A New Christian Sexual Ethic
A few years ago I was teaching a group of students through the book of Genesis and we paused in Chapter 4 when one of them pointed out a fascinating conversation between God and Cain. If anyone has ever been in a conversation that didn’t work the way you want it to, you would probably … Read more
Adultery is about the breaking of a covenant – not necessarily about sex. Throughout the Bible, there are two parallel themes that are sometimes overlooked in discussions about sexual ethics. The First Theme is Sex The first theme is sex – which appears in the first two chapters of Genesis as a part of the … Read more
As a Christian man, my number one answer to this question would have been “God.” Of course, my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and my sexuality is part of that! But when I got home from church, the answer changed. Theoretically, I knew God was supposed to own my sexuality, but He … Read more
My journey toward sexual emancipation was not quick or easy. It began with a pursuit of purity, which aligned with my pursuit of intimacy with God – who I was discovering as Love itself. But most of my progress toward this end was intellectual. I needed to sort through the confusion of messages that bombarded … Read more