Just an idea that I have based on sex (and by the way, I can't believe we're still on this), sex was created to be a beautiful thing between a man and his wife, but it is not all about just sleeping together. The sex God created is known as "Yada" in the Bible, which means "to know", therefore, the point of sex is to truly know your spouse. The moment a man and his wife have sex, they become "one flesh". That is why adultery is so bad, because the two unmarried people become so emotionally glued to each other that they lose pieces of themselves when they are broken apart.
People have become so uncomfortable with the term sex because they are not thinking of God's sex, "Yada", instead they are thinking about just physical sex, "Shakab", which means "to exchange bodily fluids." Yuck! No wonder no one likes to talk about sex, if this is all it means. When couples experience yada, they experience pure intimacy which is beautiful and brings about pure joy. But if they experience shakab, they experience an empty relationship, leaving them feeling unaccomplished and dirty even. And they should, because literally all they did was share their bodily fluids with someone else. That's almost like a kiss without any feeling, just spit in the mouth.
Well, I hope this answers all questions and concludes the sex talk.
Okay, that's really informative. Thank you for explaining. However, the sex I was talking about (for the most part) was "yada". Because, I'm not going to pretend I could ever understand the motives for "shakab".
ReplyDeleteBut, I think that you've misunderstood my point. I never asked why adultery was bad. Because, yeah, it's very bad. I only asked why it was worse than any other sin. Why we censor sex (whether adulterous or not) but we're totally fine with murder being shown to our kids (as long as it's not frightening). I was more so wondering why sex was such a big deal and why it is so controversial, when in my opinion, it isn't any worse than other sins we can commit. (Not saying that sex in itself is a sin)
But thank you anyways. :)