with God after conversion — learning what it meant to live differently. Key Scripture: Romans 6:1-14; Galatians 5:16-25
Previewing Week 4 of Gay Girl, Good God
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Being made new in Christ does not mean being made instantly different in every feeling — Jackie had to learn, practically and painfully, what it meant to walk in the Spirit while still living in a body with old desires.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Jackie is honest that after her conversion, same-sex attraction did not simply disappear. What practical decisions did she begin to make — about relationships, environments, and habits — to steward her new life faithfully? What does that kind of deliberate reshaping of life look like in practice?
2.She draws a crucial distinction between temptation and sin — being tempted is not the same as sinning, and Jesus Himself was tempted in every way yet without sin (Hebrews 4:15). How does that distinction change the way we pastor ourselves and others through persistent temptation?
3.Romans 6 tells us we are "dead to sin" — and yet Paul immediately asks, "Shall we go on sinning?" implying that the temptation to do so remains real. How do you hold together the definitive reality of who you are in Christ with the ongoing struggle of what you still feel?