Chasing Love: Sex, Love, and Relationships in a Confused Culture

by Sean McDowell

Overview

The music we listen to, the movies we watch—they're all telling us to keep chasing love, and that we'll finally be happy when we find it.
 
But is love really all we need? 
 
The love that the world tells us to pursue is all about self, about following your heart’s desires. But what is the Christian worldview on love? When we follow Jesus, we realize that he invites us to reorient the focus of our lives, so instead of chasing love primarily for our own happiness, we are first and foremost to give love—to God and to others. 
 
In Chasing Love, Sean McDowell will invite readers into Jesus’ radical, upside-down approach to love, and in doing so, he’ll answer some of the toughest questions we’re asking about love today:
 

• How does Jesus speak to singleness?
• What does the gospel say about LGBTQ issues?
• Can sexual sin truly be forgiven?
• What if I’m not happy in my marriage?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781087707297
Publisher:	B&H Publishing Group
Publication date:	12/01/2020
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dr. Sean McDowell leads the Bible department at Capistrano Valley Christian Schools in California. The awarded teacher is also a popular national youth speaker, editor of the HCSB Apologetics Study Bible for Students, and has authored several books including Understanding Intelligent Design (with William Dembski) and ethiX: Being Bold in a Whatever World. Sean and his wife have two children.

Table of Contents

Part 1

Chapter 1 The Invitation 3

Chapter 2 Who Will You Trust? 9

Chapter 3 The Sexual Ethic of Jesus 17

Chapter 4 Experiencing True Freedom 25

Chapter 5 The Freedom of Commitment 31

Chapter 6 Understanding Love 37

Chapter 7 Honoring God with Your Body and Soul 45

Chapter 8 Distorting Gods Plan for Sex 53

Chapter 9 Experiencing God's Forgiveness 61

Part 2

Chapter 10 Loving Others with Our Sexuality 69

Chapter 11 The Purpose of Sex 75

Chapter 12 Myth 1: Sex Is Not a Big Deal 83

Chapter 13 Myth 2: Sex Is Merely a Private Act 87

Chapter 14 Myth 3: Sexual Intercourse Is All That Matters for Purity 91

Chapter 15 The Purpose of Singleness 95

Chapter 16 Myth 1: Singleness Means No Family 103

Chapter 17 Myth 2: Singleness Is Easy 107

Chapter 18 Myth 3: Singleness Is Too Difficult 111

Chapter 19 The Purpose of Marriage 115

Chapter 20 Myth 1: Marriage Will Fulfill Your Ultimate Relational Needs 125

Chapter 21 Myth 2: Marriage Will Get Rid of Your Sin 129

Chapter 22 Myth 3: Married Sex Is Boring 133

Part 3

Chapter 23 Pornography 139

Chapter 24 Cohabitation 147

Chapter 25 Divorce 155

Chapter 26 Homosexuality 163

Chapter 27 Same-Sex Marriage 171

Chapter 28 Transgender 179

Chapter 29 Sexual Abuse 189

Chapter 30 You Can Do It! 197