Comments on PCBC Adult Sunday School: I Corinthians 6- Adult with a Capital "A"

I'm commenting long after we spoke about this in c...

2008-09-10T13:20:00.000-04:00

I'm commenting long after we spoke about this in church, but I wanted to express my gratitude. I'm so grateful that we covered this in church. I have been taught that sex before marriage is sin, that I should save myself for my husband, etc. I've read magazine articles (briomag.com) and my parents have given me books about modesty and such, but it was different to hear real people in my life (not my parents, they don't count for this) testifying about the importance of waiting.
Hearing people I respect talk about the Bible and about sex, was cool. It added an amount of reality and a depth to the topic that I hadn't yet experienced. The wisdom expressed during class was amazing at times...guard yourselves, avoid temptation, and acutally turn and run from temptation because it's hard to resist. Simple statements, yet so profound and honest.

To jrood's question: It would be cool if there was some time devoted to the topic in a middle school or early high school sunday school class. Although one of the things I appreciated most was the comments from the adults...hmm...

Anyway, thank you for having the courage to talk about sex in church. *gasp* :D

good work!One of my favorite Cross Movement songs ...

2008-08-19T09:24:00.000-04:00

good work!

One of my favorite Cross Movement songs (from the Human Emergency album) is called Creature Double Feature.

lyrics are here

at the end, John "The Tonic" Wells quotes I Corinthians 10:13.

No temptation has seized you
except what is common to man
And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted
beyond what you can bear
But when you are tempted
he will also provide a way out
so that you can stand up under it

lol i guess we'll come to that in a couple week. I've been in some very tempting situations, and some times i've tried to allow myself the excuse that i am "locked" on committing a certain sensual sin. That verse has helped me remember that, i am the commander of my body, and there is, indeed, a way out that God has provided. (and i have some bonus motivation to stand up under it knowing that it will make a good testimony)

I've felt very strongly that this is a subject we must address and teach about in our Church. I have a lot of brand new Christian friends who just...don't know all this stuff. I have several Christian friends (at least 2) who...are involved in adulterous activities. If they had heard this teaching earlier, i think the case might have been different.

(Should this be something that, perhaps, all our middle school Sunday school classes are required to cover? I know that, apart from my own personal study, i've never seen this passage until now, and I never heard a Sunday school teacher clearly say "Sex before marriage is sin." until now.)

Unfortunately not all my friends will come to Church, but if they don't, at least now i am equipped with a little understanding of the relevant scripture to share.

thanx Mr. Carter!

One thing we haven't discussed yet is where to dra...

2008-07-31T23:17:00.000-04:00

One thing we haven't discussed yet is where to draw the boundary line before marriage. We all agree that scripture teaches us to save our bodies for marriage. But how much to do we save?

A wise woman once told me, "the time to decide how far you will go is NOT when you're in the back seat at the drive-in."

But where do you draw a boundary line? This is a question I remember struggling with, along with other teenage friends.

Lisa Bevere, in her book, Kissed the Girls and Made them Cry, gives a blunt answer: don't do anything that you wouldn't do in front of your dad.
I like her idea because it draws the line between affection and sensuality. You might hold hands in front of your parents. You might even give your girlfriend a good-night peck. But there is kissing, and then there is kissing.
Her logic is that if Jesus warned that lust was on equal grounds with adultery, and we're not to cause our brother (or sister) to stumble, then draw the boundary line at the point where lovely, sweet affection becomes lust. It's the best answer I've ever heard.

I can't believe we're talking about sex in church!...

2008-07-31T10:36:00.000-04:00

I can't believe we're talking about sex in church! I'm lovin' it! My kids (17 & 14) are all ears. So much so that while we were away on vacation we had a little bible study in the car. I don't want my kids to miss the boat on this topic. They need to know the scriptural basis for sex. We read through the next section dealing with sex in marriage. We chatted for an hour! My 14 yr old said it didn't feel like it was that long.

My prayer is that the parents of my boy's future wives are having the same sort of conversations with their daughters. The time to shape our children's views on sex is before they are adults. Lord knows, the world is taking every opportunity to bathe them in it's philosophy!