Show 271: Loving Jesus More Than “These”
God, Sex & You! with Dustin Daniels
English - January 23, 2018 00:00 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MBSexuality Health & Fitness porn pornography sex sexual purity masturbation christian perspective headline news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Apostle John writes in the Gospel of John chapter 21 -
After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.” “Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him. Jesus repeated the question: “Simon son of John, do you love me?” “Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “you know I love you.”“Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said. A third time he asked him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.”
Such a simple, but yet profound question, don’t you think? “Do you love me more than these?”
What exactly is the “these” that Jesus is referring to here? More importantly for our conversation today, what is the “these” in your life? Do you love Jesus more than…
Well, that’s just one of the things we’ll talk about today with author and pastor Deon Thomas from The King’s Sanctuary in Kingston, Jamaica. Pastor Deon has written a devotional workbook titled, “21 Days to Sexual Purity: A Biblical Devotional For Overcoming Sexual Temptations”.
On today’s episode of God, Sex and You, we’ll discuss:
1) Desire - is a good thing or a bad thing?
2) Temptation - is it a sin?
3) Can you love someone and yet deceive them at the same time?