This is a hard topic. A part of me agrees but the other part is wonders if what is necessary to cover with our children and what is not, to avoid awakening feelings or a curiosity that was meant for adult years.
I’m not going to lie - my heart dropped hearing you say to start this conversation at age 3. I thought I had more time!😫😫 but I want to do this biblically, safe and right. I know the consequences when all your parents say is DON’T DO IT! and try to scare you with the Bible.
We know this can be intimidating. The Birds and Bees Online Course is a great resource for helping guide you in these conversations. We highly recommend it! birds-bees.com/pages/courses
@Elizabeth wonderful presentation. This subject is VERY difficult to broach especially in this new world we are living in, good on you for not stepping on the landmines I see other Christian presenters do when they talk about the birds and the bees. I have a question, and if it makes you uncomfortable or is too far off topic please delete the comment as I don't want to sound like a weirdo. Here is goes, and this is more of a question for teens and young adults. In this post-Christian nation we live in is it realistic to tell our teenagers and especially people in their 20s to abstain? I know that is the Biblical position and the Bible is absolutely clear. But the statistics are what they are regarding pre-marital sex. Would a good fallback position be abstinence, and if not only with someone you deeply love and are looking to marry? I know it might sound defeatist, but I'm worried about Christians making decisions and not being safe, and all the potential terrible consequences that might follow (STDs and G-d forbid abortion).
Thank you for asking this question. There are most likely others wondering the same thing. We will add this inquiry to our list of questions for future podcasts so Elizabeth can address it more thoroughly. For now, here is our brief response. As you mentioned, God's Word clearly states that any form of sex outside of the marriage covenant is sin. In addition, the Bible consistently compares sexual immorality to idolatry. As marriage is a picture of Christ and the church, any form of sex outside of marriage is a picture of unfaithfulness to Jesus. You ask if it is realistic to expect teens and twenty-somethings to abstain from sexual sin in our current culture. You are correct that obedience in this area is especially difficult in our hyper-sexualized culture. However, here is the question we must ask ourselves in response to your question: Are we ever biblically justified in encouraging others to directly disobey the commands of God because culture makes obedience difficult?
It's most definitely easier to introduce this subject to much younger children and then add to it as they grow. They accept it as totally natural.
I love this question my husband and I have been trying to figure out if we talk to them separately. Thank you for this video
This is a hard topic. A part of me agrees but the other part is wonders if what is necessary to cover with our children and what is not, to avoid awakening feelings or a curiosity that was meant for adult years.
The Birds & Bees Course is an excellent resource for having developmentally appropriate conversations with children. birds-bees.com/pages/courses
I’m not going to lie - my heart dropped hearing you say to start this conversation at age 3. I thought I had more time!😫😫 but I want to do this biblically, safe and right. I know the consequences when all your parents say is DON’T DO IT! and try to scare you with the Bible.
We know this can be intimidating. The Birds and Bees Online Course is a great resource for helping guide you in these conversations. We highly recommend it! birds-bees.com/pages/courses
@Elizabeth wonderful presentation. This subject is VERY difficult to broach especially in this new world we are living in, good on you for not stepping on the landmines I see other Christian presenters do when they talk about the birds and the bees.
I have a question, and if it makes you uncomfortable or is too far off topic please delete the comment as I don't want to sound like a weirdo.
Here is goes, and this is more of a question for teens and young adults. In this post-Christian nation we live in is it realistic to tell our teenagers and especially people in their 20s to abstain? I know that is the Biblical position and the Bible is absolutely clear. But the statistics are what they are regarding pre-marital sex.
Would a good fallback position be abstinence, and if not only with someone you deeply love and are looking to marry? I know it might sound defeatist, but I'm worried about Christians making decisions and not being safe, and all the potential terrible consequences that might follow (STDs and G-d forbid abortion).
Thank you for asking this question. There are most likely others wondering the same thing. We will add this inquiry to our list of questions for future podcasts so Elizabeth can address it more thoroughly. For now, here is our brief response.
As you mentioned, God's Word clearly states that any form of sex outside of the marriage covenant is sin. In addition, the Bible consistently compares sexual immorality to idolatry. As marriage is a picture of Christ and the church, any form of sex outside of marriage is a picture of unfaithfulness to Jesus.
You ask if it is realistic to expect teens and twenty-somethings to abstain from sexual sin in our current culture. You are correct that obedience in this area is especially difficult in our hyper-sexualized culture. However, here is the question we must ask ourselves in response to your question: Are we ever biblically justified in encouraging others to directly disobey the commands of God because culture makes obedience difficult?