not so likely to volunteer for personal interviews of this type. What Kinsey evidently doesn’t know, is that most Christian believers would not confide in a sex poll-taker who did not know Christ as his per sonal Saviour. Although most of the Kinsey subjects were college women, it is interesting to note that Kinsey didn’t do any poll-taking around our fundamental, evangelical Christian colleges and universities. How Did Kinsey Get His Information? Theoretically at least, Kinsey ob served some of the basic techniques of scientific research. Four well- trained staff members interviewed in dividual women for about one to two hours each. Approximately 300 ques tions were asked. In most cases the individuals were members of organ izations or sororities that had agreed to be interviewed. However, a friend of mine related his experience at one of the western universities when Kinsey came to town. Most of the student body turned out to hear Kinsey at the student body assembly. After a few risque' jokes, he told the students about his former study of males, then he invited any of the girls who want ed to tell him about themselves to come around and see him that after noon. On pages 89 and 90 Kinsey says: “ In securing case histories, we have spent many hours and sometimes days and weeks in various types of city communities . . . We have watched many individuals make socio-sexual approaches in taverns, on street comers, at dances, on college campuses, at swimming pools, on ocean beaches and elsewhere. We have spent time in the homes of many of our subjects, visited with their friends, gone out with them to taverns, night clubs, the theatre, and concerts and become acquainted with the other places in which they were finding their recreation and in which many of them were finding their sex ual partners.” Needless to say, most normal men and women would not consent to go around watching and taking notes on humans who were having sexual re lations. Certainly we should not place confidence in persons who enjoy doing such “ research.” It should also be added that Chris tian young people and adults who have been washed by the precious blood of Christ would not be found in the places, and making the ad vances just described above. Among the Kinsey women who vol unteered to talk about their sex-life, he found that nearly 50 per cent were fornicators, and that approx imately 26 per cent were adulteresses.
Little wonder they wanted to talk to someone. Psychologists frequently find that people with guilt feelings, frustrations, and maladjustments find a degree of relief through talking about their experiences, The women who talked with the Kinsey inter viewers knew that they would find sympathetic ears. It must have been a real satisfaction to these women
did my mother conceive me.” It is crystal clear in the Scriptures that marriage and lawful sexual relations have nothing to do with sin. What is sinful is our nature. l,n Adam the entire human race fell, so that his sin was handed down generation by generation. This is known as origin al sin, whereby from birth we are inclined to evil. Psychologists who have observed even small children know this is true. The phrase “and in sin did my mother conceive me,” refers not to the sin of his mother, but of himself. He states that he had the germ of sin from his birth and even from his very conception. In our natural state we are sinful and apart from God. Kinsey’s report sub stantiates this fact. We are also sin ners by choice. Because of our sin we cannot stand in the presence of a sinless, holy and righteous God. Therefore God sent his beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross in our stead, that through faith in Him, we might appear sinless and pure before God. God’s teaching is unmistakable. In Romans 5:12 we read “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” In Romans 5:8 and Romans 6:23 we find: “But God com- mendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us . . . For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” It is evident that Kinsey knows nothing about salvation and the pow er of the Holy Spirit in the believer’s life. 'Those of us who have surren dered our lives to Christ and who are indwelt by His Holy Spirit have often tested this portion of Scripture: “ I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me.” Yet, Kin sey says “What an individual does sexually will depend on the nature of the stimulus with -which he or she comes into contact, on the physi cal and physiological capacities of the individual to respond to that stimulus, and on the nature and ex tent of the individual’s previous ex perience with similar stimuli.” Lit tle does Kinsey know that as be lievers, we can call on God and he will not “permit us to be tempted above that we are able.” How Do Christian Believers Compare With Groups Studied by Kinsey? Very few studies have been made on the sexual behavior of Christian men and women. It is understood that most Christians would not ex pend such time, effort, and finances on such a project, ’mM A -mm k when they could ^
Figure 2 For single men Kinsey reports up to 90% as having pre-marital relations. Study among churchgoers (Missouri Synod Luth erans) reveals only 16% of young bache lors had the same pre-marital experience. to know they would not be criticized for their sin. Does Kinsey Quote Scripture? What Is His Spiritual Perception? Yes, after a fashion, Kinsey does quote Scripture, but he evidently does not understand what he quotes. At several points he wrongly uses the phrase conceived in wickedness and sin to indicate that religious groups believe sexual relations of husband and wife are wrong and sinful. Throughout the Bible God encourages marriage and the rearing of children. In the first chapter of Genesis we read that God blessed the first man and the first woman and “God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.” In the New Testament we find: “ I will therefore, that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.” In Hebrews 13:4 we’ read: “Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whore mongers and adulterers God will judge.” No doubt the verse which Kinsey misquoted was Psalm 51:5: “Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin
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