For men, the major battles are with loyalty and fidelity. And while every type of sin is available to every person, our temptations, generally speaking, are different. If black men and women are to restore proper relationships with each other – a prerequisite for healthy and whole families – everyone involved is going to have to digest some hard truths that are most effectively digested when they are grounded in distinctively Christian teaching. Unfortunately, it’s hard for a pastor to promote biblical sexual ethics when he is having sex outside marriage or pressuring women to get abortions. Men like Samuels and Jaxn periodically uncover nuggets of truth, but pastors who actually believe the Bible would be in an even stronger position to teach men and women about what it means to be husbands and wives. When some of the most popular preachers in the black community fail to offer an affirmative vision of relationships that is built on the creation order and biblical duties based on sex, secular relationship gurus will fill the void. He goes even farther than Bryant by also affirming views on sex and marriage that are completely unbiblical. – is similarly devoted to fewer black children being born in America. Senator Raphael Warnock – who leads the same church (Ebenezer Baptist Church) previously led by Martin Luther King Jr. But instead of using public appearances to extol the benefits of marriage and encourage the formation of strong families, he advocates for more abortion in his church and perverts scripture to argue that Jesus was “pro-choice.”īryant is not an anomaly. Bryant is a charismatic and dynamic communicator who leads one of the most influential churches in Atlanta. In an ideal world, someone like Jamal Bryant, pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, would be leading the movement to mend relationships between black men and women and strengthen the black family. The popularity of these types of relationship podcasts is a direct result of dwindling religious affiliation among black Millennials and Gen Zers and the failure of “progressive” black preachers to teach and model biblical sexual ethics. Jaxn’s rise and fall, as well as Samuels’ popularity even in death, point to something much bigger than social media controversy. Da’Naia also made a video several months ago declaring curses on anyone who criticized the couple online. He acknowledged that his conduct fell short of a biblical standard and the reputation he created as a healthy relationship advocate. Jaxn and his soon-to-be ex-wife, Da’Naia, became fodder for online content creators last year after he admitted to several affairs in an apology video. Jaxn recently announced his divorce on Instagram. Derrick Jaxn, the anti-Kevin Samuels, built a popular YouTube channel dishing out black women-friendly relationship advice.
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