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God’s Design for Sexuality and the Hope of the Gospel
What does the Bible actually teach about sexuality?In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins examines sexuality through the storyline of Scripture: creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. Rather than treating sexuality as a matter of personal desire or cultural opinion, this episode shows how Scripture roots sexuality in God’s good design, explains how sin distorts that design, and points sinners to forgiveness and transformation in Jesus Christ.Grounded in Genesis 1–2, 1 Corinthians 6, and Ephesians 5, this episode calls Christians to speak with both truth and compassion while standing firmly on the authority of God’s Word.Listen to the Episode
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What You’ll Learn
- Why sexuality begins with God’s design in creation
- What Genesis teaches about male and female
- Why sexuality belongs within covenant marriage
- How sin distorts God’s good gifts
- How the gospel offers forgiveness, cleansing, and transformation
- Why marriage points to Christ and the church
- How Christians can speak with both truth and compassion
Key Scriptures
- Genesis 1:27
- Genesis 2:24
- 1 Corinthians 6:9–11
- Ephesians 5:31–32
Episode Highlights
- Sexuality is not accidental but part of God’s wise design.
- Scripture presents sexuality within the covenant of male-female marriage.
- The fall has distorted human sexuality in many ways.
- The gospel does not merely forgive sin; it begins the work of renewing our lives.
- Christians must not shame people, but neither can they ignore what God’s Word teaches.
Call to Action
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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.
