what is the sacredness of sexuality?

Answer 1

its me

Answer 2

The joy and beauty of sharing closeness and touch with someone you care about who is of a mature age and in a consensual manner, imho.
Different cultures have various ideas regarding sacredness and different mores of sexuality however.
In this country, on this board, many people will see the word "sacredness" and automatically think "Christian." That restricts the idea to marriage and something between a man and a woman.
They would be surprised, unless they read Smithsonian or watch PBS or National Geographic or the Discovery channel, that other cultures sometimes differ on ideas, and that their own religious tradition often had very particular ideas of sexuality they wouldn't want to perpetuate, yet how can they pick and choose??

I think it is strange that anyone would favor perpetuating hate against two people of the same gender who love and care for each other, yet preach perpetuating love toward someone who practices hate.

Britney Spears' 4 hr marriage to some dude she barely knew is considered more sacred in the blindered eyes of some than a 10 or 20+ year loyal loving relationship between two gay persons??

I will never understand, nor will I acquiesce to such a universe.

Answer 3

The sacredness of sexuality is in the marriage bed between a man and woman.

Answer 4

When it came to issues of sexuality, God gave specific guidelines.—Genesis 2:24.

Because of Adam’s disobedience, we have all inherited imperfection. We must therefore battle fleshly weaknesses and strong desires that are out of harmony with God’s original purpose.
Thus, in the laws given through Moses, God specified sexual practices that were abhorrent to him—namely, adultery, incest, homosexuality, and bestiality. (Leviticus 18:6-23)
God also specifically forbade portraying oneself as a member of the opposite sex for immoral purposes. (Deuteronomy 22:5)

The Bible consistently teaches that the only sexual relations approved by God are with a member of the opposite sex within the marriage arrangement. (Genesis 20:1-5, 14; 39:7-9; Proverbs 5:15-19; Hebrews 13:4)

Answer 5

The sacredness of the marriage bed is that it unifies the husband and wife to become one. This means they can share everything, depend on one another, be intimate, procreate, etc. It is that special connection that you have with your spouse.

Answer 6

Sexuality is an expression of pleasure and joy in life. When done responsibly, sexuality can be a beautiful sacred experience between any number and make up of people (gender issues are not necessary). It has been perverted by the lack of responsibility, by the followers of Abraham and their prudish issues, and by foolish arguments about there being a "right" way. Sad really.

Answer 7

If you believe that God created all, then you must also believe that God created sexuality. Sexuality should be celebrated, not feared. American Indians once understood this, at least until the introduction of Christianity.

Answer 8

There is sacred in sexuality if both of you doing the sex act are binded together in legal marriage.

Answer 9

The biblical purpose of sex is multifaceted. God has given sex to us as a means of glorifying Him as we fulfill its design for procreation, intimacy, comfort, and physical pleasure. It is a fulfillment of God's created order in marriage between a husband and wife.

Procreation
Gen. 1:28, "And God blessed them; and God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.'"
Intimacy
Song 1:13, "My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh which lies all night between my breasts."
Song 2:3, "Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I took great delight and sat down, and his fruit was sweet to my taste."
Song 2:6, "Let his left hand be under my head and his right hand embrace me.”
Song 4:5, "Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, which feed among the lilies."
Companionship
Song 3:1, “On my bed night after night I sought him whom my soul loves..."
Physical Pleasure
Song 1:2, "May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine."
The sexual relation is only properly expressed in marriage between a husband and wife (1 Cor. 7:2-3). Any sexual contact between unmarried people is sinful since it violates God's design.
Sex is a wonderful blessing given to us by the Lord that serves to express intimacy to another. Some theologians believe that the sexual union is representative of the intimacy found in the Trinity. This is not to say that the members of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, have sexual relations. That is absurd. But there is an incredible intimacy and communion between them. The three persons in the Godhead are, after all, one God. This is why Jesus said that He and the Father were one (John 10:30). Remember, God says when a man and woman get married, they become one flesh (Gen. 2:24). This expression of physical union which has a spiritual aspect to it ("the two become one flesh") and is why some theologians see the sexual relation as a sacred experience.
We don't know if such speculations are accurate, but sexuality is to remain pure nonetheless. This means that the marriage bed must not violate the commandments of God in deed or thought -- no adultery, no pornography, no voyeurism, no bestiality, incest, etc. The sexual union is God ordained and God given and must be experienced in a godly way within marriage. In this, the sexual union can bring glory to God as it is experienced in fulfillment of God's design and purpose to provide pleasure, companionship, intimacy, and a means of fulfilling the command of God to fill the earth.
So the purpose of sex is to glorify God, bring forth children, express intimacy, provide comfort, and bless the spouse.

Answer 10

the coming together of a man and a woman, under the confines of a holy matrimony

Answer 11

It depends on the religion; in the abrahamic religions it is almost tolerated as a necessary evil.