Speaking to the sexual revolution, R. Albert Mohler, Jr. cites author Theodore Dalrymple, a British doctor serving in an inner-city hospital. Dalrymple noted, "Revolutions are seldom a spontaneous mass upheaval of the downtrodden, provoked beyond endurance by their miserable condition, and the sexual revolution was certainly no exception in this respect. The revolution had its intellectual progenitors, as shallow, personally twisted, and dishonest a parade of people as one could ever wish to encounter. They were all utopians, lacking understanding of the realities of human nature; they all thought that sexual relations could be brought to the pitch of perfection either by divorcing them of moral judgment that traditionally attached to them; all believed that human unhappiness was solely the product of laws, customs, and taboos."

The problem with this utopian view is that man's sinful appetite is never satisfied. Dalrymple went on to say, "...just as appetites often grow with the feeding, so the demand of the revolutionaries escalated whenever the last demand was met. When the expected happiness failed to emerge, the analysis of the problem and the proposed solution were always the same: more license, less self-control."

Sadly, many so-called Christians have fallen into the godless philosophy under girding the sexual revolution, if only in a practical sense. These individuals are not unlike self-proclaimed Christians who are practical atheists. They say they believe in God while failing to acknowledge him in their lifestyles. Sadder still, some appeal to Scripture for their license by quoting Paul: "All things are lawful for me (1 Cor. 6:12a)." Of course, Paul did not have in mind a first century Christian sexual revolution.

In this little phrase cited above, Paul is picking up on a theme he mentioned earlier, namely, that of sexual immorality (5:1f). Remember that Paul rebuked the so-called brother for his immorality, and, at the same time, he rebuked the church for their arrogance in not dealing with sin in the camp. It seems that some in the Corinthian church felt that the grace of God gave them license to engage in whatever activity they desired, including blatant sin. Paul constantly spoke of the Christian's liberty and/or freedom in Christ. He said, "...why is my freedom judged by another's conscience (1 Cor. 10:29b)?" Again, in referring to the bondage of the law he said, "It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery (Gal. 5:1)." But he admonished, "For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another (Gal. 5:13)."