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Explaining Christian Sexual Morality
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"Explaining Christian Sexual Morality
to a Non-Believing World
Michael A. Covington – Beech Haven Baptist Church – December 5, 1999
1. Christian sexual morality is mostly positive, not negative.
Alongside an assortment of "thou shalt nots," the Bible is pervaded by a positive teaching that men and women were created for each other and that marriage is holy and blessed (Gen. 2:24, 1 Cor. 11:11, Mark 10:6-9).
So the criterion of all sexual behavior is not merely whether it violates a "thou shalt not" – it’s also whether it’s on track relative to God’s plan.
Does this mean that only married people are first-class citizens of God’s kingdom? No. (That’s a Mormon doctrine, not a Christian one.) There are many reasons why it might be God’s will for a particular person not to marry. Don’t consider yourself inferior if you aren’t married. God may have special plans for you. Many great saints have been single people. (1 Cor 7:32-33)
2. Modern American culture seriously misunderstands sex.
a. Today’s movies and TV are very cynical about marriage and the family. Many people have never seen a happy marriage but have seen TV stereotypes that are shallow, sappy, and boring.
b. In today’s popular culture, sexual intercourse has nothing to do with marriage, family, or childbearing; pregnancy is viewed as a misfortune that you catch like the chickenpox. (Before we teach people morality we may have to teach them biology!)
3. Christian values are not the same thing as "traditional values"!
"Traditional values" deal mainly with keeping society stable and avoiding scandal. It is "traditional" to tolerate a certain amount of adultery, premarital sex, etc., as long as it doesn’t rock the boat (and as long as respectable men, not respectable women, are doing it... the old double standard ).
There is also a new double standard that says a person’s sex life is"
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