Does The Bible Really Say That About Sex?


by Daniel Smithson - Date: 2010-09-14 - Word Count: 570 Share This!

It is frequently amazing to people who have never actually taken the time to find what the Bible truthfully says about sex, to realize that the message of the Scriptures regarding sex within marriage is not prudish, but overwhelmingly affirming. You merely have to read a little of the Bible and within the opening chapter we come across a naked couple happy in one another, and told by God to make love and fill up the earth with the results of their love. Adam and Eve were completely naked together, and unashamed. This panorama relays to us the true epitome that God has of a Christian marriage, and of sexual intimacy within the marriage bed and covenant. They were free of same. Fearless. Adam and Eve were delighted with one another's love and sexuality. No embarrassment. The sinless couple indulged themselves, drinking in one another's defenceless beauty.

The Bible similarly continues its wholehearted endorsement of sexual closeness and delectation of the marriage bed for thsoe who are committed to one another in firm marriage covenant.

There are some practices sexually that are not endorsed by Scripture, this is true, and sexual intimacy is exclusive to marriage.

But no where do we ever find a condemnation of sex as something wrong or unclean.

No where in Scripture is wholesome, hot, thrilling, beautiful, romantic, exhilarating, sensual, erotic love making ever condemned as something unsuitable in the setting of marriage.

Married couples are told not to refrain from sex for long periods by Paul the Apostle in his epistle to the Corinthians. Frequent enjoyable sex should be a usual occurence in Christian marriage.

The Song of Solomon, right at the midpoint of the Biblical canon, is an complete book dedicated to romantic and sensual love. In the book oral sex is spoken of, and other sensual enjoyments between the lovers.

Solomon's former book, Proverbs, by the same token recounts how Christian sex in marriage is like a life-giving fountain.

Christian sex in the context of marriage ought to be a joy, and an area that man and wife are encouraged to explore and relish. To ensure that Christian couples have the opportunity to enjoy the best God has to offer in the sexual domain of marriage, many first-class resources have been produced, and intimate yet tasteful books been written over the years. You are able to buy good Christian sex guides with instruction and illustration to enrich your intimate times toegther. Some information on the web aimed at Christians is nothing more than lightly masked pornography, but there are some pure resources that are designed to really help Christians enjoy their sex life to fullest extent.

We need to know as Christian man and wife what the Bible actually says about Christians and sex in marriage.

Add to this the sex saturated world of advertizing and entertainment we dwell in and there is a real need for sharp, yet straight-talking and liberating, teaching respecting sex in a Christian setting.

Thankfully we know that the Bible endorses sex in Christian marriage and wholeheartedly encourages us to revel in our mating as man and wife. The Bible speaks of moral boundaries, and of life time dedication to one spouse as the base for a remarkable sex life, but within the context of the Christian marriage bed, the boundaries are actually left to the couple themselves.

Make sure you check out some of the resources are available to enrich your times of closeness with your husband or wife.

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