Teaching
Sex and Happiness
The world has merged sex and happiness, telling us that living out our sexual desires will bring identity and fulfillment. However, true life and identity are found within God’s design, and we can trust that because the giver of sex is good, his boundaries are the path to flourishing.
Main Character Syndrome
Main character syndrome says our meaning comes from within, and our identity is found when we perform and express our inner desires for others to affirm. But the song of the creature is that true significance and freedom come from playing a meaningful, supportive role in God’s story, not our own.
Love and Affirmation
Since the creation of man, we have believed lies about the nature of love. Our culture equates love with affirmation, and any disagreement is perceived as hate. Yet when we are led by the self-made song, we cannot experience God fully. Instead, we rejoice that through Christ, God has power to transform our desires.
Truth and Feelings
Being self made is woven into the fabric of our culture and our human nature. Ironically, putting ourselves at the center leads to a life of pressure, anxiety, and bondage. We can only experience true freedom when we live as creatures under the authority of a Servant-King who gives life and peace.
