However she misses the point of why sex outside of marriage is sinful. The two are made one flesh. There is a connection that people make when they have sex that is profound and deep and is not appropriate for people who are not in a life long committed relationship, i.e. married.
“However she misses the point of why sex outside of marriage is sinful. The two are made one flesh. There is a connection that people make when they have sex that is profound and deep and is not appropriate for people who are not in a life long committed relationship, i.e. married. “
People also forget or never knew what sin is. They think it means doing evil things when it means missing the mark, not hitting the bullseye.
Correct. It starts with the whole church's failure to comprehend the gospel.
Marriage and intimacy are also a picture of God and Israel, and Christ and His bride, the church. IMHO, that is another reason God condemns homosexualiry...it twists the picture of the spiritual bride and the bridegroom.
“She is correct so far as she points out chastity and celibacy are not exactly the same thing, since chastity is a virtue.”
Thank you. You beat me.
I think, when one is with one’s soulmate (Chassids believe Hashem separated one soul into two parts: man and woman), the sex is astounding. Chassidic Jews never write about sex, which is why they don’t talk about it. I guess that’s why Rabbi Schmuley Boteach left Chabad.