If sex (other than for reproduction) is sinful, why did God "create" mankind with such a strong sex drive?

Question

I'm very familiar with the Evolutionist view of reproduction, I'm looking for the Creationist view.

Answer 1

Sin fuels the sex drive... which would explain why I can't stop it..

Answer 2

Sex is a healthy and normal activity regardless of marital status. The Bible never states that premarital sex is a sin. The research that says premarital sex is bad for whatever reason has a clear bias and also looks at a very small group of people. While having sex with any guy you meet is clearly unhealthy both physicaly and phsycologically, premarital sex in general is not a bad thing. These studies show that sex between people who relpace love with intimacy are worse off, but do not show anything regarding people who have love and are not married. People go as far to say that hugging, back rubs, and kissing should be avoided. There is no real reason ("the Bible says so" is not a real reason) why people can't kiss, hug, and have sex.

I don't believe in this (I think sex is a healthy and fun activity) but one reason why "God" gave us a strong sex drive and made it a sin is because we need to be able to avoid temptation. It is a big theme in the Bible. It is the same as the apple in the Garden of Eden. "God" tempts you with sex and you need to have enough faith to avoid the temptation and live as "God" wants you to.

Let me add that nobody is able to produce a Bible passage that specifically says sex is a sin. The passages people do use are open to heavy subjective interpretation and do not clearly spell it out.

I also need to add that scientific (I know that's a bad word in religious circles, but welcome to the real world) and medical studies have shown that frequent sex gives people a boost in energy, reduces cholesterol, is a form of pain relief, is very good psychologically, strengthens muscles and bones, provides stress relief and contributes to preventing heart disease. Of course safe sex is important because the condition of your cholesterol is meaningless if you have AIDS. Whether it be with a wife or girlfriend, a man or a woman has no bearing on how healthy or unhealthy it is.

Answer 3

First of all, I don't think sex is sinful, as long as you respect yourself and your partner. Safe sex and listening carefully to what you and your partner want is very important. It can make sex very joyful, even heavenly!

Secondly, I don't think sex is only reproductive as in: to have babies. There's a whole energetic thing going on between you and your partner while making love. Sex can make you feel happy and full of energy. It can motivate you to do and create things (also reproductive!). It can give you self esteem and you can encourage your partner's self esteem as well. Again, this is only when sex is taken with care & respect, and when both partners open up to eachother.

Third: contraceptives changed people's sexual behaviour. Now people can have sex as often as they want it, without getting sick or pregnant (if dealt with care). I think mankind has always had a strong sexdrive, only now all kinds of practical limitations are gone, which leaves people all alone in freedom and with their responsabilities towards sex. Unfortunately, many people don't know how to be sexually responsible.

And finally, many religions bring forward restrictions on sex. For example saying sex is sinful. But religion comes from a long long time ago, waaaaay before condoms and the pill. I think for centuries religious restrictions on sex have been a way to protect people from the dangers of sex.

In conclusion, I think we could change your question into: If God created mankind with such a strong sexdrive, why didn't he create contraceptives and a stronger sense of responsability with it?

Answer 4

We just had this discussion last night, and its the best explanation I have heard. God gave us the pleasurable aspect of sex as a "reward" to staying faithful to our marriage. Yet it is a double edged sword in the aspect that it can also be used against us by the Devil to tempt us to stray from the commitment that we entered into. Letting that temptation get the better of us is what would be sinful. Nothing done with in the confines of the marriage is considered sinful, as long as it is between a husband and wife.

Answer 5

Sex is not a sin. Nowhere does the Bible say that sex is a sin. As a matter of fact, sex is one of the greatest gifts God has given us. God did not just give us sex for reproduction. God gave us sex to enjoy---in marriage! Sex outside of marriage is a sin.

Answer 6

1. It isn't just mankind....sex, and the drive to do it is a very vital part of all in the animal kingdom. It is how we procreate....or for those who are not the sharpest tool in the shed, how we make babies.

2. Not all men (and women too) have a strong sex drive....I should know, my first hubby really did not like sex....that's why he is my ex.

3. God created us with the power of freewill, which means that we can choose to either act, or not act upon our impulses. His hope is that we will chose to be moral about our choices. But he has left it up to us to decide. He is a loving God that wants us to choose Him because we love him, not fear him and follow him because of that fear.

Answer 7

I think that the reference to sex as a sin has to do with extra-marital or pre-marital sex. Since we humans are social animals with offspring having a long childhood, it goes to follow that evolutionary mechanisms would favor keeping the parents together. The types of relationships we foster as social animals are primarily for survival purposes, and similar situations can be seen in other social animal groups... although chimps seem to favor the other extreme and pretty much have sex with everyone and everything.

Answer 8

Hi Kenny
Your premise is incorrect. Sex itself is not sinful. Misuse of sex is sinful. Just like misuse of power, food, drugs, hammers, knives, guns, etc. etc etc. is sinful.
Sex is designed by God to be experienced within marriage - covenent marriage - in the biblical sense of "Till death do us part". Why?
Because it is part of the glue that bonds a couple together. It is also part of the illustration of love that comes from God. A minor part of sex within marriage is for reproduction.
Doubt it?
Check out the Song Of Solomon in the Bible. I recommend an up to date version because the language barrier can be extreme in older versions.

Answer 9

God made man and woman with sex drives to ENJOY sex and to have fun with it, to ENJOY it . But he also made a few stipulations to go with it so that it wouldn't cause any problems and if you think about it, they aren't that unreasonable!

1. Sex is for married people only.

2. Have sex ONLY with your own marriage mate.

3. Sex is between a MAN and a WOMAN. No other combinations are allowed.
Not same sex partners or with animals or false body parts or anything else. These are practices that are reviled by God.

4. Sex is to be the way the body was MADE to have it- no other , ahem, 'orifices' are to be used for this purpose. This is a practice that is unnatural and repulsive to God.

5. Masturbation is another practice that God finds wrong, as it is a matter of self pleasuring and is an example of greed. When one continues in this kind of practice, they learn to be selfish and self-gratifying. Then , when they DO get into a relationship with someone, they only look for their own interests in sexual matters and this is not a loving act, which is what God intended for sex to be between mates. Putting the others' needs first should be ones' goals.

6. Adultery is not to be permitted and is the only grounds for divorce, according to the scriptures.
(Mt 19:8, 9....Mt 5:31, 32
note that today generally a distinction is made between “fornicators” and “adulterers.” According to modern usage, those guilty of fornication are unmarried persons who willingly have sexual relations with someone of the opposite sex. Adulterers are married persons who willingly have sexual relations with a member of the opposite sex who is not their legal marriage mate. )


There, now you have a True Christian view of sex. I know that many people today that profess to be Christians would look at this and say that it is too strict and completely unrealistic, but millions of people earthwide live according to this definition of sex and the standards by which god expects his servants to live. We do this happily and his demands are not burdensome in teh least! And think of all the problems one avoids if they follow this guideline.... unwanted STD's from premarital sex... unwanted pregnancies... shattered families from extramarital affairs... diseases from homosexual lifestyles or diseases from people your partner oryou have carried into the relationship with you....a plethora of problems avoided!

Answer 10

Human sexuality is NOT "for reproduction only". Those who tell you that, are reducing humanity to little more than animals. They do not represent God's idea of human sexual love. Animals don't mate for joy; they mate for procreation only!

Human loveplay has many spiritual connotations. It is ultimately expressed as a celebration of the marriage vows, where two become one, surrendering to each other in love and joy.

Answer 11

So that he can toy with us!

"Let me give you a little inside information about God. God likes to watch. He's a prankster. Think about it. He gives man instincts. He gives you this extraordinary gift, and then what does He do, I swear for His own amusement, his own private, cosmic gag reel, He sets the rules in opposition. It's the goof of all time. Look but don't touch. Touch, but don't taste. Taste, but don't swallow. Ahaha! And while you're jumpin' from one foot to the next, what is he doing? He's laughin' His sick, f***in' a** off. He's a tight-a**. He's a sadist. He's an absentee landlord. Worship that? Never!"