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Discussion Thread 1 Topic: Gender, Sexuality, and Promiscuity OPTION 1: Based on this module's reading, how does culture impact our understanding of gender and sexuality? In what ways are the cultural factors consistent with or inconsistent with a biblical understanding of sexuality and gender? Based on this module's reading, how does culture impact our understanding of gender and sexuality? The gender or sex of an individual is determined based off of the biological aspect of the male or female. Gender roles and human sexuality are based on society and cultural factors. In our reading we learned that males are the aggressive and dominant ones, and the females are known to be more gentle and more compliant towards things (Blaswick, J. & Blaswick J., 2019). Sex and genders are often terms that are used interchangeably but we have to know the difference between them. What many people know about sexuality has come from what they have learned from their culture. Every culture has a different sex symbol and also different responses to things. In some cultures, the sex symbol of a woman may be legs or showing skin. Sexuality is culturally conditioned and the social aspects of one’s life are as well (Blaswick, J. & Blaswick J., 2019). All of these aspects are what shape each individual’s life and outlook on gender and sexuality. In what ways are the cultural factors consistent with or inconsistent with a biblical understanding of sexuality and gender? The Bible tells and shows us ways of being able to control the sexuality in a healthy manner. Those two ways are to remain celibate prior to becoming married and to be with one person while married. God provides us simple instructions to live a prosperous, healthy life. Cultural factors can tend to be consistent and inconsistent as well with the laws and rules that God has placed for us to follow. Religion is a subculture of our cultural system. Each religion has its own teachings and rules that they ask their followers to follow. Cultural factors can sometimes be contradicting to what we are to follow in the Bible. This is when we must have the proper knowledge and will power to know that we must follow less of the culture and more of God! This is where we must realize that “For Go so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” ( John 3:16 - Bible Gateway , n.d.).

References Balswick, J., & Balswick, J. (2019). Authentic human sexuality: An integrated Christian approach (3rd ed). Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press. John 3:16 - Bible Gateway . (n.d.). https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/John%203%3A16

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