Evangelical Sexual Ethics (October 14th) Flashcards
3 attitudes towards sex (Keller reading)
Realism
Platonism
Romanticism
Realism
Sex as inevitable biological drive (be careful)
Platonism
Sex as necessary evil (naturally tainted)
Romanticism
Sex as vital self-expression (primacy of interpersonal love)
Evangelicalism (all the -isms)
Bebbington’s quadrilatural
Transdenominationalism
Pencostalism
Bebbington’s quadrilatural
Biblicism
Crucicentrism
Conversionism
Activism
Biblicism
High view of scripture
Crucicentrism
Emphasis on the cross
Conversionism
emphasis on conversion
Activism
witnessing and social action
Pencostalism
Unincarnate spirit
Translation and cultural adaptation
Evangelical morality for Taylor
Connects salvation and sanctity with a certain moral order in both individual and communal life
Evangelical morality for Martin
Space for moral revisions
Evangelical foundation to christian ethics (O’Donovan)
resurrection is: an unequivocal yes to jesus and created order he redeemed
a sign that god continues to stand by his created order
Waters on family
Family as providential witness: “ the family is a human association comprised of biological and social affinities which provide a place of mutual and timely belonging for its members” (205).
Waters on singleness
Singleness as eschatological witness
Symbol of Singleness
symbol of churches power to effect lives for the growth of the church;
Symbol of Marriage and procreation
symbol of churches understanding that growth is long and arduous (191)
Children symbol of
sign of hope, the fact that god has not abandoned this world
Sex is not about fulfillment but about
Building the kingdom of God
Sacred sex (3 goods)
Procreates - creates families of disciples
Delights - mirrors joys of RS in the trinity
Unifies - convenant renewal ceremony
Porneia
Sex outside of marriage
Marc Grace Driscoll
Sex as a gift
Keller : sex outside of marriage
fails to represent absolute and complete covenant unity
Keller: theological purposes of marriage
Choose singleness or family based on which state makes us best a sign of the kingdom
Marriage: véhicule for mutual sanctification
Singleness: witness to hope placed in kingdom of God
