Steyn, Gert Jacobus2007-06-012007-06-012006Steyn, GJ 2006, 'Identiteit en seksualiteit in die Nuwe Testament', Verbum et Ecclesia, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 131-154. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_verbum.html]1609-9982http://hdl.handle.net/2263/2600This contribution wants to provide a broad overview of sexuality in the New Testament. It provides broad thematic stripes, picturing the early Christians as sexual beings with a new identity in Christ. Sexuality is a given in the New Testament, but due to their new identity, Christians' sexuality displays particular features: it expresses its freedom responsibly; is driven by divine love; surrenders sacrificially to the other as Christ did; treats its partner as an equal and not as an object of self satisfaction; distinguishes itself from different cultural practices with an identity of its own; acknowledges the fact that it is part of an incomplete world; respects the identity of the other and despises all kinds of sexual malpractices; believes in forgiveness; and finds its climax ultimately and always in the presence of God.156485 bytesapplication/pdfAfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaSexualitySex in the BibleIdentity (Psychology) -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityArticle