Godly Sexuality

Dear Victorious,

I've seen you write in the past about "godly sexuality." Isn't that an oxymoron?

Sexual Being

Dear Sexual,

No, it isn't - unless you're just ignorant of God's intent with mankind. Remember that in Genesis we're told that God created mankind in His own image. God is not a man or a woman. He doesn't speak English or French. He isn't black or white. He has no sexuality. Rather God is a spiritual being.

So God created us as spiritual beings --- and then assigned physical bodies for each of us during our time on this earth. Those physical bodies are sexual beings (amongst other things). Their purpose is to serve us as we go about doing God's will. They were never meant to control or enslave us. To the extent that we are controlled by our sexuality ... it is a perversion of God's will for us.

So godly sexuality would be sexuality that is expressed in the context of our spiritual beings. That would mean it is first and foremost used to bring us together as spiritual beings. Our acts of sexual intercourse can help us celebrate the relationship. And when we celebrate the relationship through intercourse, a child born of true love and devotion comes forth. God is honored and we are blessed. It is His plan for our sexuality. It is godly sexuality. Any other form of sexuality is a perversion of what God intended.