Sexuality Pt. 1.1

It's now February, which means youth groups around the country will be talking about sex. I've been thinking about making this the topic for the rest of the year and seeing how our attendance responds to that. :)

Rather than talk about the do's and don'ts of sex, we spent this night talking about why God created sex and how it's an amazing thing. Just about all we need to know about sex is given to us in the first two chapters of the Bible. It's here that we see two reasons God created sex.

1. Procreation
Genesis 1:26-31 tells the story of God creating Adam and Eve. Like all the rest of creation, they are created by God. Unlike the rest of creation, they are created like God. Not the same as or identical to, but with characteristics of God (ability to reason, love, etc...). One of these characteristics being...the ability to create.

Humans create all sorts of things: buildings, cars, artwork, ipods, and slinkies. Through our creations we are displaying the 'creator characteristic' that we've received from God. However, the ultimate way in which we showcase this characteristic is through having children.

Think about it...nothing else we create is as awesome, complex, or unique as a child. (Granted, it is a miracle from God that this happens, but we get to play a part in it!). Sex was created so that we can take part in this aspect of God's character.

Now, we aren't told to go crazy and have sex with any and every available person in order to create as many babies as possible. We are meant to create babies within the context of a 'Trinity-like' relationship, as God describes in chapter 2 of Genesis.

And because this post is growing in length, more on a 'Trinity-like relationship' to come tomorrow.