Episode 07: Is biblical sexuality outdated (Pt. 1)

Q&R Podcast

The Q&R Podcast is for the seeker and skeptic in all of us, designed to create a posture of curiosity about ourselves
and others.

This fall, we've been working through a teaching series on sexuality every Sunday. So to coincide with that, we are releasing a two-part Q&R series aimed at addressing an important question “is biblical sexuality outdated?”

As younger generations have moved away from traditional religion, the biblical outlook of human sexuality has become irrelevant in the larger cultural conversation. Spend a few minutes in a secular environment and you’ll quickly realize this. A large part of the population views biblical sexuality as outdated, and has dismissed it altogether.

However, people are waking up to the fact that our culture’s predominant view of sexuality doesn’t work. Louise Perry’s book The Case Against the Sexual Revolution – which was secular – highlighted all the ways our hypersexualized
culture is failing us.

With that in mind, we are doing a mini two-part Q&R series on biblical sexuality. In part one, we want to explore what the Bible actually says about sex – not just what we think it says. We want to establish what the purpose of sex is, and in what environment sex truly thrives.

In part two, we will explore how to put this all into practice. That means addressing how to handle your sexual desires as a single person and also what a healthy sex life looks like when you are married. We believe these episodes will speak to a wide range of audiences, and that the information we’ll learn can have a big impact on your own sexuality.

Chapters:
0:00 - 1:21 - Intro
1:21 - 3:49 - The state of sex in our culture
3:49 - 12:12 - Does the Bible have an outdated view on sex?
12:12 - 26:11 - What’s the point of sex?
26:11 - 37:09 - What is biblical sexuality?
37:09 - 44:25 - Being “married in your heart”
44:25 - 47:37 - Closing comments