It s more than disturbing lately to hear of so many prominent Christian personalities turning from the faith. It seems as though it s becoming a regular occurrence. To read their statements explaining the reasons for their departure is painful.
Timothy Keller speaks at Movement Day Global Cities at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, October 27, 2016. | The Christian Post/Leonardo Blair
What s often referred to as purity culture is not the same thing as remaining sexually abstinent outside of marriage, though many conflate the two, according to Tim Keller, founder and former pastor of Redeemer Church in New York City.
Keller explained in a Facebook post that in the early church, the Christian sexual ethic that sex was only for within a mutual, whole-self-giving, super-consensual life-long covenant was revolutionary, given the prevailing Greco-Roman ethic of the day. It was based on a radical egalitarian principle that the husband’s body belonged to the wife, and the wife’s to the husband (1 Corinthians 7:4). That meant that anyone who within marriage exploited or abused was violating the Christian sex ethic just as much or more as those who had sex outside of marriage, he said.
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Former Desiring God contributor Paul Maxwell leaves the Christian christiantoday.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from christiantoday.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Paul Maxwell, a former Desiring God writer and the author of the book
The Trauma of Doctrine, has announced he is no longer a Christian.
“What I really miss is connection with people,” Maxwell said on his Instagram feed. “What I’ve discovered is that I’m ready to connect again. And I’m kind of ready not to be angry anymore. I love you guys, and I love all the friendships and support I’ve built here. And I think it’s important to say that I’m just not a Christian anymore, and it feels really good. I’m really happy.”