Theology of Sex and Sexuality: Through the Lens of an Identity in Christ 1
Christian Gentil
School of Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Liberty University
Author Note
Christian Gentil
I have no known conflict of interest to disclose.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to
Christian Gentil
Email: Cwgentil@liberty.edu
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Theology of Sex and Sexuality: Through the Lens of an Identity in Christ
I. Introduction:
A. An overall look into sex and sexuality today in the world and
western society
B. Sex and sexuality has become a difficult and scrutinized subject
1. Traditional Christian values are now becoming frequently more
questioned
2. The Church vs Culture
C. Identity Crisis
1. Confliction and confusion for Christians and the world on how
to deal with sex and sexuality
D. Thesis Statement:
1. While sex and sexuality is an aspect of our nature, created by God as seen
in Genesis 1 and 2, prevalent throughout redemptive history, and a healthy
and necessary lens through which we should view ourselves, in order to
understand ourselves as sexual beings we must first view ourselves
through the lens of our identity in Christ.
E. We must view sex and sexuality through the lens of our identity in Christ, not
our identity through the lens of sex and sexuality.
1. We do this by understanding God’s design for sexuality, the fall and how it
corrupted that design, and how we find our way back to God’s design and
live that out in a righteous manner.
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II. Creation: Identity and Human Sexuality According to God’s Design
A. Who are we?
1. How did God design us a humans
B. Sexual Morality
1. Gods design for sex and sexuality
a) Genesis 1&2
2. The Goodness of sex and sexuality
C. Marriage
1. Mutual Exclusive Permanence of Sex between Husband and
Wife
a) Song of Solomon
2. Sexual Roles
III. The Fall: The Corruption of God’s Design
A. Genesis 3
1. Guilt and Shame have now entered into God's design for
sexuality
B. Irregular Sex and Sexuality
1. Strife and Divorce
a) Hardships, competition, disunity, struggle, etc. all now
apart of relationships
b) Divorce has now become an easy out or a needed
avenue
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2. Premarital Sex
a) access to the “hookup” culture
b) lack of commitment
c) disease
d) unwanted pregnancy and abortion
3. Lust, Adultery, Selfishness
a) Objectifying and fantasizing about others for personal
gain and gratification
b) Pornography
c) Masturbation
4. Sexual Abuse
a) Going beyond objectification and fantasy for personal
gratification
5. Homosexuality and Transgenderism
a) finding ways to identify ourselves outside of what God
has said
6. Beastiality
7. Polygamy
IV. Redemption: The Goodness of Sex and Sexuality Redeemed
A. Dying to ourselves and living according to Christ
B. Natural Law
1. Gods intent for sex and sexulaity, regardless of the fall, has not
changed and will never change
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C. Our Bodies Bear Witness
1. Our Bodies are temples that we are to use to glorify God
2. We bear witness to christ with how we do or do not use our
bodies sexually
D. Temptation
1. James 1
E. Faithfulness in Singleness
V. Closing
A. Summary of God’s design and how we should live as sexual beings
in a culture that is constantly moving in the opposite direction
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