{"id":890,"date":"2002-11-21T10:42:11","date_gmt":"2002-11-21T18:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2002\/11\/21\/appreciating-gods-gift-of-sex\/"},"modified":"2009-06-25T12:30:46","modified_gmt":"2009-06-25T20:30:46","slug":"appreciating-gods-gift-of-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2002\/11\/21\/appreciating-gods-gift-of-sex","title":{"rendered":"Appreciating God’s Gift of Sex"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night we talked about Appreciating God\u2019s Gift of Sex<\/b><\/i>, and I referenced a few different resources and statistics. Since this is a topic of such interest, I thought I should post some related resources in case you want to do some further reflection.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the sound-byte version of my message:<\/p>\n

Sex was God\u2019s idea, and He\u2019s given it to us as gift. We need to understand how to receive His gift with respect and gratitude. The first thing we need to know is that sex is fundamentally relational and not merely recreational. The goal is intimacy in relationship, and purity paves the way to intimacy<\/b>. Research shows that the best sex is monogamous sex, and that if you\u2019re promiscuous, you\u2019re actually sacrificing quality for quantity. Maintaining purity in a polluted world requires wisdom and self-honesty, and God can restore our purity when we have lost it.<\/i><\/p>\n

Some of the passages of scripture that I referenced: 1st Corinthians 6.12\u201320<\/a>, Colossians 3.5<\/a>, 1st Thessalonians 4.3\u20138<\/a>, Matthew 5.27\u201330<\/a> <\/p>\n

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, and Hebrews 13.4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here are some online resources you might want to check out:<\/p>\n

First, some data:
\n* Cohabitating Doesn\u2019t Lead to More Committed Marriages, Study Finds<\/a>
\n* Missionary Cohabitation<\/a>, Missionary Cohabitation Part 2<\/a>
\n* The Best Sex<\/a>
\n* Leadership U Special Focus: America\u2019s Sexual Revolution<\/a><\/p>\n

Second, some common-sense via articles by J. Budziszewski<\/a>:
\n* Going All The Way<\/a> (this is the conversation I quoted from last night)
\n* Sex At The Edge of Night<\/a> (why sex outside of marriage is not a good thing)
\n* What If We Love Each Other?<\/a> (why \u201cbeing in love\u201d isn\u2019t sufficient justification for extramarital sex)
\n* Ordinary Lust<\/a> (practical tips for winning the war within)
\n* Who\u2019s On First?<\/a> and The Moves<\/a> (articles about dating)<\/p>\n

I hope these resources help you as you reflect on sex and developing a Chrisian perspective on it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last night we talked about Appreciating God\u2019s Gift of Sex, and I referenced a few different resources and statistics. Since this is a topic of such interest, I thought I should post some related resources in case you want to do some further reflection. Here\u2019s the sound-byte version of my message: Sex was God\u2019s idea, \u2026 Continue reading \u201cAppreciating God&#8217;s Gift of Sex\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spiritual-growth"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-em","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=890"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1625,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890\/revisions\/1625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}