How Should Christians Think about Sex?
Beschreibung
Why God cares about your sex life.
Everyone is talking about sex. Be true to yourself-love whomever and however you want. The world claims to be affirming and inclusive. But Jesus says to deny yourself. Is Christianity repressive?
In How Should Christians Think about Sex?, Christopher Ash turns to the Bible to find the wisdom and beauty in God''s good design. What is marriage? What is sexuality for? Only God''s word makes sense of it all. Jesus'' way is better, more liberating, and more affirming. Experience the freedom that comes through living not for your own gratification, but for God''s glory.
The Questions for Restless Minds series applies God''s word to today''s issues. Each short book faces tough questions honestly and clearly, so you can think wisely, act with conviction, and become more like Christ.
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Inhalt
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Series Preface (D. A. Carson)
- 1. Introduction
- Culture Wars
- Recognizing Prejudice
- 2. Sexuality and Creation Order
- Creation Order Is Moral and Not Just Material
- Creation Order Is Given by God, Not Constructed by Human Beings
- The Alternative to Creation Order
- Truth and Power
- Entering the Institution of Marriage
- Creation Order Is Universal
- Creation Order Is Revealed in Scripture
- Creation Order Is Significant
- 3. Sex in the Service of God
- What Is the Point of Sex? Three Kinds of Traditional Answers
- Procreation
- Relationship
- Public Order
- Male and Female in the Created Order
- Sex and Human Stewardship over Creation
- Friendship: The Remedy for Loneliness
- Application: How Sex Serves God
- Procreation: Serving God through Children
- Relationship: Serving God through the Marriage Relationship
- Public Order: Serving God by Guarding Sex for Marriage
- Protection against Injustice
- The Removal of Ambiguity
- The Accountability of a Public Promise
- 4. Sex as a Substitute for God
- 5. Sex in a Disordered World
- Sexual Frustration
- A Test Case: Same-Sex Desires
- The Origin of Same-Sex Desires
- The Gospel and Same-Sex Desires
- 6. Conclusion: Everyone Can Have a Wedding Day!
- Acknowledgments
- Study Guide Questions
- For Further Reading
