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Show Summary
Modern culture constantly reshapes how people think about sexuality, identity, desire, and fulfillment. But Christians are called to something better: holiness before the Lord and faithfulness to God’s Word.In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins explains how Christians can remain faithful in a sexualized culture by recognizing cultural pressures, returning to the authority of Scripture, pursuing holiness through the means of grace, and living as witnesses to the goodness of God’s design.Listen and Watch
What You’ll Learn
- Why modern culture places such a strong emphasis on sexuality.
- How Christians can recognize and resist cultural pressure.
- Why God’s design for sexuality is good and rooted in creation.
- How 1 Thessalonians 4:3–4 calls believers to holiness and self-control.
- Why faithfulness includes both personal holiness and public witness.
- How Scripture, prayer, worship, fellowship, and the means of grace shape Christian faithfulness.
Scripture for This Episode
“For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor.”1 Thessalonians 4:3–4Key Themes
- Biblical sexuality
- Christian holiness
- Sanctification
- Faithfulness to Christ
- The authority of Scripture
- God’s design for sexuality
- Christian witness in a confused culture
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.
When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
