Christianity and Sex, ... I just want to know how other Christians interpret this Options

[expoised]

It'd be really great if the Christians would reply to this topic, because I'm relating sex to Christianity... not to "OMG, Christianity is stupid and blah blah blah don't listen to the Bible, blah blah blah". But do what you will, it doesn't really matter.

I'm non-denominational, but I'm going to a Methodist church (Just clearing that up, because I'm pretty sure different sects see this differently). We just had a series of sermons about marriage, and as part of this series, the pastor talked about sex.

Basically, what he said is that sex is not a bad thing. It's a pleasure that God created for us and something meant for us to actually enjoy. It's like a gift. The thing about sex is that when done properly (properly as in with your spouse, or someone you love) it's a beautiful thing, but when people take the "gift" of sex and turn it into trash, then it can become destructive.

So many people view Christianity as "be abstinate because if you're not, that's a sin, etc etc etc." But, if you really think about it...

Sex CAN be destructive when abused. I'm sure there are tons of people here who have regretted having sex with a certain person from time to time.

And at the same time, with the right person and at the right time, sex is beautiful.



How do you interpret Christianity and it's view on sex?

[Kontroll]

Well, basically sex inside the confines of marriage, according to the Bible, is correct. Not with just some one you love. Christianity is a religion of selflessness. Sexual pleasures take your mind of things such as what God wants with your life. Sex is destructive as in it is addictive. Yes, God made sex and he wants us to enjoy it. If it wasn't then there would be no purpose of having sex then to reproduce and it would be a burden to all if it wasn't pleasurable. But the main thing is that according to the Bible, sex is thought of as a sin if it's not inside the confines of marriage.

But it's not like God will curse you for having sex. He forgives those who have sinned, but I'm not using this as an excuse for people to just go have sex guilt free. You have to be sinscere about forgiveness.

That's just the view I've been brought up to believe. And I think it's right. Statistically women who have waited to have sex until marriage have found it much more pleasurable than those who have already had sex before marriage.