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Our Vision
At
The Legacy Institute, we believe it is critically important that we see
the issue of sexuality clearly. Our vision is to bring to light
God's truth as it pertains to our sexuality.
Sexual Integrity: A Whole Person Approach to Sexuality
We do not see sexuality merely as a physical act but
rather, as a core part of our identity as a human person. We
are sexual because God created us male or female. Our sexual nature,
then, should be expressed throughout all of our being, in five aspects:
physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual. When we
express our sexuality fully in each area of life, we are integrated, or
whole. We have sexual integrity. This integration creates a picture –
or reflection – of God, who made man in His image (Genesis 1:26-27).
Because sexuality is more than just physical, The Legacy Institute is
committed to framing the issue of sexuality in light of the whole
person. In doing so, we offer a blueprint for male and female
wholeness, sexual clarity and a lifetime of healthy relationships. We call this the relationship model for sexual integrity.
Sexual Integrity as the Foundation for Healthy Families
We believe whole individuals build
strong healthy families, which are the foundation for successful
cultures. A clear understanding of the true purpose and meaning of
sexuality is vital to the formation of whole, healthy families. Without
sexual integrity, both family and cultural foundations erode and
ultimately collapse. Since the beginning of civilization, this truth
has been verified anthropologically across cultures and throughout
centuries. A look at our current cultural norms helps us understand the
need for sexual integrity:
- Sexual clarity,
a clear understanding of the beauty and necessity of male and female
differences in a progressive society, is being replaced by sexual
confusion, the incorporation of “alternative” lifestyles that weaken
healthy sexual identity and relationship formation.
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Marriage (the
traditional, monogamous, lifelong model between a man and woman) is
being weakened by sexual promiscuity, cohabitation and same-sex unions.
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Modesty, once
both instinctive and protected, is being eroded by a steady stream of
illicit images in the media, and through tacit parental endorsement of
premature male/female relationships of their children.
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Children,
historically viewed across all cultures a sign of divine blessing, are
now often viewed as hindrances to personal fulfillment and global
economic “progress.”
At The Legacy Institute, we believe the original design is far superior to the "replacement" models so we are committed
restoring the vision of the truth of our sexuality by providing
educational resources and services, based on our unique relationship
model for sexual integrity, that offer positive alternatives to these destructive yet pervasive cultural trends.
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