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.]