Questions tagged [sexuality]
Biblical texts addressing human sexuality.
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How can angels have sex?
In Genesis 6:2 it says,
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
But if angels are spirit than how can they have sex with ...
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To those who believe Deut 22:28-29 is not about rape, what is the punishment for rape of an unbetrothed woman?
Deuteronomy 22:28-29 (NKJV):
If a man finds a young woman who is a virgin, who is not betrothed,
and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are found out, then the
man who lay with her shall give ...
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Did Jonadab collude with Absalom to stage a coup?" (2 Sam. 13:20 ) & (2 sam. 30:32)
( Credit to @creativemechanic for Reference:
https://www.worthychristianforums.com/topic/284950-2-samuel-131-14-amnons-fellowship-with-jonadab-should-be-a-warning-for-us-christians-about-being-careful-...
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Trying to understand 1st Chronicles 23:21-23 lawful marriage or no?
The NASB1995 puts it this way:
“The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were
Eleazar and Kish. Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, so
their brothers, the sons of Kish,...
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Anyway of interpreting adultery verses in Proverbs 2,3,6,7 & 9 in a more gender-neutral / gender-inclusive / politically correct manner [closed]
Proverbs 2:16-19
Proverbs 5:3-20
Proverbs 6:24-35
Proverbs 7:5-27
Proverbs 9:13-18 ( may be more broader than just adultery, sexual
fornification, sexual lust because it could also include being
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Ambiguity on Matthew 5:32 and 19:9
In Mathew 5:32 it says if a man divorces his wife except for the cause of fornication he will make her adulterer. (So in this context the adulterer will be the woman and the man who marries her after ...
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What is the proper rendering of Song 2:6?
I've wondered for a while if the Jewish concept of Negiah (no physical affection with a non-relative of the opposite sex until you're married to them) was practiced in Bible times. One verse that may ...
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Are Jesus (Matt 5:27-30) and Paul (Rom 8:1-17) teaching different approaches to overcoming the sin of lust?
Matthew 5:27-30 (ESV):
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery ...
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Does anything in the Hebrew text of Genesis 34:2-7 suggest that Shechem's actions against were less severe than Amnon's in2 Samuel 13:11-16?
I am not trying to be insensitive but I was trying to compare nature of the sexual violations of Dinah against those of King David's daughter, Tamar.
Please do Not misunderstand me. Sexual ...
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How could a woman born without a hymen prove her virginity in Deuteronomy 22?
Deuteronomy 22:20 If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found, 21she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall ...
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Is Paul expressing approval of marital intercourse as a means to keep sexual passion in check rather than beget more children at 1 Corinthians 7:1-9?
1 Corinthians 7:1-9 (NASB):
Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 But because of sexual immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and ...
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Will everyone be gender-neutral in Heaven, and if so, does that mean that sex was designed to be a temporary thing?
Mark 12:25 (NASB):
25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Does the verse above imply that those who attain eternal ...
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Would a man looking at his own wife 'to desire her' be committing adultery according to Jesus at Matthew 5:28?
Matthew 5:28 says
"but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to
desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart."
(Young's literal)
It seems to be a ...
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Is there a possibility that in Matthew 5:27-30, Jesus is talking about masturbation?
The subject may be a bit dark for the website but in plain view of reasoning, the line of reason is that:
People who masturbate often look at women with lust.
For masturbation to occur (in general) ...
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What are the alternatives to marriage in 1 Corinthians 7:9?
1 Corinthians 7:8-9 NRSV
8 To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain unmarried as I am. 9 But if they are not practicing self-control, they should marry. For it is ...
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