FREE ESSAY ON BIBLICAL VIEW OF SEX

BIBLICAL VIEW OF SEX

Biblical View of SEX 
...The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the
body...Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take
the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he
who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said 'the two
will become one flesh' ... [I Corinthians 6:13-16] [When you have sex with someone, you
become one.]
The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her
husband. The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the
same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. Do not
deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote
yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because
of your lack of self-control. [I Corinthians 7:3-5] [God created sex for marriage, and it
is a good thing.]
But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than
to burn with passion. [I Corinthians 7:9] [No sex before marriage.]
May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving
doe, a graceful deer - may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by
her love. Why be captivated, my son by an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another
man's wife? [Proverbs 5:18-20]
Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. Should your springs
overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours
alone, never to be shared with strangers. May your fountain be blessed, and may you
rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer - may her breasts
satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love. Why be captivated, my son, by
an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another man's wife? 
For a man's ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all his paths. The evil
deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast. He will die for
lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly. [Proverbs 5:15-23] [This passage
compares the wife to a cistern, well, and fountain which is a source of pleasure to the
man. Sexual pleasure is part of God's purpose for sex in marriage as can be seen in this
passage. Such experience is designed for the commitment and trust of marriage. Outside of
marriage sex ultimately leads to guilt and loss of self-respect.]
Following are excerpts from the book Song of Songs. Although the language is rather
foreign to our culture, the basic message is clear that physical love between a man and
wife is scriptural. The husband is Lover and the wife is Beloved. The brackets before
each quote show who is speaking.
[Beloved] Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my lover among the young
men. I delight to sit in his shade and his fruit is sweet to my taste. He has taken me to
the banquet hall, and his banner over me is love. Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me
with apples, for I am faint with love. His left arm is under my head, and his right arm
embraces me. Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the
field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. [Song of Songs 2:3-7]
[Lover] How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil
are doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead. Your teeth
are like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming up from the washing. Each has its twin; not
one of them is alone. Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon; your mouth is lovely. Your
temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate. Your neck is like a tower
of David. built with elegance; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of
warriors. Your two breasts are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazelle that browse
among the lilies. Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of
myrrh and to the hill of incense. All
beautiful you are my darling; there is no flaw in you. [Song of Songs 4:1-7]
[Beloved] My lover is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand. His head is
purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven. His eyes are like doves by the water
streams, washed in milk, mounted like jewels. His cheeks are like beds of spice yielding
perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with myrrh. His arms are rods of gold set with
chrysolite. His body is like polished ivory decorated with sapphires. His legs are
pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, choice as
its cedars. His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my lover,
this my friend... [Song of Songs 5:10-16]
[Lover] You are beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, majestic as troops
with banners. Turn your eyes from me; they overwhelm me. Your hair is like a flock of
goats descending from Gilead. Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the
washing. Each has its twin, not one of them is alone. Your temples behind your veil are
like the halves of a pomegranate. Sixty queens there may be, and eighty concubines, and
virgins beyond number; but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the only daughter of her
mother, the favorite of the one who bore her. The maidens saw her and called her blessed;
the queens and concubines praised her. [Song of Songs 6:4-9]
[Lover] Your stature is like that of the palm, and your breasts like clusters of fruit. I
said, I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit. May your breasts be like
the clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples, and your mouth like
the best wine. [Beloved] May the wine go straight to my lover, flowing gently over lips
and teeth. I belong to my lover, and his desire is for me. [Song of Songs 7:7-10]
[Beloved] I am a wall and my breasts are like towers. Thus I have become in his eyes like
one bringing contentment. [Song of Songs 8:10] [Dedicated love between marriage partners
should bring fulfillment and contentment. The end result of shared love is contentment.]
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