14) On the Sexuality of this Generation

Sexuality is clearly a problem for this generation. The pornography business has exploded with the advent of the internet. The problem, man's natural lust, has existed since the beginning of time. However, the problem seems to be more evident in our time, most likely due to the rapid transfer of information. The problem with the new sexuality created by the technological propagation of sexual materials, is that it is a very false sexuality. Romans one says that “They exchanged the truth of God for a lie” (NIV). In much the same way, the true sexuality has been perverted into a very evil thing. True sexuality (within marriage) is meant to be a beautiful thing, pleasing to God. Instead, men behave as animals, freely giving only physical (as opposed to emotional, spiritual, and mental) sexuality. This leads to a detachment of sex from sexuality, which in turn leads to a carnal man. This carnal man is a problem to the Christian, as it returns to the existentialist idea of one life, and later to hedonism. This may suffice for the outside world, but if the carnal man also claims to be a Christian, than he must be expelled from the Church (see 1 Corinthians 5). The best way to summarize this is that carnal man wants to corrupt the church also, or at least the individual Christian. The Church must do all that it can to prevent man's decline into such a state as this.