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Not all unmarried sex is sinful.
Not all married sex is good.
Your marital status is not what determines the sinfulness or goodness of the sex you have.
Not all married sex is good.
Your marital status is not what determines the sinfulness or goodness of the sex you have.
Are you loving your neighbor as yourself? This means treating the needs and desires of everyone involved as important as your own.
Are you keeping your promises? To you partner(s), and to other people in your life?
Are you keeping your promises? To you partner(s), and to other people in your life?
Are the vulnerable being protected? Children cared for, no one exploited?
Are you being honest?
Does everyone have what they need to survive, and thrive?
Is everyone’s body being treated as a temple of the Spirit, that they have stewardship, and therefore final say, over?
Are you being honest?
Does everyone have what they need to survive, and thrive?
Is everyone’s body being treated as a temple of the Spirit, that they have stewardship, and therefore final say, over?
Are you seeing and honoring the image of God in everyone involved, including yourself? Is every one involved, including yourself, a source of wonder and awe?
Does this sex bring you closer to God and neighbor?
Does this sex bring you closer to God and neighbor?
Honestly, I think these sexual ethics are harder and more restrictive than “are you married?” Which is why we default to that “easier” rule.
But using “love of God and neighbor” as a sexual ethic leads to a more wonderful and pleasurable life for all.
But using “love of God and neighbor” as a sexual ethic leads to a more wonderful and pleasurable life for all.
