Sex, Marriage, and Singleness, Part 1

It may be that no question is more vital and more controversial than the issue of marriage and sexuality. For 2,000 years, the church has held a very clear and specific understanding of this topic which was basically echoed in the culture. But, times have changed. Confusion and questions about sex are not new. In fact, Paul writes to the Corinthian church to address their lives and answer their questions about marriage and sex. We are starting a mini-series this morning, from within our 1 Corinthians series, on Sex, Marriage, and Singleness, spending the next few weeks wading through 1 Corinthians 6 and 7. We begin today by looking at the entire story of the Bible, and we will examine the overall picture of our sexual identity and God's purpose for giving sexuality as a gift to His people.