Microlearning

A gospel-centred vision of sexuality.

Format
Online
Length
6 topics

What does the Bible teach about marriage, celibacy and sexuality, and how do we live it out with love for people who are hurting? This course walks through the Old Testament, Paul and the Gospels to build a Christian framework, then turns to gender equality, divorce and same-sex attraction.

The course looks at:

  1. Marriage and sexuality in the Old Testament.
  2. Sexual ethics, purity, marriage and celibacy in Paul.
  3. Marriage and celibacy in the Gospels, and the age to come.
  4. Gender equality, divorce, and loving people who experience same-sex attraction.
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Instructor(s)

Dr Wesley Hill

Guest Speaker

Wesley Hill is associate professor of New Testament at Western Theological Seminary, Michigan and an ordained minister. He is the author of Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality , Paul and the Trinity: Persons, Relations, and the Pauline Letters, Spiritual Friendship: Finding Love in the Church as a Celibate Gay Christian, and The Lord's Prayer: A Guide to Praying to Our Father. He contributes regularly to periodicals such as Christianity Today, and has spoken at Wheaton College and Dallas Theological Seminary.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Laying the Groundwork—Marriage and Sexuality in the Old Testament

  • 2

    A New Framework—Sexual Ethics and Purity in Paul

    • 2-1 Paul's background and pre-Christian framework

    • 2-2 Paul's new Christian framework

    • 2-3 The basis of Paul's ethic

    • 2-4 Paul on sexual immorality in the church

    • 2-5 Paul's rationale for sexual purity

    • 2-6 Applying Paul's teachings on sexual immorality

    • 2-7 Believers out of step with their baptism
  • 3

    The Christian Identity—Sexuality, Marriage, and Celibacy in Paul

    • 3-1 Mirror reading and Corinthian theology

    • 3-2 Corinthian 'slogans' and Paul's responses

    • 3-3 Summing up Paul's approach

    • 3-4 Counsel for married and single believers

    • 3-5 The right expression of marriage

    • 3-6 The opportunity afforded by celibacy

    • 3-7 Consequences of Paul's discussion
  • 4

    The Age to Come—Marriage and Celibacy in the Gospels

    • 4-1 Jesus' theology of marriage

    • 4-2 Jesus' teaching on celibacy

    • 4-3 Jesus' teaching on the eschatological transformation of marriage

    • 4-4 An eschatological framework for marriage and singleness
  • 5

    Subverting Relational Norms—Gender Equality and Divorce

    • 5-1 Grounding sexual ethics in the Gospel

    • 5-2 'Equality' of the sexes

    • 5-3 Authority and benevolence in hierarchical relationships

    • 5-4 From dominance to mutual subordination

    • 5-5 Working out the principle of reciprocity

    • 5-6 Complementarianism and egalitarianism

    • 5-7 Divorce and remarriage

    • 5-8 Pastoral approaches to supporting marriages
  • 6

    Loving Broken People—Same-Sex Attraction

    • 6-1 Wesley's testimony on same-sex attraction

    • 6-2 Arguments in favour of same-sex unions

    • 6-3 A biblical and realistic understanding of sexual identity

    • 6-4 Behaviour versus attraction

    • 6-5 Prayer and healing for those with same-sex attraction

    • 6-6 Perspectives on singleness

    • 6-7 The need for friendship and community

    • 6-8 A robust understanding of same-sex attraction

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$32.00
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Online course of 6 topics. Each topic comes with lecture recordings.

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