Reflections on 1 Corinthians 7:1–7 We live in a world a lot like ancient Corinth—sex-saturated, boundary-free, and deeply confused. In Corinth, sexual immorality was so normal that “to Corinthianize” meant to live a sexually reckless life. Sound familiar? Today, sex before marriage is expected, sex outside marriage is common, and almost any expression of sexuality… Continue reading God’s Plan for Marriage: A Better Way
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If I were God…I would not be so strict about sex
When we asked people what they would do differently if they were God, one answer was: I would make it okay to be gay. Another was: I would have less arbitrary rules. Many people today think that God is unnecessarily strict about sex: when one should or shouldn’t have sex, and with who you should… Continue reading If I were God…I would not be so strict about sex
Sex in the real world
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2.24 The Lord was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. Malachi 2.24 God’s… Continue reading Sex in the real world
Why the bible is for sex in marriage (and some surprising advice)
The city of Corinth in the 1st century was like most big cities, very sexually immoral. The city abounded with mistresses, prostitutes, homosexuals and adulterers. It was not uncommon for a man to be married to his wife, have a mistress and habitually visit temple prostitutes. To “corinthianize” was slang for sexually immoral behaviour. The… Continue reading Why the bible is for sex in marriage (and some surprising advice)