Follow-Up Q&A from Theology of Sex

Follow-up podcast featuring Kent Bateman and Eric Freemon. Part of our series, Theology of Sex: God’s Design for Oneness, Pleasure & Healing.

Time Stamps:

• Does the bible really say not to have sex before marriage? Or just not to have sex outside of marriage? And if I’m not ever planning to get married, does it really matter if I have sex now, since it’s not hurting a future spouse? (2:08)

• What does the bible say about masturbation? Is it okay or not okay? (8:57)

• Why is praying with your significant other so important, and how should you pray with your significant other? How do you spend time with God, together with them? (19:48)

• How do you navigate sex in a marriage when the wife has gone through a lot of childbirth trauma? Especially when that has caused a lot of postpartum depression and anxiety around sex. (23:55)

• How can married people and people with families practically love single people in their lives? (32:19)

• How do you set good boundaries for physical touch in singleness? (39:37)

• How does the gospel apply to people on the other side of sexual assault (i.e. offenders and abusers)? (49:34)

• How can I talk to my kids about sex, preferably without scarring them for life? (56:36)

  • At (1:05:10), Kent mentions a video course called The Birds & the Bees, which you can find here.

• Given how common sexual abuse sometimes is in churches, what steps is City Kids taking to help prevent sexual abuse from happening on Sundays? (1:05:42)