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 SEX Jesus was so far as we know single and celibate. He did not have the huge downer on sex that so many Christian thinkers throughout the centuries have had. On the other hand, he did not share our own age's obsession with it. It's a broad subject, of course, but here's what Jesus said in some of the main areas of interest... Marriage – he liked marriage, and saw it as a lifelong union between a man and woman (for more on this, see Divorce). Adultery – Jesus took it for granted that adultery was wrong, a betrayal and a sin. But he went further, warning that if a husband merely lusted after another woman he was committing adultery in his heart. His followers were expected to strive for faithfulness of the mind and not just the body. Sex before marriage – Jesus said nothing about this. Celibacy – Jesus was presumably celibate himself, but he did not make a big thing about it. He never unambiguously held this up as a standard for all his followers. Homosexuality – Jesus made no recorded comments about homosexuality at all. More of Jesus' sayings |
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