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06/23/2003 Entry: "Let's talk about sex"

A careful reading of the gospels makes it plain that sex and sexual morality was at the heart of the ministry of Jesus. His absolute condemnation of sexual sin, the many parables and stories he told about sexual behaviour and the way that he refused to have anything to do with those whose sexual lives were anything less than totally pure all point to the priority of sex as the lodestone of Christian morality. Twenty-first century disciples of Jesus will want to emulate his priorities, and Christian pronouncements about morality will reflect this.

Sex. Who's allowed to do what and to whom. And, of course, when. How far can you go? Having drawn a line, let's be clear in our condemnation of those who cross it, just as Jesus was. Of course, we only hate the sin not the sinner. Of course, forgiveness is always offered to those who truly repent. But how can you seperate depravity from the depraved? If condemnation of the one sounds too much like condemnation of the other, that's too bad. Christians are called to purity, and those who condone or encourage impurity are responsible for their own fate. Our task is to speak the truth. It is time for preachers to forget their political correctness and take off their kid gloves. Let the pulpits thunder! Let the Church speak with the same voice as Jesus and consign to perdition those who despoil his holy people.

It's all about sex.