Let's Talk About Sex

Our sub-Christian culture has confused secrecy with privacy when it comes to talking about sex. Keeping sexuality secret has created harm when it comes to discussing important moral/ethical issues that revolve around sex. Secrecy enables sexual misconduct among clergy, misconduct of political leaders to control through sex, and even child pornography to become a serious reality in our culture. Treating sexuality in a secretive way also creates challenges to discussing the topic among our children. In discussions of sexuality privacy plays an important role, secrecy should not.

According to Genesis 1:31, "When God saw everything he had made, and indeed, it was very good." This includes sexuality. Sexuality is a part of God's creation and God's creation is very good. The Genesis account says, "So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them"(1:27). Sexual distinctions are a part of God's creation.

Some argue that the main purpose of sex is procreation. They quote, "God blessed them, and God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it . . .'"(1:28). What is interesting in this passage is that procreation is seen as a blessing of God a part from being created in the image of God. Procreation is an added blessing of God's design for human sexuality. It is not the sole purpose of sexual relationships. The birds of the air are also told to "be fruitful and multiply" but they are not made in the image God.

God does not create a need for which their is no fulfillment. Before the woman existed was man some type of asexual (androgynous) being? It seems apparent from the text in Genesis 2 that nothing changed in the man before the creation of the woman or after the creation. (Other than a loss of a rib). Adam was created in anticipation of the future. He was created with sexual desires. He looks out over the landscape of creation and a "helper" could not be found. When he is introduced to the woman he fully realizes his sexuality in his sexual counterpart. Sexual desire, sexual appetite, is a God-given gift to be enjoyed between husband and wife.