We tend to make these very rigid gender associations that do not actually have anything to do with what it means to be a male image bearer of God or a female image bearer of God. The truth is all of our maleness and femaleness can be summed up in accepting our identity as either a son or daughter of God as He uniquely and intentionally created us.   For more information visit pureHOPE

A generation goes and a generation comes. We will all face challenges and temptations in this life, but there is nothing new under the sun. Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever and He is with us.     For more information visit pureHOPE

Wherever we go, wherever we've been, He is there! In this episode we are joined by Justin Torrence, lead actor of The Heart of Man film, to discuss our Father's heart for us—both in the places where we have been deeply wounded by the sexual brokenness of someone else and in the places where we have acted out of our own sexual brokenness.

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Why do we experience so much sexual brokenness? Why is this area of our lives so consistently attacked? In this episode we consider why the enemy of our souls hates sex, but more importantly why our Creator and Redeemer is never threatened by that and why we don't have to fear.

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"Save yourself for marriage." Hmm... a familiar message, but is this really God's message about sex? About purity? Not exactly. There's some truth here, but we've got our words all twisted and tangled. There is a whole lot of deception wrapped up in this little phrase as well as some others we'll consider in this episode. Because that's the thing about the deceiver... he deals in half-truths, partial-truths, 80/20-truths, how-about-we-just-leave-that-part-out-truths—distortions that impede the compelling vision our God has set before us! Freedom comes when we walk with The Truth. Purity is a relationship not an accomplishment.

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What are we talking about when we're talking about sex? God is telling a candid and compelling story from Genesis to Revelation. He is telling the story of us—giving us a glimpse into the profound mystery and union of Christ and the Church. God did not design sex with an attitude of repression or with the idea of detachment in mind. Let's begin to look in His Word with fresh eyes...   For more information visit pureHOPE

Why was the original name of the podcast "A World Free?" Because that world is coming. Our vision is a world free of sexual exploitation and brokenness—no trafficking, no abuse, no affairs, no shame, only wholeness. This is bold vision! But, it is certain—Jesus will return and make all things new. So... what do we do until then? We're glad you asked!   For more information visit pureHOPE

A World Free: The pureHOPE Podcast. We can’t wait to take these incredible truths we’ve been sharing across the globe for generations, and begin to share them with you, right where you are. We’ll be talking about all kinds of “awkward” subjects that—guess what?—don’t need to be awkward! Namely, we’ll be talking about sex… a lot. Because God talks about it a lot. So let’s jump in!    For more information visit pureHOPE