Marriage And Family: Sexual Relationships Flashcards
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Nature and importance of sexual relationships in Christianity
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- believe sex is a gift from god intended for procreation,believe sex should only take place within marriage
- believe sex is an important way for a man and woman to show commitment to each other.
2
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Sexual relationships in the bible
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- casual relationships are wrong-marriage intended for sexual relationships
- adultery forbidden in Ten Commandments
- married couples should be faithful to each other
- st Paul condemns homosexual acts,stating they are “shameful”
- being sexually pure is adviced,many Christians take a vow of chastity before marriage
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Alternative Christian views of sexual relationships
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- some Christians believe that some ideas about sexual relationships are outdated.
- believe love is Important and should be celebrated
- may allow cohabitation as well as homosexual couples in a permanent and stable relationship
- Corinthians 6:1-20 can be interpreted to mean body is sacred and sexual relationships should not be abused,or that a sexual relationship is a way of honouring god with body
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Non-religious attitudes
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- humanists believe consenting adults should be allowed to share a sexual relationship provided it doesn’t harm anyone.
- atheists unlikely to have problem with sex outside of marriage or homosexuality
