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Sexual Sin
God created humans as sexual beings. In Genesis, we read of husband and wife becoming “one flesh” (2:24); we also see the Fall’s impact on sexuality, as sin distorts humanity’s desires and corrupts our actions. Scripture addresses sexual sin frankly, from accounts of rape and adultery to prohibitions against lust and fornication. While we don’t find contemporary terms like “sexual harassment,” “pornography,” or “sex trafficking” in Scripture, we do find their ancient corollaries, for sexual sin is as old as humanity itself. Yet alongside Scripture’s depictions of sexual sin, we find accounts of grace and transformation, such as Paul’s discussion of “the sexually immoral,” in which he says, “that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God” (1 Cor. 6: 9, 11).
All Articles
Who We Are and Whose We Are
Only Christ can teach us the truth about ourselves and enable us to fulfill our God-given purpose in an era of confusion about gender and sex.
News
Author Philip Yancey Confesses Affair, Withdraws from Ministry
The writer said he will retire from speaking and writing and grieves “the devastation I have caused.”
Review
The Insufficient Secular Case Against Porn
A new book from Jo Bartosch and Robert Jessel makes a compelling and rightfully angry case against pornography but fails to articulate a better sexual ethic.
Public Theology Project
The Church Sexual Abuse Crisis Should Prepare Us for the Epstein Files
The path to justifying predatory behavior often follows the same seven steps. We can respond differently.
Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
BONUS: Survivors & Abuse Continued – Rachel Denhollander on Faith and Accountability
How should we think about what it takes for an abuse survivor to come forward with the truth?
Qualms & Proverbs
How Can I Find a Nondenominational Ministry Job?
CT advice columnists also weigh in on neighborhood witness and awkwardness at church.
What Porn Does to Us
Christine Emba talks with Russell Moore about how psychological research supports biblical injunctions.
A Civil War of Words
Evangelical factions can increasingly be identified by our speech. We agree on big issues yet insult and talk past each other.
Being Human
From Sex Addiction Recovery to Playful Leadership with Matt Wenger, Kyle Strobel, and Ben Mandrell
Grace that heals and leadership that uplifts
Qualms & Proverbs
Families Use Our Church to Get into Private School. What Do I Do?
CT advice columnists also weigh in on theological disagreements at church and living above reproach.