Sexuality and the Bible
Throughout the Bible God set out his rules on sexual conduct. In the following we attempt to examine some of these questions, and their scriptural answers:
- Q - What is God's view of incest ?
- A - It is FORBIDDEN.
Mother
FatherLeviticus 18:7 - " The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness." Sibling
Half-SiblingLeviticus 18:9 - "The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover." Aunt Leviticus 18:12 - "Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman. 13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman." Uncle Leviticus 18:14 - "Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt." Grand-Children Leviticus 18:10 - "The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness." Daughter-In-Law Leviticus 18:15 - "Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness." Sister-In-Law Leviticus 18:16 - "Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness." - RELATIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING ARE FORBIDDEN
- Q - Are homosexual relation forbidden ?
- A - AbsolutelyFORBIDDEN.
Homosexuality isFORBIDDEN Leviticus 18:22 - "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination." Romans 1:26 - "For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;"
- Q - Are there any other types of conduct God forbids?
A - Yes(see below).
| Relations with an animal | Leviticus 18:23 - "Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion." |
| Crossdressing | Deuteronomy 22:5 - "The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God." |
| Adultery | Exodus 20:14 - "Thou shalt not commit adultery." |
| Coveting another's spouse | Exodus 20:17 - "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's." |
| Drugging another for sexual purposes | Habakkuk 2:15 - "Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!" |
| Prostituting your daughter | Leviticus 19:29 - "Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness." |
| Lusting after a woman | Matthew 5:28 - "But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." |
| Viewing another as a sex-object | 1 John 2:16 - "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world." |
| Commiting fornication | Acts 15:29 - "That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well." 1 Corinthians 6:18 - "Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body." |
| Defiling the marriage bed | Hebrews 13:4 - "Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. " |
| Refusing to meet your spouse's needs within the bounds of marriage | 1 Corinthians 7:2 - "Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. 5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency." |
We believe that God will bless those who honor the rules he gave us. We pray that you will recognize the gifts that he has given to you within the bounds of Holy Matrimony, as he intended it.
