Although most people think of the Bible as a family book, the reality is different. If a person truly looked at the level of sex in the Bible, he would doubtlessly be shocked! If filmed from cover to cover, the Scriptures would receive an NC-17 rating because of all the sex in the Bible.
There is a lot of negative examples of sex in the Bible, not because the writers of the Bible approved of people having lots of sex, but because, in many cases, the Bible simply records facts. Most of the examples of sex in the Bible are records of sinful behavior. One notable example of sex in the Bible is King David's adultery with Bathsheba. Although the Bible records this incident, it also emphasizes that David is punished severely for it. Jesus also reminds us in the Bible that our thoughts of inappropriate sex (lust) are the same as having inappropriate sex.
There are also positive examples of sex in the Bible too, and sexual relations, in a proper context, is a good thing, as Pope John Paul II reminded us in his "Theology of the Body." The first command of God to Adam and Eve is to be fruitful and multiply. Song of Solomon shows the love between a man and a woman. In both Judaism and Christianity there has been a tendency to find symbolic meaning here because of a dislike of sex in the Bible by some religious authorities. In general, however, the Bible is positive about sex within marriage, while other forms of sex in the Bible, like homosexuality, bestiality, and fornication are condemned.
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