A Biblical view of sexuality
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:04 am
Most people assume the Bible says: "No sex of any kind outside of heterosexual marriage". Right? Wrong.
The Bible does NOT condemn:
*Masturbation (Onan was not masturbating when the LORD killed him....he was committing coitus interuptus, or "pulling out")
*Lesbianism (not condemned in the Law of Moses)
*Sex before marriage (not condemned)
*Fornication (means "sex with prostitutes" the Greek name for prostitute was pornea, from which we get "forni-cation) Not forbidden in the Law of Moses. The apostle Paul wrote that fornicators would not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Law of Moses does not forbid masturbation (requires one to wash their clothing and body after a "seminal emission"), sex before marriage, sex with prostitutes by a man even if he is married, Lesbianism, nor rape, nor pedophilia. The Law of Moses condemns only male sodomy, incest, bestiality, and adultery (i.e. a married woman having sex with another man other than her husband). It is not known why rape and pedophilia are not condemned. In ancient Hebrew society children or unwed females (except for prostitutes) were never "alone" so they may not have had "problems" with rape and pedophia. But this is just speculation. The Law of Moses condemns neither.
The Apostle Paul does condemn male as well as female homosexuality as well as "fornication" (not a reference to pre-marital sex but refers to sex with a prostitute). The Apostle Paul was a follower of 'The Way' which is a term used by the followers of the Teacher of Righteousness (i.e. Zoroaster) among the Jews otherwise known as "The Good Religion".
Neither the Old nor New Testaments, the Book of Mormon, nor the D&C condemn masturbation. Simply does not exist. Oral sex before or during marriage is not condemned either. "Whoredoms" are condemned along with "polygamy" and "concubinage" (a married man having a mistress). The Book of Mormon does not define "whoredoms" but it may refer to polygamy and concubinage; something Joseph Smith and Brigham Young partook of completely.
Members have asked for decades for a "list" of what is "ok" sexually and what is not in marriage, but Church leaders have refused to provide such a list. Once again, they respond in silence. The Church teaches still, I think, that masturbation is a sin that one must repent of. I once asked a bishop how many times you needed to repent of it, and he said if you do it twice you have no truly repented, and I asked him how many times you do it condemns you, and he did not have an answer but just shrugged his shoulders.
Mormon men with unattractive
ctive wives must use porn or sexual fantasy in order to "complete" the sex act with their wife! Gay Mormon men pressured into hetero marriages must "think" they are having sex with a man in order to "complete" the sex act with their wife. So, the Church says "Do not engage in sexual fantasy" yet many Mormon men MUST DO THAT in order to have sex with their wives they do not find attractive or no longer find attractive. Another contradiction.
Church leaders use "sex" as a way to create guilt and thus control young members. From my own obserations, I don't think most Mormon men pay any attention to the "no sex before marriage" rule. Certainly none of my single male Mormon friends did.
The Bible does NOT condemn:
*Masturbation (Onan was not masturbating when the LORD killed him....he was committing coitus interuptus, or "pulling out")
*Lesbianism (not condemned in the Law of Moses)
*Sex before marriage (not condemned)
*Fornication (means "sex with prostitutes" the Greek name for prostitute was pornea, from which we get "forni-cation) Not forbidden in the Law of Moses. The apostle Paul wrote that fornicators would not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Law of Moses does not forbid masturbation (requires one to wash their clothing and body after a "seminal emission"), sex before marriage, sex with prostitutes by a man even if he is married, Lesbianism, nor rape, nor pedophilia. The Law of Moses condemns only male sodomy, incest, bestiality, and adultery (i.e. a married woman having sex with another man other than her husband). It is not known why rape and pedophilia are not condemned. In ancient Hebrew society children or unwed females (except for prostitutes) were never "alone" so they may not have had "problems" with rape and pedophia. But this is just speculation. The Law of Moses condemns neither.
The Apostle Paul does condemn male as well as female homosexuality as well as "fornication" (not a reference to pre-marital sex but refers to sex with a prostitute). The Apostle Paul was a follower of 'The Way' which is a term used by the followers of the Teacher of Righteousness (i.e. Zoroaster) among the Jews otherwise known as "The Good Religion".
Neither the Old nor New Testaments, the Book of Mormon, nor the D&C condemn masturbation. Simply does not exist. Oral sex before or during marriage is not condemned either. "Whoredoms" are condemned along with "polygamy" and "concubinage" (a married man having a mistress). The Book of Mormon does not define "whoredoms" but it may refer to polygamy and concubinage; something Joseph Smith and Brigham Young partook of completely.
Members have asked for decades for a "list" of what is "ok" sexually and what is not in marriage, but Church leaders have refused to provide such a list. Once again, they respond in silence. The Church teaches still, I think, that masturbation is a sin that one must repent of. I once asked a bishop how many times you needed to repent of it, and he said if you do it twice you have no truly repented, and I asked him how many times you do it condemns you, and he did not have an answer but just shrugged his shoulders.
Mormon men with unattractive
ctive wives must use porn or sexual fantasy in order to "complete" the sex act with their wife! Gay Mormon men pressured into hetero marriages must "think" they are having sex with a man in order to "complete" the sex act with their wife. So, the Church says "Do not engage in sexual fantasy" yet many Mormon men MUST DO THAT in order to have sex with their wives they do not find attractive or no longer find attractive. Another contradiction.
Church leaders use "sex" as a way to create guilt and thus control young members. From my own obserations, I don't think most Mormon men pay any attention to the "no sex before marriage" rule. Certainly none of my single male Mormon friends did.