Counsels on Relationships

Counsel #4 — God Invented Sex

Picture: Counsel #4 — GOD INVENTED SEX CR 107.1

Sex is a powerful yet mysterious bonding agent that impacts the physical, mental, and emotional natures of humanity. It is a symbol of humanity’s covenant to be faithful to God and of the incredible love God has for us (See Hosea and Song of Solomon). God calls the sexual relationship between a husband and wife honorable and warns of His judgments against the sexually immoral and adulterous (Hebrews 13:4). CR 107.2

Casual sex has so many physical, emotional, and social risks that God wants to protect you from —such as unwanted pregnancies, economic hardships, depression, anxiety, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), to name a few.^[101] Sexual morality and purity are not social constructs; they are God’s plan for our happiness. CR 107.3

“Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; he who does so destroys his own soul. Wounds and dishonor he will get, and his reproach will not be wiped away.” Proverbs 6:32, 33 NKJV CR 107.4

“The divine love emanating from Christ never destroys human love, but includes it. By it human love is refined and purified, elevated and ennobled. Human love can never bear its precious fruit until it is united with the divine nature and trained to grow heavenward. Jesus wants to see happy marriages, happy firesides.” Ellen White in The Adventist Home, pp. 99, 100 CR 107.5

Reflect: Beyond pro-creation, what are some of God’s reasons for creating sex? CR 107.6