Male sexuality
Joshua Engelsma applies biblical principles of Christian masculinity to male sexuality, arguing that sexuality itself is part of God's good creation and not inherently sinful, while calling men to sanctified expression of their sexual nature within proper boundaries. The article grounds this teaching in Genesis and Proverbs, emphasizing that the Christian man must resist worldly corruption of sexuality while celebrating God's design for marital intimacy as part of spiritual maturity.
In previous articles on the subject of biblical masculinity I have set forth some of the basic truths about what it means to be man. Now I want to apply those principles to some of the different relationships and circumstances in which a man must show himself to be a man. The first is in the sphere of his sexuality. I treat this first because it is in this area that the man of God faces one of the most serious threats, if not the most serious threat, to his manhood today. The devil and the...
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