By Paul Goeke

Okay, so last week, the part of the Sermon on The Mount we went through dealt with lust.  But if we are going to talk about lust, I’ve got to at least mention this: Sex is not bad!  God invented it.  It is not as if God is looking down and thinking, “What are they doing?  How did they come up with that?”  HE made it up!  It is not something that he begrudgingly allows – as if to say, “Well, I guess I’ll let them do that crazy thing they do.”  No.  We can be very happy that we serve God – who created sex in all its glory.

Sex is a really good thing.  It is when it is taken out of its proper context of marriage that things start getting all messed up.  It’s kind of like fire.  In a fireplace, fire is good.  It provides warmth and comfort and light and heat for food.  When the fire gets out of the fireplace, stuff starts getting burned and people start getting hurt.

God created sex as a significant part of the bond unifying a husband and a wife.  This is something that we don’t have to mince words about, avoid, or wuss-out on.    Sex is for making babies, yes.  But  it also serves as an important part of the relationship between husband and wife.  It fosters unity and love and excitement and enjoyment and even comfort. 

There’s a lot more to say, but I’ll stop the sex talk there for today.  If you are married and having problems in this department, you need to talk with each other (By the way, its usually about more than just sex).    Some people just have some questions and some people have been really hurt.  If you need to talk to someone else, we can help.  We can talk with you and we can also get some references for you – don’t kill yourself by struggling through this alone if you need some help. If you are single, I’m sorry to torture you with all this sex talk (there’s more I want to say to you too).  If you are married, have good, frequent sex.