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bradfreeman |
Do you teach or preach on sex?
A few thoughts about sex.
1. GOD INVENTED SEX
God invented sex and the orgasm.
God is pro-sex.
It is, by His design, the single most intense physical pleasure a person can experience.
He placed 2 naked people in a garden of pleasures (Eden means pleasures) and told them to be fruitful and multiply (without pain of childbirth) with no other boundaries or rules.
Our sexual desires are God-given.
We shouldn't pray not to have sexual desires anymore than we would pray not to ever want to eat again.
But God wants us in control of our bodies. The Spirit produces self-control in us.
He doesn't want our bodies to control us.
2. ALL THINGS ARE LAWFUL FOR ME (1 Cor. 6:12-20)
We look to the leadership of the Spirit and the fruit He produces to guide us (Rom. 7:6).
We are not under those Leviticus 18 rules (1 Cor. 6 "all things are lawful")
"Touch not" has no value in curbing sexual activities (Col. 2:23).
In fact "thou shalt not covet" (epithumeo or lust) actually gives sin the "opportunity" to produce "epithumeo" of every kind (Rom. 7:8 ).
I believe God developed the Levitus 18 sexual boundaries to keep the Jews having sex:
1. In the way most likely to produce offspring to fulfill the promise to Abraham that his descendants would be numerous;
2. In the context of covenant to ensure that children had 2 parents in covenant;
3. In the healthiest way to keep disease down;
4. In the context of covenant least likely to produce social conflict.
3. HOPE INSPIRES PURITY (1 Cor. 6:13,14)
Hope is the confident expectation of good.
Rom. 8:23,24, 1 Cor. 15:16-19, Gal. 5:5 and 1 Jn. 3:3 call the resurrection our "hope".
We expect good (hope).
We expect change! We aren't trapped in these weak, corrupt and dishonorable bodies.
We purify ourselves! 1 Jn. 3:3
The path to victory over sexual sin to see Christ crucified (our sin dealt with) and Christ glorified (our present seat with Him and our hope of a new body like His).
4. TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH (1 Cor. 6:15)
2 becoming 1 flesh means 2 people producing offspring.
Sex is a physical union.
Our minds, wills and emotions are involved in sex.
Our heart-sets can be impacted by the activity.
Two become one flesh.
It is not a soul union which is being in one mind and one accord.
It is not a spiritual union which occurs by us being joined to Christ in spirit.
5. SIN AGAINST YOUR BODY (1 Cor. 6:17,18 )
It is uniquely a sin against your body.
We are "one spirit" with Him. Our victory flows from this revelation.
Paul gives this reminder of their identity and position to empower them to overcome their condition (Rom. 6:11,12; Col. 3:3-5).
Sin against your body means it can be harmful to you physically through injury or disease (you see this in the Rom. 1:27 reference to those folks receiving "in their own persons the due penalty for their error".
There are 2 groups of people in the world:
Those in Adam, in the flesh who will be judged on the basis of their own righteousness.
Those in Christ, in the Spirit, who have put off the flesh by faith in Christ and who have been declared righteous and will only suffer the loss of the wood, hay and stubble of flesh-based confidence be rewarded for those things done in Him.
God isn't imputing sin to us. Rom. 4:4-8; 2 Cor. 5:18-21; Heb. 8:10-12
We do not come into judgment. Jn. 5:24
There are natural consequences to our actions.
1 Cor. 5:5 Satan works "the destruction of his body that his spirit might be saved".
6. SEX IN MARRIAGE (1 Cor. 7:1-7)
The boundaries of sex in the marriage covenant:
1. Are defined by the people in that relationship (how many wives, what types of sexual activities, sex toys or when to stop sex for prayer).
2. Each has given his body to his spouse and should not deprive his spouse of sexual access unless it is by agreement (1 Cor. 7).
a. This means all of our sexual energy belongs to our spouse and should be used within boundaries both of you agree on;
b. Avoid sex outside of those boundaries.
c. Be aware of the effects of masturbation.
Considerations with masturbation:
i. Does it reduce my sexual interest in my spouse (am I spending the sexual energy that belongs to her on myself).
ii. Does it cause me to express less energy on romancing my spouse because I have another outlet for my sexual energy.
iii. Does it cause me to entertain lustful or adulterous thoughts.
iv. Do I have my spouses approval to masturbate (my body is hers).
3. There is no prohibition against birth control (sex for fun is OK).
There is no scripture against masturbation.
Masturbation allows people to:
1. Release some sexual energy in a non-destructive way;
2. Figure out how to reach climax.
7. TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (1 Cor. 6:19,20)
In the new covenant, God wants us to avoid "porneia" (illicit sex) and have sex:
1. The expresses love, not lust (epithumeo - coveting) or only physical passions.
2. That doesn't violate a marriage covenant (adultery, sex with your mother-in-law).
3. That flows from the fruit of the Spirit (e.g. patience, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control).
4. That expresses love to even those not involved in the sexual relations (those who might disqualify you as a minister of the Gospel).
In order for us to properly manage sex, we must:
1. Find our peace and joy in the Kingdom of God.
2. Believe that we are loved, so we aren't looking for love.
3. Believe that we are loved, so we can love others.
4. New covenant love is not the self-love ("love others as you love yourself") standard of the Law. It is the selfless love (love one another as I have loved you) love that Christ moves inside of us and produces.
5. Let our selfless love for those around us shape our activities with them in every way.
a. Let it cause us to place their needs above ours.
b. Let it cause us to be mindful of our desire to reach them with the Gospel.
6. Experience the FREEDOM Christ died to bring (Jn. 8:32; Gal. 5:1, 2 Cor. 3:18 ).
8. A PATH TO VICTORY
God always make a "way of escape" for us to make the right choices and win. 1 Cor. 10:13
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Brad, that scares me. I didn't know there were so many rules about sex. I think I have been ignoring some of them.
Sex? yeah I do remember it! 
Seems wives ain't as thrilled with it as us husbands, if I remember right! 
I also tried that Song of Solomon stuff on her before marriage, that didn't work either.
BUT,BUT I think in years past too little was talked, discussed and taught about sex. Leaving mostly us boys to learn about sex from the other guys who embellished a lot.
Sex is an important subject, and should be worked into the youth's teachings and learning process, in the Lord.
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1/8/16 11:36 am
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2. ALL THINGS ARE LAWFUL FOR ME (1 Cor. 6:12-20)
We look to the leadership of the Spirit and the fruit He produces to guide us (Rom. 7:6).
We are not under those Leviticus 18 rules (1 Cor. 6 "all things are lawful")
"Touch not" has no value in curbing sexual activities (Col. 2:23). |
The context of 'touch not' isn't sex. Paul said it is good for a man not to touch a woman in I Corinthians 7.
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In fact "thou shalt not covet" (epithumeo or lust) actually gives sin the "opportunity" to produce "epithumeo" of every kind (Rom. 7:8 ).
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Your comment seems to have an unnecessarily antinominian flavor to it. We can accept what Paul says without being against commandments. Commands are still good if we are walking in the truth that the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set us free from the law of sin and death. When Paul said he was not under the law in I Corinthians 9, he did say that he was under God's law to Christ.
We have grace now. We have God working in us to will and to do according to His good pleasure. But it is still good to know commandments and to know His will, which we can keep by the grace of God at work in us.
The commandment does not cause sin as you describe above. Rather, sin took advantage of the commandment. Grace doesn't take advantage of the commandment and lead us to sin.
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I believe God developed the Levitus 18 sexual boundaries to keep the Jews having sex:
1. In the way most likely to produce offspring to fulfill the promise to Abraham that his descendants would be numerous;
2. In the context of covenant to ensure that children had 2 parents in covenant;
3. In the healthiest way to keep disease down;
4. In the context of covenant least likely to produce social conflict.
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So then would you say homosexual sex is right or wrong now? What about beasiality and sex between close relatives?
The 12 apostles Paul and Barnabas seemed to take a more 'legal' approach to issues of morality in Acts 15. That's true, too. They agreed in not being justified by the law, but didn't say the law shouldn't be kept.
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6. SEX IN MARRIAGE (1 Cor. 7:1-7)
The boundaries of sex in the marriage covenant:
1. Are defined by the people in that relationship (how many wives, what types of sexual activities, sex toys or when to stop sex for prayer). |
You mean like stopping for prayer between playing with toys? With how many wives is that? How long would playtime have to last before it interferes with the couples prayer life? Is that really a serious concern?
What if someone wants an extra wife in the room for 20 minutes or so, and then the couple 'defines' the extra wife as not a wife anymore. Is that okay in your book?
| Quote: | 7. TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (1 Cor. 6:19,20)
In the new covenant, God wants us to avoid "porneia" (illicit sex) and have sex:
1. The expresses love, not lust (epithumeo - coveting) or only physical passions.
2. That doesn't violate a marriage covenant (adultery, sex with your mother-in-law). |
Well, I'm glad you believe sex with the mother-in-law is out. She can't be an extra wife in the bedroom with the sex toys during the break for prayer time. I think we can all agree on that. But then those commands in Leviticus should be for more than those reasons you listed, right? They should give us some idea of what's not allowed, right? The Gentiles were driven out of the land for various sexual practices, including sex with the mother-in-law, sex with animals, and homosexual sex. (Some things you'd think we wouldn't even need God to tell us, but go figure.)
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1/8/16 5:31 pm
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bradfreeman |
Check out my Podcast on Sex (explicit) for a more detailed treatment.
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1/9/16 2:37 pm
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Brad, now God surely does give us some very good things for this life like grace & sex.
Sure makes life more enjoyable and interesting. |
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1/10/16 3:29 pm
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