The Alternative to Purity Culture's Approach to Sexual Sin: Integration and Maturation

Here's a reflection on the two different approaches in conservative Christianity to sexual sin, such as porn, sexual addiction, and homosexual behavior and unwanted same-sex eroticization. The purity culture mindset sees such struggles only as sins caused by our sinful nature; therefore the emphasis is on repentance and accountability. The "outgrowing porn" approach (sexual integration and maturation) affirms the goodness of our sexuality while seeing patterns of sexual sin and deviant attractions and arousal templates as rooted in our lack of sexual development and childhood experiences; therefore, the emphasis is on curiosity and compassion. Let's compare the two approaches and see how the Husband Material community and Desert Stream Ministries' Living Waters program (as well as Reintegrative Therapy) serve as ideal examples of the outgrowing sexual sin model.

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References and resources (note: clips used from other videos are used for commentary and fall under Fair Use):
Husband Material video on Outgrowing Porn vs. Purity Culture: https://youtu.be/Tujo_TXThqk?si=ie0pDiWTYtjefNbJ
Desert Stream Ministries: https://www.desertstream.org/
Jared Moore debating Doug Wilson on Jon Harris' channel about concupiscence: https://youtu.be/1VxteNKuR8w?si=dbOdrbKVf2fnP1Ui

For more:
The 4 Differing Views in the Church on LGBT: https://youtu.be/SDGkLPWBKbo
A video of Linda Seiler presenting her modification of the 4 Views, the 5 Streams: https://youtu.be/qf1Zlw3JAfQ
Sexuality Counseling in the 5 Streams: https://youtu.be/noCsp2e2O8w
Polyvagal Theory validates Nicolosi's Self-State Model: https://youtu.be/jA9QuFlYd_c
More on the Self-State Model: https://youtu.be/ZZdEK90rHnU
Mindfulness in Christian Counseling: https://youtu.be/affXzlIWqvs
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