Posts with the tag “sexual-morality”
Augustine's Confessions
by John Holmes on October 22nd, 2024
Augustine. Confessions. Translated by Henry Chadwick. Oxford: Oxford Press, 1998. Augustine of Hippo (354–430 AD) made many contributions to Christian theology and literature, earning him status as one of the most influential fathers in the Western Church (both Catholic and Protestant). For much of his early life, he followed the false beliefs and teachings of Manichaeism. After ... Read More
Biblical Sexual Ethics in the Local Church: A Necessary Course of Instruction
by John Holmes on November 28th, 2023
An examination of Paul’s exhortations in 1 Corinthians 3–6 to grow in Christ and guard against impurity by avoiding spiritual immaturity and the folly of human wisdom demonstrates that churches should instruct biblical sexual ethics by teaching God’s design for gender, marriage, sex, and procreation to help Christians respond to the social narratives of gender identity, gender expression, and sexual freedom. By systematically teaching biblical sexual morality, Christians not only grow in
Christ and guard against impurity, but they become more equipped to respond
to an increasingly hostile and vocal world that does not worship God but
instead, themselves. Read More
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