Sex | Food for Thought

 

Suggested Passages

  • 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

  • Genesis 1:27-28; 2:23-25

  • Song of Solomon 2:2-7; 1 Corinthians 7:1-5

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:2-5; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Questions

  • The bible isn’t embarrassed to talk about sex. How does the Word talk about it differently than the world?

    • Consider 1 Corinthians 6:12-20. Are there different starting points for what sex is and/or what it’s for?

    • When it comes to sex and sexuality, how can what’s legal not necessarily be the same thing as what’s good or helpful?

  • The bible has a beautifully rich theology of the body. Human physicality is significant - and what we do with it is significant! What have you believed / been told that God says about the importance of your body? (More / less important than your soul? Temporary / not to be concerned much with? etc.)

    • How does the Word speak differently about the significance of the body? Who does it belong to? Who bought it? …with what? What do our bodies get to be on this side of heaven?

    • How does this change the way we think about sex and sexuality?

    • Specifically, Paul calls out the fact that sex makes us one flesh with the other person. What do you think about that? Why is sex the thing that makes two people one flesh?

  • There are certainly prohibitions when it comes to sex (don’t do this; can’t do this; this is bad; etc.). But how does the good, positive design of our bodies and sex / sexuality reframe those “restrictions?”

    • Are they keeping us from something that’s good or are they upholding and preserving something good?

    • Why does Paul say that sexual immorality is different from other sins?

  • Read 1 Corinthians 9-11. No one comes to Jesus clean, perfect, holy, and pure. Jesus is the one who justifies us - and not just from our past sin, but from our present and future ones. How is this good news for us all of us in regards to sex?

    • In light of the gospel, how can sex be a beautiful thing that - in the context of marriage - helps us experience the freedom of being “naked and not ashamed” like Adam and Eve in the garden?

    • What should we (Christians, the church) be aware of to point towards the beauty of sex and the significance of our bodies with one another and in the world around us?

    • How can / should Christians talk differently than the rest of the world about sex?

 
Redeeming RelationshipsScott O'Donohoe