Is Consent a New Idea?

Have you heard people talking about consent?

Key Point

• You may have seen a lot of promotion lately on the topic of consent, but consent is not a new concept.
• Consent has been promoted in the Bible since around 50AD and it is critically important for healthy relationships.
• In 1 Corinthians, Paul calls husbands and wives to be intimate by mutual 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?

In 1 Corinthians, Paul calls husbands and wives to be intimate by mutual consent.

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.

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