If intercourse is for procreation, then why are some people unable to procreate? What's God's reason for this?
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I don't get it...\n:(
121052
It's actually from St. Paul. In his letters, Paul describes celibacy as the ideal human existance, but leaves a clause for those who are too weak to maintain a celibate lifestyle. Thus, in the early Church, many people chose to remain unmarried, even those who were not ordained ministers.\n\nOnly much later, when it became clear that if Christianity was going to survive, it needed to start making Christian BABIES, did married-and-family life take on the sacramental tone that it has today.\n\nYet the belief that sex BEFORE marriage is evil is rooted in that early belief that sex is AT BEST a forgivable evil. Today, we adopt a more holistic theology - that sex is part of the blessing of human relationships, which are most fulfilling in the covenant bond of marriage.
1094131
Regligous wise, God created Adam and Eve so that they may procreate and generations should follow, what you can infer from this is that God wants us to multiply so that he (GOD) could have all of us (his children) live life for him...in his glory...God made me in his image, God made my boyfriend in his image, imagine what it would be like for my boyfriend and I have a child and what he/she would look like, and what they would be like when they get older with the teaching of God instilled in their life...Good luck on your paper.
88585
How can we all be positive? I thought u wanted thoughtful replies, that would make u ponder the answers u recieved. Isn't that the point of this site? Oh well. Here's my reply. Yes, we are all God's creation, and sex by our parents is how God wanted us to enter the world. We are not a creation of sexual fulfillment, if we were, everytime they had unprotected sex, they'd get pregnant. Besides, not everyone who gets pregnant got sexually fulfilled during the act of conception. Does life have meaning? Yes,I think so, otherwise, we wouldn't be here. I believe everyone has a purpose decreed by God, and once u've satisfied the Lord's purpose on Earth, it's ur time to go on to Heaven.
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Hmmm.. not invented.. created.  Since he created us to "go forth and multiply", I think sex figures in there somewhere.  And it is great.  Otherwise, if it wasn't we wouldn't want to do it.  Humans are the only "animals" (indulge me here a minute) that actually have sex for pleasure.  God is not stupid for sure.  We have to deal with all the heartache of raising a family, (heartache - are the kids safe, are they getting enough, ect.) there has to be something that releases all that anxiety.  And I also feel that the right kind of intimacy with the right person will always be great.  It is afterall very natural.
994857
Man will never be able to create a human.God won't allow it.They may be able to cure diseases using stem cells to create new functioning organs and that would be  a blessing.
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1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from fornication. Every other sin that a man may commit is outside his body, but he that practices fornication is sinning against his own body.\nHebrews 13:4 Let marriage be honorable among all, and the marriage bed be without defilement, for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.\n1Thessalonians 4:3 For this is what God wills, the sanctifying of YOU, that YOU abstain from fornication.\n(1 Corinthians 6:15) Do YOU not know that YOUR bodies are members of Christ? Shall I, then, take the members of the Christ away and make them members of a harlot? Never may that happen!\n(Ephesians 5:3) Let fornication and uncleanness of every sort or greediness not even be mentioned among YOU, just as it befits holy people.\nThese are but some. Hope this helps. :)
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Good question. don't know for sure til it happens. I plan to wait until marriage to have sex, and if I never marry, I may remain a virgin for the rest of my life. So I suppose I could, but is it really fair to expect that? I am sure that is part of your point. Why should homosexuals be expected to do something heterosexuals are not expected to do? I don't believe homosexuality is wrong, just different from society's definition of the norm. It might make reproduction difficult, but not everyone wants to have kids anyway. only God knows someones heart and the decision should be made between the people involved and God. don't worry about the opinions of others.
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Let me try this one. Why has condom or any form of contraception came into the minds of people? Simple, because there are more people who take sex casually with less or no regards to its consequences but rather just in order to satisfy lust. The urge to sex in very difficult to control and it is the reason why more people fall to the temptation rather than evade it.\n\nTo God sex is sacred and should only be used in the process of procreation not self satisfaction. But to humans it is interpreted as like the need for hunger, thirst and sleep. It has finally become more of a biologocal need rather than a spiritual need. Thus, the reason why humans began to believe that it is part of the human basic need and do it anytime they want, or any possible ocassion that made them forget the responsibilities of such act.\n\nThat's the reason why catholics believe that contraception is not the real answer. It is the strong human attribute of being Godly that requires him or her to be disciplined and respectful towards sex that really counts if one truly deserves to be called a Christian without the aid of any kind of artificial discipline in the form of contraceptives. This way population rise can also be put in check.\n\nSex is a natural process of procreation that God gave to humans to enjoy within the sanctity of marriage. But how can it be when humans claim to worship God but at the same time lust for sex? \n\nThat's why dogs are called dogs because when a b**ch is in heat, male dogs go crazy and would oftentimes fight each other just to satisfy their lust. But men should be men and men are expected to think and reason the way men should, that's why they belong to the highest hierarchy in the animal kingdom because of this. So why should we go down to the level of the dogs by using artificial contraception and yet demand to be called as decent and educated. This reasoning is just for the apologist of such twisted cause.
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When I was still a ministering among the misbelievers I frequently noted how often demonstrative revulsion toward a particular "sin" was how a person masked their fascination and obsession with it. Someone who vehemently railed against "fornication" was either fornicating at every opportunity,  were waiting for the opportunity to fornicate, or were actively trying to create scenarios ("making provisions for the flesh") in which they could engage in fornication and delude themselves and/or others they'd simply been caught in a weak moment. It never seemed that those who had relatively healthy sex lives had any interest in or concern over someone's else's sex life and whether or ot it was perverse. And while they'd acknowledge that "the Bibles says homosexuality is a sin", no married couple with a healthy sexual relationship ever seemed to think gay marriage actually threatened their own marriage in any way. More often than not deep, prayerful and continuous  concern about sexual sin in the world was something that manifested pretty exclusively in those whose sex lives were unsatisfactory in some way.
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a lot of people are still either ignorant or stubborn.  and some believe that since they are healthy they couldn't get it. oh well, let's just pray that some cure would be out soon so people can enjoy the gift of sex without worry.
700507
I honestly don't understand what the big deal is!  Men and women get married to procreate, or that is what marriage was originally created for.  So, why is it SO important for gays to marry?  They can't procreate.  Do they really need a special piece of paper to commit eternally to each other?  I really can't understand why it is SUCH A BIG DEAL!!  I say let's abolish marriage all together, then everyone can be happy.  50 - 60% of marriages don't last any more, so why bother?   WHAT IS THE BIG DAMN DEAL????
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There was a special about this on the Discovery Channel (or maybe it was History, I mix them up all the time) that used the question of the possibility of Jesus's mother Mary conceiving a child while still being a virgin.  They base it on scientific theory of course and not on a belief in procreation by a Divine source.  In the end, they came to a conclusion that it is possible, and has happened at some point in the past, although i can't remember if being a hemaphrodite was a prerequisite or not.
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Sadly,sadly,sadly, today, people dont take seriously God or His Word... \n\nGod is truly perfect and beautiful and righteous and amazing ahd wonderful and He designed sex to be a beautiful thing between a man and woman...\n\nToday, it has been so treaded upon and so twisted and contorted by media, man, and sin, that sex is really just lust.\n\nYes, God really holds to His truth in the fact that there are consequences when we ignore God's holiness, beauty, wonder and after a while [ He does have so much patience it is BAFFLING] , BUT , after a while, HE will pour out His wrath - - Which shows how Perfect He is, and how Un-Perfect we are... \n\nLong answer, but it needed it,\n\nWanting to give God glory in all situations!\nLauren
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Uhh...I think it is not a matter of religion but of a moral standpoint.  I do not believe there is anything anywhere that says "You cannot have sex untill you are married."  Like I said...maybe it was a moral issue in the 1900's.  You know what....I think you are on to something.  If people would wait until they got married to have sex there would be less spread of disease, abortion and teen pregnancy.  Plus...if you get AIDS could you imagine yourself saying that "The sex was WAY worth it!"  lol  Is it really so bad?  Half the time I think it is more fun on my own anyway.  hahahaha
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personally speaking,\nI believe arguments like these are almost pointless because it takes two to create a child.\nSeriously, which one has more right? IT takes TWO!\nI think a better argument would be why people feel this need to have sex before marriage.
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In the eyes of society, premarital intercourse is probably not a big deal. In my eyes and the eyes of God, it's a big no no, and can result in life changing events thet people aren't ready to handle yet. Especially unplanned pregnancies leading to single parent families, another downer to a successful family.