Is Consent a New Idea?
Have you heard people talking about consent?
The #Metoo movement exposed how many sexually inappropriate relationships there were in Hollywood and #Churchtoo made us see that sexual assault can happen wherever someone has power over another person.
In Australia, there’s a large-scale government campaign to teach this generation about the importance of consent in intimate relationships. So is consent a new idea?
Well, no the Apostle Paul talks about consent in the Bible, which historians date back to about 50 AD.
In 1 Corinthians, Paul calls husbands and wives to be intimate by mutual consent.
In 426 AD Augustine challenged Roman culture about consent in his book “The City of God”.
So consent is a Christian virtue that’s shaping our culture today, hopefully for the better.
Listen to this episode of God in 60 Seconds:
document.createElement(‘audio’);
Article supplied with thanks to City Bible Forum.
Feature image: Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash
