Sex and Marriage
In Genesis 1:28, the Bible records, “Then God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.’” For this to happen, humans had to procreate. The Bible discusses the sexual relationship. Genesis chapter two provides the circumstances under which that relationship may be pursued. God showed Adam that animals were not suitable for him. So, God made Eve, and Adam found a suitable mate. They were married by God Himself and became husband and wife. Genesis 2:24-25 says, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.” God expects and approves of husbands and wives having sex; it is a holy activity. Hebrews 13:4 states, “Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” The primary purpose of sex is to reproduce humans. This is its basic biological function.
Today, the world has changed God’s original purposes for sex. Pleasure has become the chief aim. Sex is pleasurable, but if that is its chief purpose, marriage no longer has any real significance beyond pleasure, and when the married decide there is no more pleasure, they will abandon their relationship. Consider, however, the difference between that and the notion that reproduction is the primary purpose of sex. When reproduction is the goal, married people may pursue that goal together by having and rearing children. That goal will not admit to easy defeat because they are investing themselves in something other than themselves, their children.
God bless you, and I love you.
Kevin Cauley