Love, Sex, and Lasting Relationships

Jul 23–24, 2007 - comments: 6

Today Dr. Land’s special guest is Chip Ingram, president of Walk Thru the Bible and author of a new book, Love, Sex, and Lasting Relationships.

Unfortunately, despite all the hype in magazines, movies, seminars, and books, for the most part people aren’t doing very well when it come to this area of their lives. That’s why I’m looking forward to today’s interview with Chip Ingram; I can’t wait to hear why he thinks there is such disappointment in love relationships.

I am overwhelmed with how often the words divorce, breakup, baggage, ex-mate, and abuse are common in our relational vocabulary. Chip has written an outstanding book on how to build a lasting relationship that can lead to a fulfilling and committed marriage.

Hebrews 10:34 says, “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” The primary question we need to ask ourselves of every relationship is, “am I helping my brother or sister become more and more like Christ?” If you or I can’t answer that question clearly, the relationships we are forming are not healthy. But if our relationships are enthusiastic adventures that have as their goal to help one another walk in the light, even if our lives go separate ways, we will be able to express deep gratitude for the benefits we have shared.

topic(s): Family, Abuse, Marriage, Pop Culture, Sexual Purity, Abstinence

6 comments (post your own) feed

1 On Nov 6th, 2006, at 4:03pm, Hattie Shepard wrote:

Good afternoon Mr. Ingram,

I really enjoyed your show this afternoon.  I know that everything that you said was in line with what God wants for his people to do in order to have successful marriages.

Do you have some materials available to give to someone that over a Singles ministry?

At my church, we a have a Singles ministry but we are aways looking for ways to enhance it.

Thanks,

Hattie

2 On Apr 11th, 2007, at 2:28am, Grace Morake wrote:

all that is in that VCD is so in line with the word of God,n it overwhelms me,knowing that im in a relationship a distant one for that matter.

i now know so many things that we ve been doing which r so wrong.

3 On Jul 24th, 2007, at 5:39pm, Deb Bowers wrote:

I am a mother of 3 girls, 10, 8 & 6 years old. Also, I am children’s ministry leader at our church for kids from 4 years to 6th grade. Do you have any materials available in notes, power point or any format for presentation to any of this age group. It is essential to present God’s way, in contrast to the counterfeit ways of the world to which children seem far more exposed. Please let me know.

4 On Jul 30th, 2007, at 2:29pm, Susan wrote:

I heard this message on July 23rd on my way to my way to my second job of the day.  I only heard about 15 minutes of it but it captured my curiosity, my thoughts and my heart.  I LOVED WHAT I HEARD....not because it said what I wanted to hear, but said what I knew was right and didn’t know how to put into words.  It also explained a lot to me of WHY so many marriages and families are not working today.  I am diligently working at getting this downloaded onto a CD so a couple of my friends could hear this.  Thank you so much for being on the radio!  And Thank you for listening to God’s voice telling you to keep talking!  I’d love to hear more!

5 On Jul 30th, 2007, at 5:21pm, Staff wrote:

In response to Deb’s comment…

Hi, Debra.

Thanks for writing about your very real concern about the culture your girls are growing up in.

The one person who has kept coming to my mind as I thought about your e-mail is an awesome lady named Dannah Gresh. Dannah founded a ministry called Pure Freedom several years ago to teach girls and young women about God’s awesome plan for them to be sexually pure in both thought and action.

Please visit her web site at purefreedom.org. She has published several books, even one for young girls, and she does conferences around the country. All of that information is on her site. (Her books are available from our online bookstore, too—.)

Dannah is a mother of a young teen daughter herself, and she has a great way of communicating to that age group. I’m not sure if your younger elementary girls would be able to relate to her materials, but it’s a place for you to start.

Hope this helps!

Blessings,
Karen Cole
Editor
Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
Southern Baptist Convention

6 On May 19th, 2008, at 5:42am, Rebecca Meyer wrote:

Thank-you so much for both of these broadcasts. I took notes while listening and hope to use them in my experience as a camp counselor this summer. All the points mentioned were very relivant to an issue that today is possibly the most struggled with, misunderstood, and least discussed.

As the media bombards us with the worldview of love, sex, and relationships, it is so important to have something to judge it against- what is God’s view? -Especially as Christians, we need to stand out from everyone else so that people can see the difference in us. Then we can be more credible witnesses, and God can show people what he desires, using our lives as examples.

Our collage-aged sunday school class at church is just starting to go through the book and dvd series. I’m sure it will offer more wonderful insight from which the main points of the broadcasts were drawn.

Keep up the great work and ministry!

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