Sex matters.
Not simply how we have sex, but how and what we think about sex.
Figuring all of this out is seldom simple because the extremes views—represented by contemporary hook-up culture and purity movement—dominate the conversation even as they mislead us. The former advocates that we divorce the emotional/relational component from sex and use it to leverage our social status. On the other end of the spectrum, the purity culture relies on shame and manipulation to demonize any and all sexual feelings outside of marriage, leaving us confused and shut-down.
In light of these extremes, one might wonder if a healthy, middle ground even exists. Writer Katelyn Beatty mourns “the loss of the coherent sexual ethic that purity culture tried to offer” and refuses to accept that “consent culture” is our only valid option. (The New York Times)
Perhaps surprisingly, an understanding of sex that’s rooted in Scripture contradicts both errant narratives.
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