2 Relevant??: Org churches to tackle Sex on Sunday

[edjen01]

i see nothing wrong with teaching Biblical sexuality in church. as for the children...as a teacher i see that children are being taught or at least hearing about sex at very early ages. why not let them know what the Bible has to say about it....they are already hearing the other side.

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by edjen01

i see nothing wrong with teaching Biblical sexuality in church. as for the children...as a teacher i see that children are being taught or at least hearing about sex at very early ages. why not let them know what the Bible has to say about it....they are already hearing the other side.

What do you mean by "the other side"? Are children being taught to fornicate in schools?

[edjen01]

Originally Posted by pelathais

What do you mean by "the other side"? Are children being taught to fornicate in schools?

not sure about every school district. in ours...students are taught that sex is a perfectly normal part of life....and that sex and sexual experiences are ok for them...just so they are "'safe". this teaching begins as early as grades 4 and 5.

[SoCaliUPC]

I see nothing wrong with the subject....done in an appropriate setting. Saying that, I think it is inappropriate for Sunday service. Where in this will the people here Jesus and his saving grace?

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by revrandy

If it worked for Ed Young I guess it could draw interest for them???

Didn't Ed just do this a month or so ago???

Is Ed Young relevant too?

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by edjen01

i see nothing wrong with teaching Biblical sexuality in church. as for the children...as a teacher i see that children are being taught or at least hearing about sex at very early ages. why not let them know what the Bible has to say about it....they are already hearing the other side.

edjen, we have been teaching our children a wholesome view of sexuality since they were young--in age appropriate snippets. No questions go unanswered.

However, if I'm going to allow ANY other entity or person to inform my children about sexuality, whether from a biblical perspective or not, I would want to see the entire curriculum first, and make a parental decision in regard to whether they're old enough to handle the material. It would obviously depend on content and context. Without seeing the material first, I would just give an unequivocal "No."

For the most part, teachings on sex that I have heard include details on how to satisfy your partner, positions, etc. Things that only married people need to participate in. (IMO) My children need to have a good understanding of how the human body was created, how it works, how sex works, how sexuality affects us, and when having sex is appropriate.

Beyond that, sexual exploration and even some of the "learning", should take place between a man and his wife.

As for kids learning from the "other side"--I already had to set Hannah straight because one of her cousins gave her erroneous, detailed information. SO detailed that I had to go into more detail than I wanted to correct it. But I did. (She was 9/10 at the time--I can't remember for sure) However, she was NOT ready for the info I had to impart, and I was highly irritated that I had to pass it along.

Learning the basic science is one thing. But learning relational principles, morals and more adult details about the sexual experience is another.

Bottom line: It isn't the school's job to teach children about sex, and it's not the church's job either. That's a job for parents.

[scotty]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

edjen, we have been teaching our children a wholesome view of sexuality since they were young--in age appropriate snippets. No questions go unanswered.

However, if I'm going to allow ANY other entity or person to inform my children about sexuality, whether from a biblical perspective or not, I would want to see the entire curriculum first, and make a parental decision in regard to whether they're old enough to handle the material. It would obviously depend on content and context. Without seeing the material first, I would just give an unequivocal "No."

For the most part, teachings on sex that I have heard include details on how to satisfy your partner, positions, etc. Things that only married people need to participate in. (IMO) My children need to have a good understanding of how the human body was created, how it works, how sex works, how sexuality affects us, and when having sex is appropriate.

Beyond that, sexual exploration and even some of the "learning", should take place between a man and his wife.

As for kids learning from the "other side"--I already had to set Hannah straight because one of her cousins gave her erroneous, detailed information. SO detailed that I had to go into more detail than I wanted to correct it. But I did. (She was 9/10 at the time--I can't remember for sure) However, she was NOT ready for the info I had to impart, and I was highly irritated that I had to pass it along.

Learning the basic science is one thing. But learning relational principles, morals and more adult details about the sexual experience is another.

Bottom line: It isn't the school's job to teach children about sex, and it's not the church's job either. That's a job for parents.

NO !! NO !! NO !!

You can not make this much sense and still be practical !!

[POWERUP]

Too funny Sam!!!!!

[deltaguitar]

The fact that we are even asking if sex is ok to teach just demonstrates how bad of shape the church is in. I do agree that it is kind of gimmicky especially since it seems like everyone is doing it lately.

The problems that I see are that not only do almost none of the kids that I know have any clue about respect for the opposite sex, God's plan for sex, or even understand the dangers of sex, their parents don't seem to have a clue about what their kids are doing either.

Now, you can teach this to an adult group but the teenagers are probably going to feel very uncomfortable being in the same room with their parents while this subject is being discussed. Still, folks are bombarded by sex every day with little support from the church or Godly instruction.

However, I have listened to a few sermons by JG and I don't expect him to get out of the box to much. He will probably stick to scripture and very generic illustrations during this series.

Don't you guys remember Dr. Dobson going that series way back. My parents made me watch that stuff and I was scared to death. I mean AIDS was right there ready to jump on you if you looked at the opposite sex to long.

[*AQuietPlace*]

Teaching about proper views of sex to an adult crowd is needful sometimes. Advertising it in a sensational way is a little much, I think.