 "God's Kind of Sex"
Preface
Sex? First, there are many misunderstandings even in Christianity that does not have a proper biblical understanding about human sexuality and sexual relationships between a man and a woman. Just recently, I was discussing sex with a woman in the church and she explained quickly to me that God didn't want us to discuss or even bring up the topic of sex about man and woman anywhere near the church. Another woman who over heard us talking said, the Victorian era, was a good example of how all sexual acts were sinful, unless they were specifically done for the purpose of procreation (that is to have children). As these type of augment continues, there are others in the Christian faith who have claimed that the original sin was a sexual act, represented by the eating of the forbidden fruit. All of these ideas are without biblical basis. One of the purpose of this book is to present the biblical Christian view of human sexuality between one man and one women. The Bible clearly encourages married couples to enjoy their sexual relationships within marriage. The New Testament explains that sexual relations within marriage is not sinful but it is a lawful act for man and woman. The Apostle Paul explains in scripture that those who marry have not sinned before God but in reality are expected to have sex relations. In the book of Hebrews we read, "Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure," indicating that sexual relations within marriage are "pure" and not sinful.
The sexual act was not the original sin, as many would think or believe it to be. When God use the statement that a that “a man shall leave his father and mother and 'cleave' to his wife.” The Hebrew word “dâbaq”, translated "cleave" is a verb describing the closeness that should exist between a husband and wife. This closeness is in their physical and emotional closeness. As the bible explains in the next phrase "they shall become one flesh" is reference to their sexual relationship. The fact that Adam and Eve were engaging in a sexual relationship that led to the original sin, the bible says that they (Adam and Eve) "were both naked and were not ashamed" (there was no conscious of breaking God's Law or sinning). It was the temptation from Satan to the man and woman occurred in the next chapter which led to the original sin. This sin of the man and woman was committed as a direct result of disobedience to the command of God; a commandment God had made to Adam and Eve. Their disobedience to God brought about the original sin by man.
The bible plainly teaches, 'God made them 'male and female.'
Introduction
Do you think God gave us sex for us to enjoy whenever, where ever, how ever with whomever we may desire, with no strings attached? Or do you think "Everything is permissible for us when it comes to sex?" Is it right to believe everything is OK when it comes to sex whether it may or may not be biblical or beneficial to one health? We live in an age where there is 'an acceptance law' - if it feel good, do it; an acceptance law that everything is “ permissible for one if he or she wants to do it." The thinking is as "food is for the stomach and so is sex for the body.” We must be reminded that God will destroy them both. The body is not to be used for sexual immorality, but the scriptures teaches the body is for the Lord, and the Lord for the body." "Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body" (1 Corinthians chapter six). There are several specific sexual relationships that are forbidden in the Bible. Among these are bestiality (sex with animals), incest (sexual relations with close family members, including one's mother, sister, niece, aunt, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, father or brother), homosexuality, and fornication, (sexual relations outside of marriage) and adultery (sexual relations with another person's spouse), and rape (forced sex). The Bible give laws against such sex acts and as well emphasize the seriousness of these kinds of offenses; their penalty was death.
Christians are to avoid all forms of sexual sin. The Believer in Christ's body is to be fill with the Holy Spirit. The Apostle Paul says that the Christian's body belong to the Lord and is not to be used for sexual immorality. As Believers, Christians are redeemed (bought back with a price through Jesus Christ's sacrifice). As Believers in Christ, we no longer "own" our bodies, we have been purchased by God. As a Christians we are to avoid sexual sins, but we are to avoid those who claim to be Christians, and practice such things. The Bible says that those who are sexually immoral are separated from God and will not share in God's inheritance in the Kingdom of God and when His Kingdom Come.
God gave, established, introduced sex and it was our Creator who built the sex tools, the sexual apparatus in man and woman. It was God, our Creator who command the first use of sex to the first males and females. God created sexual relations and intended sex to be enjoyed within the bounds of marriage. Marriage was intended to be for a lifetime and divorce was allowed only under specific circumstances. We first read of these issues in the Old Testament. Within marriage, both husbands and wives are to provide for their partner's sexual needs and not withhold themselves from the other. Marriage can become an answer to sexual temptations. The institution of marriage was designed by God as an analogy between God and the Church, where Christ as (the husband) cares for and loves the Church as (a man is to love his wife). The facts of mankind sexual existence are very real and the reality is seen in todays world.
Chapter One
God's Purpose for Sex
God ‘s Purpose for sex and marriage
Our age is often described as an "age of anxiety." There are some who describe this era as an "age of melancholy." How would you describe our age? Sociologists have used various labels to define the mood or mentality of the world we live in. For example, some say that we live in the "computer age" or the "information age." If we define this age by what people have most on their minds, the most accurate description of our time is the 'age of sex.' There has never been a time as far as we now know in recorded history that we can remember a time when sex has been more openly flaunted with so many people obviously obsessed with the subject. However, sexual awareness has always existed. To say it mildly, the natural human mind has incessantly been stimulated with an awareness about sex, sex-news and it emphasis in the entertainment world. But never have we had sexuality and the emphasis's content of sex so blatantly displayed, that the objects of sex and are labeled as sexy-from homes to cars to computers to food to beverages to body lotions. We often wonder what does sexuality has to do with all this? We are definitely in a sexual wonderland or wilderness. The tragic is, we are lacking right directions and guidelines to sexual morality and understanding of the purpose of sex. Sadly to say, this alone has cost the societies of the earth much in many major ways, broken homes, diseases, broken hearts, insanity, in financial losses, adding to the health crises, with personal and marriage, family breakdowns. Above this all are a lack of sexual fulfillment and happiness between the sexes. Ignorance of God purpose of sex has cause humans to follow the paths of perverted sex. Very few of us understand the purpose of sex.
Scientists say sex is an 'evolutionary process'
We are told from their point of view that sex is an evolutionary accident. Therefore they assume that anything goes as long as it occurs between consenting adults. How naive this approach may appear, it is dead wrong. It is an unsubstantiated assumption of man's views avoiding the true question of where sex and marriage came from. The answer to sex's purpose in humanity is often overlooked, misunderstood, misappropriated. The true answer is what our Creator God reveals about the why, what, where He created both sex and marriage. God's reasons for doing so are nothing short of wonderful, spiritual, fulfilling and complete. Ignorance of God's purpose for sex has brought about enormous problems in mankind. Why did God create sex and marriage? May we began to explore several reasons?
Purpose One
Perhaps the most clear, obvious and biblical of God's purposes for sex and marriage is for the reproduction of the human species. The Bible speaks about God's creation of man: "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them" (Genesis 1:27). This statement that God created them male and female is the first reference to human sexuality. God created the sexes; and it wasn't an evolutionary event or accident. Then we read: "Then God blessed them, and God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it ...'" (verse 28). The fact is that men and women are to reproduce is part of the blessing that God pronounces in upon them in this verse. We see a meaning and sacredness that permeates God process as He described what He is doing. God then gave a blessing to the creation of children through a loving sexual relationship. God sanctified sexual relations between married men and women, in that the first command. He gave Adam and Eve to began an intimate sexual relationship and reproduce upon the earth! God repeats His command in Genesis 2:24, adding another crucial thought: "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." God, in these words are formally created the institutions of marriage and family. Since God created and commanded these relationships, marriage and the family are holy institutions, not mere creations of human societies in the earth. We see clearly God's obvious intent was for children to be conceived and born into a family relationship, a family consisting of a husband and wife. Again, may we remind ourselves in this time of “same sex marriages” that one man and one woman is biblically, historically has been and always will be God's norm. In spite of mankind, particular in the western world disregarding God's command and order in last several decades and is continuing a wholesale and a drastic departure from God's pattern; people (including legal minds) have tried to redefine the family in all kinds of ways, in actions, thinking and often in legislations. God's Word speaks in these time of modern man and woman serious error and blunder from righteousness of God and His Laws to follow profane sex, in marriage, homosexuality, etc. Notice the societies of men in the present earth experiencing the bitter fruits and harvest of people trying to do things their own way. In this generation, there is a sowing to the wind, only to reap the whirlwind. Again, one of the Creator, God's reasons for creating sex is include in His' purpose of reproduction. The plain truth is God's intent is that it should occur within the divine institution of marriage.
God's purpose and plan
God created our sexuality and in doing so, God ordained sexual relations between married men and women to populate the earth. We have seen this as important part of God's ultimate plan, purpose and vision for humanity upon the earth. God divine desires were to fill the earth with human beings who can eventually enter with Him into His own spirit family, the Kingdom of God. The physical human family of man and woman, brought about through marriage a model of God's spirit-composed family of the future. God sent His Son into the world so all could eventually have eternal life through Him.” “The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). God's Word reveals that "the Lord is ... not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9). All men are appointed to die once (Hebrews 9:27), but afterward all who will repent of their sins can receive eternal life through a resurrection of Christ. Those who are given eternal life through the faith in Christ's resurrection will be the children of God in His Kingdom, possessing eternal spirit life, as God is spirit (John 4:24). Those of us who will repent, be baptized and receive God's gift of His Spirit (Acts 2:38) are actually called children of God in the NOW. Even though we may not yet process the immortal body to live forever, we look froward to the day of our changing. The bible says, "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God" (Romans 8:16 KJ V). Hebrews 2:10 speaks that God's ultimate purpose is to bring "many sons and daughters, 2 Corinthians 6:18 into glory." This "glory of God" will be into the immortality of as children of God into His Everlasting Kingdom.
What about the Sex
God designed human reproduction through sex as a means to populate the earth. But His eternal purpose and intent is to bring as many of the billions of souls who have been born into His Kingdom (those who repented and accepted Him as Lord) brought into the family of God as His spiritual children (now He is reproducing Himself through them); we now can see that reproduction of human beings has two-fold purposes, that is to give physical life now to our posterity and to provide the potential for many children of God to be received into God's Eternal Kingdom in the end. The human process of reproduction is a physical type, a sort of a model, to what God is doing in His spiritual purpose and plan. That is, that our Creator God has a much larger purpose, design and plan to bring forth His working in the earth. God is working out His will on earth. It's all about His Kingdom's purpose and plan in the earth. God intent is for man to enjoy the trip! Wrap in this plan of God in the earth is man's sexuality. God's Kingdom plan is sometimes referred to in the Bible as the "mystery" of the Kingdom of God. It is a mystery because only a very few of us today at present understands it; while the majority of the people are ignorant of what the Bible says and reveals on the matter. Have you thought that there is a destiny for all humans (both male and females upon the earth whether single of marriage).
Man and woman are to enjoy earth trip - expressing love in marriage
Sex in the humankind, as well in the animal world serves the purpose of reproduction, but in virtually all of the animal species in the earth, reproduction is the only purpose for their sex. When we observed the sex habits of even higher animals, we can see that, except for those periods in the female's cycle when she is susceptible to fertilization through the sexual act, only a very few species of animals ever engage in sexual intercourse at all until time to impregnate and reproduce. But with human males and females, the sexual interest between men and women isn't restricted to the woman's fertility period alone, whether on a monthly basis or over the life of the human beings. As humans we develop a strong interest and drive in sex beginning usually at puberty and it usually remain as an interest, drive, or healthy, with sexually active motivations perhaps long after men and women reproductive years. God created a continuing sexual interest and sexual appeal in human beings, even until death. This alone in itself is a sex reality check in the the human mind and God placed within mankind hormones that help keep sex alive (as sex is interwoven in man being); God has designed sexuality to be in the human body long after the body may cease to reproduce.
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