Human Sexuality a Biblical Perspective

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A Biblical Perspective Sex is a word many Christians feel uncomfortable speaking about. One needs not to be this way because it is a gift that has been given to humans for enjoyment and procreation. Yes it is for pleasure between a husband and a wife. God has given Christians a cherished gift to share with our spouse to bring us into a closer and more intimate relationship. Marriage under God is a relationship that God blesses and sex is part of it. “The sexual union is intended to help people express spiritual intimacy, emotional bonding, passionate excitement, personal fulfillment, and genuine nurturing (Clinton, 2003, p. 6)”. God is the creator of man and woman and when He created Adam He cared enough to give him Eve so he will have a companion. He also created us not only as a sex but also He created us in His image. In Genesis 1:26 we see this; “Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness (Genesis 1:26a, NKJV).” Throughout the Word we are able to see the reason for sex and why it is only for married couples. In Proverb’s one can see that it is for pleasure between two people that are in a committed and covenant marriage, “Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with your wife of your youth “(Proverbs 5:18), and for procreation as in Genesis: “Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply (Genesis 1:28a, NJKV).” One can also see clearly that it is only meant for married couples as in 1 Cor. 7:2; “Let each man have his own wife, and let each man have his own wife (1 Cor. 7:2b, NKJV)”. Since we are created in God’s image we have the ability to have relationships with others and with God. Our sexuality is one of two dimensions with the first being ones sexual functioning and secondly being our relationship as a married couple. After God had created Adam and Eve He brought them together as a married couple and told them

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