YANYO.org: You Are Not Your Own
YANYO.org helps believers explore God’s loving design for human sexuality—rooted in identity, purpose, and His image—with wisdom and discernment.
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YANYO stands for “You Are Not Your Own” taken from 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (RSV) “You are not your own; you were bought with a price. So, glorify God in your body.”
This website recognizes throughout that we are not our own and seeks to help each viewer glorify God and our Lord Jesus Christ in our bodies. Having received our bodies as a gift from God, we are to use them to honor Him.
As members of God’s family and as followers of our Lord Jesus, believers are helped by a good understanding of human sexuality based on the following three principles:
- God has a loving purpose in creating us male and female,
- Human sexuality was designed for the powerful purpose of helping to bond together individuals into families and bringing new life into the world,
- As part of God’s special creation, our bodies are not our own. We are created in the image of God, not in an image of our own design.
YANYO.org was designed to help viewers gain greater insight into these principles, allowing them to work through the applications with discernment in their own lives.
The site is a work-in-progress. Additions and changes are planned as we progress in this venture. Presently this website deals with the following topics:
Biblical Worldview: The Creator’s Purpose
The Biblical worldview provides a framework, or lens, for looking at life in this world. Acting as a map for how we see reality, it shapes how we answer life’s biggest questions based on our reading and understanding of the Bible. It is the Bible that teaches us concerning the Creator and his purpose in creating us. In the Bible we learn of God’s power, love, and authority. All these things help us to know and understand the worldview of our Father, i.e. the Biblical worldview.
Building Strong God-Centered Families: The Foundation Of A Healthy World
Research has revealed two things that those concerned about raising a God-Centered family need to be fully aware of: By the age of 13 a child’s worldview is almost completely in place and secondly, four major influences on a child’s worldview are: public schools, media, arts and entertainment, and “the laws of the land.” The many and varied resources posted in this section can help you deal with the lies and false information a child is exposed to at a very early age.
Special Challenges To Living In The Framework Of A Biblical Worldview And Building God-Centered Families
Social Media
Many of us are deeply concerned but feel overwhelmed and ill-equipped to deal with the far-ranging problems that social media has unleashed on our families and the world around us. Some may know full well that we need to act, but we don’t know where or how to begin. Let the articles in this section give you some insight and guidance into dealing with this overwhelming intrusion into our lives.
Pornography
The “pornification” of society has had devastating impacts on individuals and families, as well as those used to create it. Pornography dishonors God’s image in ourselves and in others. As with any addiction, help is needed in overcoming the addiction to pornography.
Homosexuality
Current societally accepted teachings have drastically changed in the past one hundred years on both sexual mores in general and concerning homosexuality specifically. Articles and resources are presented with the hope that they will be of some help in finding biblical, God-centered answers for those facing these issues and to those who care about them.
Transgenderism
Transgender issues are becoming a greater concern for many today. Articles and essays reviewing these issues along with a list of resources are presented to help gain a deeper understanding of the transgender issues themselves and the challenges an individual or family may face when these questions arise.
This website is presented by the YANYO Christadelphian Focus Group. More about us can be found on the About page of the website. The essays and articles provided, and resources listed, are not intended to foster debate with those inside or outside the community. Our intent is to give friends and family who face any of these issues, and who value teaching about God’s purpose regarding the human family and sexuality, a reason and a hope for living in keeping with that purpose.
We are asking for help in the process of writing or gathering resource materials. If you are aware of useful resources that will add significantly and positively to this website, or if you could contribute by drafting an article to help build our content, please contact us on the website at: yanyo.org/contact. We also welcome suggestions or recommendations.
YANYO Christadelphian Focus Group