Red Letter Sex

What does the church / Christianity / the Bible say about sex?

Red Letter Sex Matthew 5:27-28 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Red Letter Sex SEX IS A GIFT FROM GOD Genesis 2:24-25 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

Red Letter Sex 1 Corinthians 6:13-16 The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. … Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!

Red Letter Sex Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”

Red Letter Sex Genesis 2:25 THE MAN AND HIS WIFE WERE BOTH NAKED, AND THEY FELT NO SHAME. One flesh … nakedness … sex … was all part of creation before sin entered into the world

Red Letter Sex Proverbs 5:18-19 May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.

Red Letter Sex Song of Solomon 2:3, 6 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my lover among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. … His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.

Red Letter Sex Song of Solomon 7:1-8 How beautiful your sandaled feet, O prince’s daughter! Your graceful legs are like jewels, the work of a craftsman’s hands. Your navel is a rounded goblet that never lacks blended wine.

Red Letter Sex Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by lilies. Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle. Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath Rabbim.

Red Letter Sex Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon looking toward Damascus. Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel. Your hair is like royal tapestry; the king is held captive by its tresses.

Red Letter Sex How beautiful you are and how pleasing, O love, with your delights! Your stature is like that of the palm, and your breasts like clusters of fruit. I said, “I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit.”

Red Letter Sex THERE’S NO DOUBT THAT THERE’S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT THIS SEX ACT: 1 Corinthians 6:18 … All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

Red Letter Sex 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife’s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband’s body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.

Red Letter Sex Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Red Letter Sex Matthew 19:8-12 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

Red Letter Sex The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.” Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. For some are eunuchs because they were born that way;

Red Letter Sex others were made that way by men; and others have renounced marriage ( LITT : other eunuchs made themselves eunuchs) because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

Red Letter Sex THE WHOLE POINT OF HIGHLIGHTING THESE PASSAGES IS TO SHOW THAT SEX IS A GIFT FROM GOD … TO BE ENJOYED BY HUSBAND AND WIFE IN THE RELATIONSHIP WE CALL MARRIAGE

Red Letter Sex Exodus 20:14 (7 th commandment) You shall not commit adultery. Leviticus 18 a whole chapter on restrictions on sexual relations

Red Letter Sex Matthew 5:27-28 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Red Letter Sex You can’t stop the birds from flying over your head, but you can stop them from making a nest in your hair

Red Letter Sex Matthew 5:29-30 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

Red Letter Sex And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

Red Letter Sex TEMPTATION DECISION ACTION

Red Letter Sex TO PLUCK OUT YOUR EYE / CUT OFF YOUR HAND IS TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE AT THE POINT OF DECISION

Red Letter Sex Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Red Letter Sex 2 Corinthians 10:5 We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

Red Letter Sex Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure.