Jun 12, 2016
After the sanctity of human life, respect for the covenant of marriage was paramount. God began marriage in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve as an example of physical and spiritual oneness that produced completeness and children (Gen. 2:18-25; 3:20). God’s original intent was to bless sex inside of marriage as beautiful and unrestrained (Heb. 13:4). Sex is powerful because it is not just a sharing of bodies but a sharing of souls. What is done sexually is the deepest, most profound expression of a person. God built men and women, marriage, sexuality and the home. Adultery, which devalues marriage and tears apart the oneness, damages the home and can have unforeseen individual consequences (Prov. 5:1-23; 6:20-35; 7:1-27). While women have a need to be wanted relationally, men have a need to be wanted sexually.