The Good, Bad, and the Holy of Purity Culture (Part 1 of 2)
6/11/202627 min
Dannah Gresh unpacks the good and the bad aspects of the purity culture movement, speaking against legalism and shame without abandoning God’s design for sexuality. She shares about her experiences healing from sexual sin and equips women to live with sexual integrity.
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Dannah Gresh· Guest0:26
[upbeat music] And that's what we're doing in our culture right now. We're having a shame conversation instead of a sin conversation. We're saying the shame is what's made us unwell. God's Word says it's actually the sin that has made us unwell.
John Fuller· Host0:46
Well, that's an insight from Dana Greche, and she joins us today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly to talk about the positives and some of the negatives of the purity culture. I'm John Fuller. And we're talking about some pretty adult themes here that aren't going to be appropriate for younger children, so please, uh, we suggest you get your kids settled elsewhere before you listen.
Jim Daly· Host1:08
You know, John, one of the most difficult conversations, although it should be talked about more, is physical intimacy, and what's a biblical perspective on that? How do we train up our young people so they have a healthy view of it? We are body, soul, and spirit, and so we've got to communicate that to our kids.
John Fuller· Host1:27
Mm.
Jim Daly· Host1:27
And it is, you know, it's a pull. Your teens,