Topic > Christian Sexual Ethics and Desire - 2206

This essay can be divided into two distinct parts: first I try to define the role of Christian sexual ethics in two main objectives: (1) primarily, it should be about directing sexual desires towards God and compare all desires with the desire above all for God. (2) And secondly, sexual ethics should be concerned with the formation of a sexual character of commitment, loyalty and fidelity. The second part of the essay invites us to reform the current state of sexual ethics in relation to the most vulnerable social groups. group – teenagers. I conclude that current Christian attempts at sexual ethics are failing among adolescents, and I suggest ways in which my order of sexual ethics might prove more effective. The two goals of sexual ethics The correct expression of human sexuality is a constant issue for the world of sexual ethics. There has never been a society that has not reflected on and prescribed rules and regulations for this powerful yet mysterious dimension of personality; and apparently there has never been a social order in which sexuality has not overstepped the boundaries established for it. On the surface the Scriptures and much of the Christian response to sexuality appear to establish rules and regulations that attempt to limit sexual behavior until the "appropriate" time or stage in one's life. While this is a narrow understanding of sexual ethics, the focus of sexual ethics should instead be on the importance of how we relate to and desire others. Specifically, the relationship between God: Humanity and Humanity: Humanity. In our first world consumer culture, there is a superficial understanding of sex as synonymous with a commodity. One who understands sex as a simple self... middle of paper... rent and their teenage children, most teenagers don't know much about sex. Ultimately, the article explains the most effective way to teach adolescents about sexual ethics is through what the author calls plausibility frameworks. Plausibility structures are the networks through which beliefs held by individuals or groups are sustained. Because we live in a diverse age, with many conflicting opinions about human sexuality, norms are kept alive by networks of people, organizations and communities who tell and teach each other that certain ideas and actions are worth doing or believing , and that some are bad and wrong. we should resist. Adolescents who are embedded in structures of strong religious plausibility, usually through active religious involvement and strong religious commitments, are more likely to make sense of their sexual development in religious terms and using religious motivation..