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Should Christians allow God into their sex life?
I try to remain very conscious that God is blessing me greatly in my marital relations with James. As such, I often make a conscious decision to invite God's blessing (which I also identify to some extent as the Holy Spirit) into our sexual activity, the same as I invite God to bless us and to help us get in tune with His presence in other activities too.
In the past I've had trouble getting Christian friends to talk about praying, or at least about being aware of God's movement in their lovemaking -- of course I understand it's a very personal, delicate topic.
So if you feel reasonably comfortable talking about God's presence and blessing in your marriage, including the bedroom, please give me your opinions.
And I don't have to say it, but I will: do it respectfully or please go answer some other question.
Thanks.
My friend Kirby: I have indeed ready Romans 1. I have read the Bible several times. I have studied it in depth several times more, esp. the passages that are erroneously used to condemn gay people. I do know what it does and doesn't say.
But having said that, let me ask if you ever read the Book of Philemon? If so, you know that it condones slavery and forbids slaves from escaping from their "owners." So why don't you agree that owning slaves is God's will? Paul wrote those words just as surely as he wrote Romans 1 or any other of his epistles.
Kirby! Please don't tell me you are picking and choosing what scriptures you want to follow and ignoring the rest! Oh, my.....
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
The physical action of uniting 2 bodies is a mirror of what happens to 2 spirits when they love each other. That's one reason why God should be just as present in a Christian's sex life as in his church life.
- 1 decade ago
Nice question, Jon.
While I haven't been in a relationship in over a year, I will say that I believe God wants us to be happy in ALL things, including our lovemaking. Making love is an important and, yes, spiritual part of any relationship...regardless of how it's carried out.
So...happy, joyous and free, and besides the usuals like murder, the only sin is in the excessiveness of it. So, if you guys have been in the bedroom for about 3 months now and won't come out...well, methinks you'd best talk to the Old Boy Upstairs about some foregiveness.
God bless you. :)
- TiggerLv 71 decade ago
I feel that since we were married in a church, God was present there and Blessed our marriage then. He is always in my heart and soul whatever I am doing, good or bad. It is my trust in Him that keeps me going toward more good activities. And the older I become, the more in-tune I feel I become with God...and the more I learn from others and God, the more I understand God and my sexual duties and desires with my spouse and how it is all connected. Which comes full circle proving to me that God is totally in control of my life physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
God has played a very important part in my lovemaking/sexual life and I call it devine intervention.....as I have helped other people with problems they have, they have helped me with problems I was having, not physically but emotionally and spiritually, deep within that I didn't know how to repair.
- SageLv 61 decade ago
I haven't answered many questions lately, but this sparked my interest. I believe God is in everything. He createad us so son of a gun if anybody knows the sexual side, I'd say he does. Does it set well with me...probably no. But it doesn't have to just like a bunch of other stuff I could think of. (and this electric kitty litter box is driving me crazy) but I have expanded my vision of things so much in the last year and question even my deepest set beliefs at times...I wonder. I wish of all things my son could be alive and I in his place, but it won't happen....he would have had the right on answer here.
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- 1 decade ago
God says to bring glory to him in everything we do, I had a VERY special time (I mean my first "O") with my husband, when I prayed before we joined in our marital bed. I cried and was so thankful. I love my husband and am very attracted to him but in all of our years, I was unable to reach a high point "if ya know what I mean" without the hand of God. The bible also says whatever we do to the least of them, we do it him God himself.....So..I think that means in relation to the bedroom, To not be ashamed of your sexual activity in your marriage, To invite God to an active party because in a sense your doing it to him anyway!
- Kris10Lv 41 decade ago
I think it comes down to the fact that everything we do is an act of worship, and that includes sex. God created sex to be this wonderful thing, and our society has made it into something totally different, something to have fun with and toy with. Honestly being not married yet, I would love to say that my husband and I will devote our love live to God, but I can't say that for sure, it is only what I wish to achieve.
To answer your question though, I absolutly believe that God should be involved in all aspects of our lives! Including sex.. He made it, and I'm sure He is rejoycing with us that we can experience it!
- Anonymous5 years ago
There are those who like to say that the Bible does not condemn homosexuality. Various verses are cited (out of context) and the verses that people use to show that homosexuality is wrong are explained away. The world wants to change God's words and meanings into something more suitable to its sinful desires. Nevertheless, the truth stands: The Bible condemns homosexuality as a sin. Let's look at what it says. Lev. 18:22, "You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination." Lev. 20:13, "If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltness is upon them" 1 Cor. 6:9-10, "Or do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, shall inherit the kingdom of God." Rom. 1:26-28, "For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, 27and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. 28And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper." Homosexuality is clearly condemned by the Bible. It goes against the created order of God. He created Adam and then made a woman. This is what God has ordained and it is what is right. Unlike other sins, homosexuality has a severe judgment administered by God Himself. This judgment is simple: They are given over to their passions. That means that their hearts are allowed to be hardened by their sins (Romans 1:18ff). As a result, they can no longer see the error of what they are doing. Without an awareness of their sinfulness, there will be no repentance and trusting in Jesus. Without Jesus, they will have no forgiveness. Without forgiveness, there is no salvation. What should be the Christian's Response to the Homosexual? Just because someone is a homosexual does not mean that we cannot love him (or her) or pray for him (her). Homosexuality is a sin and like any other sin, it needs to be dealt with in the only way possible. It needs to be laid at the cross, repented of, and never done again. As a Christian, you should pray for the salvation of the homosexual the same you would any other person in sin. The homosexual is still made in the image of God -- even though he is in grave sin. Therefore, you should show him same dignity as anyone else you come in contact with. However, this does not mean that you are to approve of their sin. Don't compromise your witness for a socially acceptable opinion that is void of godliness.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Yes, because whom you get married to, you stay with also there are problems in marriges even in Chritian marriges but the Lord is the one who keeps a family in line. In your relation ship of a person God wants you to love one another, the wife to the husaband and husaband to the wife. But remeber the Lord is not agaist relationship but its when you abuse sex by sinning. You must be married before sex and when you are you can't seperate unlest sexual immorality.
- JerryLv 41 decade ago
yep. I think I'll live a fine "sex life" I just hope God doesn't bother too much about masterbation though (that's like..unavoidable) as for actual sex, I'm too aware of the repercautions to do anything wild
(I do have a nephew who is only 4 yrs younger than I..nuff said)
- Anonymous1 decade ago
God likes Sex- it sounds funny to say but he made us for sex and He created the act of sex so why not talk about and ask to have a good sex life. God wants us to wait to share the act of sex with our partner and spouses but he made it to be fun and enjoyable and the church needs to stop acting like sex is not a part of life and talk about it because its effecting the way teens like me and others see sex. I have a youth minister who i have a good relationship with and we do talk about sex and how it should be and thats the churches problem they need to speak up and talk about issues of life such as sex. But its good to find men who you can talk about these issues and they have a good relationship with god also and you can pray about it and they can be your accountability partner and its just good to have reliable friends who are open to this stuff.