Does the bible say that sex is only appropriate if you are trying to have a baby?
2007-04-05 10:43:08 · 10 answers · asked by martin 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Almost an entire book in the Old Testament is dedicated to the subject of passion and sexual pleasure. Song of Solomon is so detailed in its intention of sexual pleasure in marriage that allegories were used to tone it down and Hebrew boys couldn't read it until they were 12, when they became men. God's intention of sex in marriage is clearly intended to be pleasurable. 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 talks about not abstaining from sex in marriage, "But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband. The husband is to fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does, and likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control."
The feelings of sexual longings and pleasure during sex were created by God and marriage was created to fulfill that pleasure. What Paul is saying is to direct those feelings to your spouse and no other and make sure that they are fulfilled within your marriage relationship not outside of it. Notice that Paul says if one of the partners is not living up to their spouses expectations, whether it be pleasure or time, then you both need to bring it before God so that one of you doesn't try to find fulfillment outside of that marriage relationship. Because of the existence of porn and the perversion of sex over the years, many people (especially Christians) get the idea that pleasurable sex is wrong. We sometimes forget that God fashioned us for sex and created the emotions to go with it, pleasure was intended. Don't let Satan and his world keep you from enjoying your spouse and or consumed with it so that you fall into the counterfeit pleasure of sex that the world offers. God's pleasure is real and satisfying, Satan's is counterfeit and empty.
2007-04-05 17:55:54 · answer #1 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all.
The Song of Solomon is filled with expressions of physical and emotional attraction that exist between husband and wife.
Proverbs warns against foreign women whose lips drip like the honeycomb, and says to "drink from your own well or cistern." So a protection against adultery was to have a regular and healthy sexual relationship with your marriage mate. It also speaks of being "intoxicated with the wife of your youth."
Finally, the apostle Paul spoke of the husband and wife rendering each other "the marriage due." The basic purpose of sex is procreation, but God also designed it to be enjoyable and a means of promoting intimacy and love between man and wife.
2007-04-05 17:55:28 · answer #2 · answered by danni_d21 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it does not. Sex is mainly for PLEASURE inside marriage. Having babies is just the result sometimes. If God only wanted us to have sex to make babies most of us would not be here.
2007-04-05 18:03:42 · answer #3 · answered by lady01love 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way! Sex is a gift from God. He meant for us to do it (within the context of marriage) as a way of worshipping Him!
1 Corinthians 7:1-5 - "The husband should fulfill his wife's sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband's needs. The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife. Do not deprive eachother of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won't be able to tempt you because of you lack of self control." (NLT)
Some premarital counselors say something like this: "Before marriage, it's your obligation to refrain from sex. After marriage, it's your obligation to have sex often."
2007-04-05 17:54:03 · answer #4 · answered by Ike 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no it just indicates that if you have sex then you should be resigned to the fact that it may lead to pregnancy. In other words you can have it without the express intention of having a baby but you are not to insure that you don't by artificial means.
2007-04-05 20:11:47 · answer #5 · answered by swindled 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A Catholic priest, a Boy Scout leader and a lawyer take some boys out on an adventure trip. On the flight over, there is engine trouble and the plane is about to go down.
"We have a problem", says the pilot. "There are only three parachutes!"
The Boy Scout leader suggests they give them to the boys.
"Screw the boys," shouts the lawyer.
"Is there time?" asks the priest.
2007-04-05 18:02:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
That is the purpose, is procreation, but it is also for a husband and wife to express how much affection they have for each other.
2007-04-05 17:54:15 · answer #7 · answered by Here I Am 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
2007-04-05 17:53:08 · answer #8 · answered by Rossonero NorCal SFECU 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know if they ever really tryed back then, notice how many kids they had.
2007-04-05 17:52:25 · answer #9 · answered by Sally 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
doesn't say. they didn't have condoms back then.
2007-04-05 17:50:19 · answer #10 · answered by will w 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋