Raising Purity

Sex, Dating and Relationship: A Fresh Approach

August 1, 2011 // 2 Comments »

Jay Thomas (SAET First Fellowship) and I are in the editing stage of a new book, Sex, Dating, and Relationships: A Fresh Approach (Crossway, forthcoming). The book is a follow-up to my first book, Raising Purity: Helping Parents Understand the Bible’s Perspective Sex, Dating, and Relationships (Iustificare Press, 2009), and is targeted toward singles between the ages 18-35. I’m sure I’ll have more to say about it in the days to come, but for now, here’s the publisher’s description:

Answering prevalent questions like “How far is too far?” the authors articulate a biblical theology of sexuality and marriage aimed at persuading a new generation of Christians to get serious about honoring Christ with their sexuality.

Considering the pervasive immorality and high divorce rate of our contemporary Christian culture, we evidently need a biblically based, theologically compelling, practical understanding of sex, dating, and relationships. Pastors Gerald Hiestand and Jay Thomas counteract this problem with their paradigm-shifting view of purity and relationships—a view that challenges even the basic assumptions of evangelical subculture.

Unlike most books on dating, this one cuts straight to the heart of dating relationships, asserting with confidence that the line must be drawn at “no sexual activity” whatever. Few have dared to define and apply the Bible’s understanding of purity in premarital relationships to this degree, but Hiestand and Thomas have done it. Furthermore, both authors are vocational pastors who communicate regularly with the target audience and have a proven ability to express biblical truth in a winsome and compelling manner. Sex, Dating, and Relationships adds a new, almost provocative voice to the conversation that, with straightforward theological insight, pleads with Christians to get serious about honoring Christ with their sexuality.

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Singles

Pure Relationships for Single Adults

March 4, 2010 // No Comments »

Hey everyone, many of you have asked if I’ve done anything for single adults. I haven’t written anything yet (yet!), but I have done a number of workshops for singles. Below is a link to the audio file.

Pure Relationships: The Bible’s Perspective on Singleness, Dating and Marriage

This workshop was given at my home church, Harvest Bible Chapel, to an audience of around 170 single adults, ranging in age 16-60. The workshop seeks to do three things:  1) to develop a theology of sexuality and marriage, 2) to provide a definitive, biblical answer to the question, “How far is too far?” and 3) to critique contemporary dating relationships in light of the biblical ideal.

To stream the file, just click on it and you’re all set. To download the file, right click and choose “save target/link as.”

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Audio, Dating, Sexual Purity, Singles