God, the author of all true love, is the creator of human sexuality. As we understand God’s astonishing love, we can better understand His amazing love for us.
The Bible tells us that God is love (1 John 4:8). It was this great love that motivated Him to create the earth and all that is in it.
It was love that led God to declare, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness . . . So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them (Gen. 1:26).
It was God’s loving hands that formed the first man, Adam, out of the dust of the ground, and breathed life into his nostrils. It was the Creator’s hands that gently took a rib from Adam’s side and formed the first woman, Eve.
And it was God who united and blessed that perfectly formed male and female couple, telling them in love to “Be fruitful and multiply” (Gen. 1:28).
It was God who gave the gift of sex, wrapped up in love between a man and a woman, united and blessed by Him. But love is much more than the act of sexual intimacy.
Join us here as we explore the biblical meaning of true love in its different dimensions and as expressed in human sexuality.
This story raises several issues. Who determines what is appropriate sexual conduct? The couple? Society? The church? Unless we have a clear understanding of healthy sexual boundaries, we will end up with a free-for-all approach that both cheapens sex and creates tremendous heartache for everyone involved.
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