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Creation, Sexuality, and God’s Design for Human Flourishing
How should Christians think about sexuality in a culture increasingly detached from creation and biblical truth?
In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins begins a new series on biblical sexuality by returning to the opening chapters of Genesis. This episode explores why sexuality begins with creation, how God designed humanity as male and female, why marriage is covenantal, and how the gospel restores what sin has distorted.
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Episode Notes
- Why sexuality begins with creation
- Humanity made in the image of God
- Male and female as part of God’s design
- Marriage as covenant
- Jesus and the authority of Genesis
- Sexuality as God’s good gift
- What happens when creation is rejected
- The gospel and the restoration of God’s design
Key Scriptures
- Genesis 1:1
- Genesis 1:26–28
- Genesis 2:18–24
- Matthew 19:3–6
- Romans 1
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
- Hebrews 13:4
Big Idea
Sexual ethics are not arbitrary rules—they flow from God’s design in creation and are restored through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Recommended Resource
The War of the Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind by Dave Jenkins.
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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.
