Grace, Recovery, and the Scandalous Gospel
Mark Driscoll, teaching pastor at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, has written Porn-Again Christian that deals head-on with pornography and masturbation. I feel this eBook is a must-read for every husband and father. It is a frank book written by a dude for dudes. Download your copy now.
It is time the Church takes its head out of the sand and stops ignoring these issues. I can’t think of a better discussion starter than this book. I’d love to hear your feedback.
A buddy sent over this link this morning and I apologize in advance for my tirade.
“‘Sex-y’ Sermons Cause Stir in Rural Alabama”
God help us!
We are living in a culture saturated with sex and it is such an indictment on the Church that we continue to stick our heads in the sand and try to pretend that our children are going to be good little boys and girls if we will just ignore sex and not talk about it. I love this quote from a local evangelist,
“‘Paul said preach the Gospel,’ said Belew. ‘Talking about sex ain’t gonna get nobody to heaven.’”
So there you have it, summed up in one quote. According to Mr. Belew, the Church’s sole purpose is to get people to heaven. What about engaging culture? What about taking care of orphans and widows?
This mindset within the Church shows how we have allowed our Enemy to make sex a dirty word and frankly could care less about reclaiming it for the Kingdom. It is sad that we need to be reminded that sex was created by God and is a gift from Him. Has sex been abused? Absolutely. Has it been perverted? You bet. All the more reason for the Church to rise up and preach the truth to our culture and especially to our young people. Instead, the Church has retreated from the discussion, leaving a haunting vacuum for our young people who are trying to navigate in our sensual culture.
More interesting thoughts from the article… “Belew worries that vulnerable teenagers will get the idea from the sign that God says it’s OK for them to have sex. ‘It’s a delicate subject. Preach the word of God and people will live right and get right,’ said Belew.” I wonder if Mr. Belew has conveniently cut out the Song of Solomon from his King James Bible? I wish he would take his own advice. Yes it is a delicate subject and yes the word of God needs to be preached. I think that is what Daystar was doing. I would love to hear your thoughts on how the Church should handle the subject of sex.
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