![]() ![]() 7 For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before. This passage states: 3 It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality 4 that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, 5 not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God 6 and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. This view of purity is found in 1st Thessalonians 4:3–8. To start, what is purity culture? “Purity culture” is a term often used in the Christian sphere to promote a biblical view of purity. ![]() How does it still impact us all in our everyday lives? It permeates our schools, home life, churches, and culture. Purity culture is still something we all see, and that, sadly, we are all taught. There is a movement toward trying to remove and get away from purity culture, but it hangs around like the smell of trash that desperately needs to be taken out. It impacts all of our lives still, even as society progresses. Whether that be from Christian teaching on purity until marriage, dress codes, sex-ed, slut shaming, etc. Purity culture - it’s something every person has to deal with in one way or another. ![]()
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