A New Christian Sexual Ethic
Debates over questions of polyamory, non-monogamy, and open relationships already shows signs of getting stuck in the historical and false dichotomy of licentiousness or celibacy, which has plagued theology since the early days of the church.
A life of wisdom calls us to understand why we make the moral and ethical decisions that we do…and be able to explain it to others.
Here are some of the complicated issues we have to address in order to do this successfully:
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