4.3 Human Sexuality

• The meaning of human sexuality
• Christian teachings on male-female relationships
• Healthy boy-girl relationships
• Dating and courtship, and the differences between them
• Types and causes of irresponsible sexual behaviour
• Christian teaching on sexual relationships
• Ways of overcoming irresponsible sexual behaviour

• explain the meaning of human sexuality
• elaborate Christian teachings on male-female relationships
• discuss the differences between dating and courtship
• outline types and causes of irresponsible sexual behaviour
• propose ways of overcoming irresponsible sexual behaviour
• desire to live responsibly as God fearing youths

“What does Christian teaching say about sexual relationships?”

“How can you avoid sexual perversity as a youth?”

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1. Human sexuality and Christian teaching on male-female relationships
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   What human sexuality means, what Genesis and Mark 10 teach about it, and what a healthy relationship between a young man and a young woman looks like.
2. Dating, courtship, and irresponsible sexual behaviour
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   The difference between dating and courtship, why school is not the time for either, and the types and causes of irresponsible sexual behaviour.
3. Christian teaching on sexual relationships, and living responsibly
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   What the churches teach about sexual relationships and on what texts, how to overcome irresponsible sexual behaviour, and the way back for those who have failed.
4. Healthy boy-girl relationships
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Seven marks of a healthy friendship, seven warning signs, and how to end something that is not healthy.
5. Consequences of irresponsible sexual behaviour
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Health, education, emotional and legal consequences, why they fall unequally, and what the law on defilement actually says.
6. Handling pressure, and saying no
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Where pressure comes from, the common lines and what to say back, and why a refusal needs no reason.
7. Phones, images and online pressure
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Pornography, sending images, grooming and blackmail - what the law says, and what to do if it has already happened.
8. Where to get help, and starting again
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Who to go to, what confidentiality means in practice, and the Christian teaching that failure is not final.