WHAT ABOUT SEX?
Now, this is one of the most discussed issues of our society today. It is one of the salient issues that has formed the bane of several other societal ills. Its a subject that stirs the attention of any audience. The young people want s to know what it is, the old people wanna learn more about it. We hold different views that justifies our various longings for sex and sex-related issues, but a large part of such views were myths our society passed across to us subconciously. I must mention here that even the church has not played a functional role in passing the right message across, especially to the youths.
From the entertainment industry, to literature and music, all the way
down to a basic car commercial or advertisement for a bar of soap—we use sex for pleasure, for money, for Intimacy, for power, for manipulation, and all sorts.It’s clear that we are a culture completely immersed in sex, First and foremost, it’s
telling in that our culture’s obsession with sex is really a symptom. It’s a sign that we were made for relationships, because, at
the heart of it, our desire for sex reflects our desire to connect. We were made to connect, by a God who made us for relationships; with
Him and with the community He has given us. But as beautiful as this may seem, we have largely misconstrued the essence and true value of sex. Here are simple but dangerous lies our culture is feeding us about sex:
That sex doesn't really matter;
This is a really dangerous lie because it fails to take into consideration the power of sex. There is a reason God’s word
clearly warns us of the dangers of having sex outside the context of a loving, respectful, committed marriage. According to modern science and psychology, sex is like a drug. It’s
powerful because it is both a binding and addictive experience. It’s physically binding in that as we engage in sex, our bodies release a powerful neurochemical that
neuroscientists call the “bonding chemical” that triggers feelings of connection.When our society takes the power of sex out of the context of marriage and into temporary relationships, we’re left with heartbreak, pain, trauma and wounds that can be very hard to heal
That sex is an act of taking, rather than an act of giving;
Our society tends to portray sex as
an act of self-service.This perspective on sex
perpetuates a consumerist mentality where it’s all about what you can do for me. This is a starkly different perspective on relationships compared to what we’re offered in Scripture. As pleasurable as sex is meant to be, a huge part of the pleasure is in learning to give, rather than to receive. It’s in learning to find pleasure through the pleasuring of the spouse that God has given us to love. Its more about an atmosphere of trust, security and intimacy guided by biblical principles. We'll never get sex right, unless we learn to give it right.
The earlier we learnt the true value and essence of the sacred art, the better it is for us.
telling in that our culture’s obsession with sex is really a symptom. It’s a sign that we were made for relationships, because, at
the heart of it, our desire for sex reflects our desire to connect. We were made to connect, by a God who made us for relationships; with
Him and with the community He has given us. But as beautiful as this may seem, we have largely misconstrued the essence and true value of sex. Here are simple but dangerous lies our culture is feeding us about sex:
That sex doesn't really matter;
This is a really dangerous lie because it fails to take into consideration the power of sex. There is a reason God’s word
clearly warns us of the dangers of having sex outside the context of a loving, respectful, committed marriage. According to modern science and psychology, sex is like a drug. It’s
powerful because it is both a binding and addictive experience. It’s physically binding in that as we engage in sex, our bodies release a powerful neurochemical that
neuroscientists call the “bonding chemical” that triggers feelings of connection.When our society takes the power of sex out of the context of marriage and into temporary relationships, we’re left with heartbreak, pain, trauma and wounds that can be very hard to heal
That sex is an act of taking, rather than an act of giving;
Our society tends to portray sex as
an act of self-service.This perspective on sex
perpetuates a consumerist mentality where it’s all about what you can do for me. This is a starkly different perspective on relationships compared to what we’re offered in Scripture. As pleasurable as sex is meant to be, a huge part of the pleasure is in learning to give, rather than to receive. It’s in learning to find pleasure through the pleasuring of the spouse that God has given us to love. Its more about an atmosphere of trust, security and intimacy guided by biblical principles. We'll never get sex right, unless we learn to give it right.
The earlier we learnt the true value and essence of the sacred art, the better it is for us.
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