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The Bible, Sex, And This
Generation
INTRODUCTION
Does having sex still matter? Or is it something that can be done and then forgotten about? Do couples who have sex with each other have good reasons to stay together? What does God think of sex? And more importantly, what should we think of it?
Within the secular world, sex is often free and easy. Morality has sunken to the lowest of depths. Situations such as adultery, divorce and casual sexual relationships are not only rife; they are socially acceptable.
Christians may have escaped these ills to some degree. But still, they must face them as they seek to bring people to God. Situations that perhaps barely existed in the last generation are bombarding the church in its ministry. For example, a pastor recently told me the following story:
Not so long ago, a young woman named Sally started attending the church where I am pastor. She told me an amazing story of how she had ‘found God,’ and of some wonderful changes that had been happening in her life. She seemed a typical new Christian, full of zeal and love of the Lord. She and I both desired for her to be water baptized. However, I found out that she was living with a man to whom she was not married. I advised her to either marry or leave him before she was baptized. Unfortunately, the man would not agree to marry her. Sally would not leave him - they had been in stable relationship for five years and had one child. I would not baptise her while she was in this de facto relationship. So, she left the church.
Although saddened by the course of events, this pastor believed he was doing right; and perhaps he was. Many Christians would have agreed with and condoned his actions and attitudes. But is it what Jesus would have done?
In this book, we take a detailed look at how God sees sexual relationships. We look at situations such as the above in the light of Scripture in an effort to give you insight and understanding that will help you deal with them in a godly manner. The Bible does speak to this generation.
This book will not in any way advocate sexual permissiveness or sexual sin, but will in fact prove from the Bible that casual sex is against God’s law - showing you exactly why this is.
Many other questions will be answered, including the following:
To answer these and other related questions, we examine both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible to find a consistent teaching.
This is not a book that teaches people how to improve communication, romance or love within their marriages. Although these subjects are touched upon, the primary focus of this book lies with what the sexual act means between the couple that participate in it. We teach why the sexual act is important, and when and why people should remain committed to their relationships. We look at sexual sin - what it is and how we are to deal with it. This is a book meant for anybody who wants to know or to teach the sacredness of sex. It's also meant to help those who are in de facto relationships, or those wondering how to treat others who are in them. It's for anyone thinking of divorce and/or remarriage, or those questioning other related issues such as homosexuality, adultery, masturbation, or pre-marital sex.
Many commonly held ideas about the Biblical views of marriage and sex will be challenged as they are examined in this book. We will cover much difficult ground. New ideas will be presented for your consideration. Therefore, for your own clarity of understanding, I urge you to read this book from the start to the finish without skipping chapters, and to keep an open mind, praying, thinking and looking up quoted Bible references as we look at the teachings from it.
May you find blessings in the teachings of this ebook, and a greater understanding of what I see as God’s wonderful view of sex.
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Scripture in the book is taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright 1973,
1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. All rights reserved.
