“Let’s Get It On” Song of Songs What do you think Bad Dirty Forbidden Restrictive God thinks about sex?

“Let’s Get It On”Song of Songs

What do you think

BadDirtyForbiddenRestrictive

God thinks about sex?

What about culture?

Woo Hoo!!!ExcitingLiberatingA necessity

What is sex?Culture’s perspectiveThe BibleHow each of us answers that question will significantly impact how we experience sex.

CultureA physical act that brings

personal gratification

The BibleKiss me and kiss me again, for your love is sweeter than wine. Song of Songs 1:2

Dode—Carouse, to rock, or to fondle

1st AspectOh, how beautiful you are! How pleasing, my love, how full of delights! You are slender like a palm tree, and your breasts are like its clusters of fruit.

1st AspectI said, “I will climb the palm tree and take hold of its fruit.” May your breasts be like grape clusters, and the fragrance of your breath like apples. May your kisses be as exciting as the best wine… Song of Songs 7:6-9a

Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you.Rejoice in the wife of your youth. She is a loving deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts satisfy you always. May you always be captivated by her love. Proverbs 5:18-19

2nd AspectThe fig tree puts forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grapes give a smell. Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away! Song of Songs 2:13

Raya—friend, companion, even soul mate

3rd AspectPlace me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as enduring as the grave. Love flashes like fire, the brightest kind of flame. Song of Songs 8:6-7

Ahava—It is permanence, enduring, it’s about joining your life to another person in a life-long committed relationship

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What is sex?“Sex is a physical expression of an

ever growing emotional relationship resting on the foundation of a life-long commitment.”

Mike Rice

If it is only physicalShort shelf life

Causes insecuritiesBreaks down one’s commitment apparatus

It’s self-serving

(If I don’t get what I want, I’m out)

God’s wayYou have endless possibilities

You have securityPersonal needs are met

You receive God’s blessing