Sex, Love, Marriage, and Divorce - Letter #18: Biblical Easter Eggs in the Screwtape Letters: A Theological Journey

The Screwtape Letters: Confronting Evil in Our Time · 2025-05-22

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The conversation centers on the themes of sex, love, marriage, and divorce from a biblical perspective. The hosts examine how the demonic, as depicted by C.S. Lewis, targets human sexuality and relationships by distorting God's intended design. They argue that sexuality is powerful and good when confined within the boundaries of marriage, likening it to a fire that must be kept within a fireplace. The demonic strategy, they suggest, is to twist these boundaries, promoting superficial understandings of love and encouraging the belief that marriage is only valid as long as passionate feelings persist.

A significant portion of the discussion contrasts the biblical idea of covenantal love with the modern, feelings-driven approach to relationships. The hosts emphasize that true love in marriage is rooted in commitment, promise, and mutual dependence rather than fleeting emotions. They highlight how dependency within marriage is often misunderstood as weakness, but is actually a source of strength and security, enabling vulnerability and genuine partnership. They critique contemporary culture’s focus on subjective feelings, noting that this leads to instability in relationships and a lack of grounding in objective truth.

The hosts further explore the biblical concept of becoming "one flesh" in marriage, referencing passages from Corinthians to illustrate how sexual union creates deep, soul-level bonds. They discuss how the demonic perspective trivializes sex as merely physical, whereas the biblical view sees it as integral to building mutual dependence and sacrificial love within marriage. The conversation also touches on forgiveness and transformation, noting that while the demonic never lets go of a person's past, God offers redemption and new identity. Ultimately, the discussion advocates for a marriage model where each partner seeks the other’s good as their own, fostering unity and resilience rather than competition or self-centeredness.

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The Screwtape Letters: Confronting Evil in Our Time

Welcome to our podcast “The Screwtape Letters: Confronting Evil in Our Time” Your hosts Ian Faith and Galen Balinski in each episode will dissect C.S. Lewis’ 31 letters and illuminate the challenge that the devil and his minions play in our world today to separate us from God, so we can expose them, reject them, and put Jesus at the center of our lives.

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