Christian Ethics: Sex and Relationships
Key information about Christian views on Sex and Relationships
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- Created on: 24-03-13 17:38
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- Sex and Relationships
- Sex
- Gift from God
- Has 2 main purposes
- Bringing a couple closer together
- Procreation
- Most Christians
- Believe that sex should be between a married couple
- Sex outside of marriage is frowned upon
- Adultery
- Against the 10 commandments
- "Do not commit adultery"
- ALL Christians disapprove of Adultery
- Means a married person sleeping with someone who is not their husband or wife
- Breaks marriage vows
- Couple promise to be faithful to each other
- Jesus reinforces the Old Testament
- O.T. - Not to commit adultery
- Jesus says - "You should not even look at a women lustfully, because that is like committing adultery with her in your heart"
- O.T. - Not to commit adultery
- Against the 10 commandments
- Pre-marital sex
- Christians disagree with Pre-marital sex
- Bible speaks out against fornication which can mean Pre-marital sex
- Co-habitation
- Church speaks out against this calling them "Trial marriages"
- becoming more common in the UK
- Adultery
- Some Christians say that sex between a couple who are in a committed relationship (e.g. engaged) is acceptable
- ALL Christian Churches teach against promiscuity
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