Sexuality
Sexuality has been designed by God and yet is tainted by culture. Learn more about the different resources in relation to sexuality in this content area.
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Sexual Addiction
Sexual activity, like alcohol, drugs, and gambling, increases levels of dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is the primary neurotransmitter in the brain’s reward system. Dopamine creates pleasurable feelings. However, the brain’s reward system also makes us vulnerable to addiction. People are not addicted to sex. As with all addictions, people become addicted to the brain chemicals released during the substance use or activity (in this case, sex), not the substance or activity itself.
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Sexual & Gender Identity with Grace & Truth Podcast Episodes
Conviction of truth. Compassion for people. Context for our society. And comfort in Christ. These are our goals. Join Ted Witzig Jr. in this two part series on the important topic of gender and sexual identity with grace and truth.
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Answers to Gender & Sexual Identity Questions Webinar
This webinar is designed for mentors who are walking with others through questions of gender and sexual identity, providing important context for mentors to consider as well as common questions often raised in this area. Learn how to offer support, help, and hope in this area as you watch our webinar recording.
Featured WebinarSexual & Gender Identity
If you are questioning your gender identity or your sexual orientation, you are not alone. We have featured two articles regarding sexual and gender identity, and we have additional articles available (linked below).
- How Can I Show Christlike Love to the LGBTQ Community?
- What if My Loved One is LGBTQ?
- What if I’m in a Mixed Orientation Marriage?
- How Can I be Helpful to a Believer Who Identifies as LGBTQ?
- What if the LGBTQ Reality Troubles My Faith in God?
What if I'm Same Sex Attracted?
This article provides terminology, information and resources for better understanding. Read MoreWhat If I'm Questioning My Gender Identity?
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Available ACCFS Courses
Way of Purity
The ACWP course is designed for men and women, who attend the Apostolic Christian Church, and are struggling with pornography and sexual impurity. Designed to be done daily, the 30 lessons serve as a guide showing a path out of sexual sin and are most effective when used with a mentor. If a participant does not have a mentor, ACCFS will gladly make a mentor arrangement. Learn more about this course by viewing the short video. You can enroll in ACWP by using the link below.
Enroll TodaySexual Integrity 1.2.3 - for Men & Women
Sexual integrity is won and maintained in community. This 15-week course has versions for either male or female groups. In this course, participants form a small support group and complete one lesson per week. Each lesson consists of teaching, reflection prompts, prayer, and Scripture. Participants respond to the lessons of fellow group members using chat features.
Enroll TodayHealing from Sexual Betrayal
Sexual betrayal is one of the most painful relationship wounds a marriage can endure. Sexual betrayal takes many forms. Pornography, sex addictions and adultery are a few examples of the realities of sexual betrayal. This course is intended to provide support to wives who have endured this pain. This course is 15 lessons in length. Participants are asked to engage this course with a mentor.
Enroll TodayPathway to Purity Resources
The sexual purity battle is full of ups and downs with a continuum of varying situations. Yet there is always hope, help, and growth available. The Pathway to Purity Community is filled with resources meant to encourage and equip both strugglers and helpers alike.
Pathway to PuritySexual Purity
We have highlighted two sexual purity lessons that will help individuals as they navigate through staying pure.
Personal Motivational Statement For Purity
This document is to help an individual craft a vision for success and help connect the dots between vision and reality. Read MoreSexual Purity Sunday School Lessons
We live in a sexual society. Our young people are encountering sexual messages every day. Wonderfully, the Bible speaks to the topic of sex. Learn More
Frequently Asked Questions
God created us as sexual beings. Our sexual drive points to two objectives. One objective is reproduction. Another objective is oneness with another person. Our sexual drive is a physical reminder that we are not sufficient in and of ourselves. We are oriented outward towards others. Physical sex, however, is not the highest aim for our sexuality. Rather, our sexual drive is a physical reminder of a deeper more important spiritual reality – that our needs are met outside of us, in a relationship with God.
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Coming to the point of questioning your sexual orientation can raise a variety of emotions and responses. A few initial encouragements to keep in mind include:
- Resist the temptation to isolate and deal with your struggle alone.
- Be wise about where you seek counsel and support.
- Remember, your experience of same-sex attraction does not have to become the sole basis of your identity.
- Remember, God loves you. Many people with same-sex attraction have lived celibate, fully flourishing lives.
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Sex education is important because our sexual impulses are powerful. Like other powerful realities such as guns, cars, and drugs, education must surround our engagement with these realities. Education answers three questions: first, it answers the question of how sexual intercourse works; second, it answers the question what physical and emotional pain can result from unwise sexual activity; lastly, it answers the question why we were created as sexual beings and how to steward our sexuality in celibate singleness or the fidelity of marriage.
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Learning that your loved one has a non-traditional sexual orientation or gender identification experience can be hard on family relationships. It may trigger a variety of emotions such as anger, disappointment, and sadness. To be healthy in your response, you must thoroughly work through your emotions, as well as maintain a posture of care for your loved one. You can learn more in the resource below.
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