"I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field ..."
Song of Solomon 2:6a
Okay, fine. I love my dog. Libby is an affectionate, obedient, low-key canine. I feed her, pet her and take her for walks in the morning. Everyone loves Libby. I even have a growing list of people who want to borrow her for weekends when we're traveling. No one gets confused by our differences. People are people. Dog's are dogs. It sounds like a "da" statement I know ,but check out the words to a popular rap song:
You and me baby, ain't nothin' but mammals
Let's do it like they do on the Discovery channel.
(Are you kidding me?)
Human beings are NOT the same as animals and I resent the implication that we are motivated by the same sex-drive! Here's just a few points I want to make in light of this stupidity.
Yes, we are part of the animal kingdom - as in warm blooded, heart-thumping, oxygen-breathing mammals. but that's where the similarities end. Sex is natural but in no way does that make it automatic. Just because I have a desire for sex does not mean it demands a response. I do have a choice whether or not to act on my feelings.
Men and women do not exist within the limitations of instinctive behavior; we are free to make our own decisions. Thank goodness! I love being human. I love that I get to choose what to wear, where to go and when to leave. I am not the same as a gazelle, a doe or an orangutan swinging from the limbs of a Sungkai tree. And neither are you. Instinct restricts sexual activity.
An animal is compelled to have intercourse for the sole purpose of reproduction. In fact, sexual interest is limited to the mating season. Dictated by a changeless time clock, animals know when to travel and where to congregate with species of their own kind. This exchange only lasts a short time period, usually a few weeks or less. That's it. Does that sound like a model we follow?
Humans are not bound by instinctive drives that awaken at certain times of the year, suddenly indicating it's time to make a baby. No. Our sexual desire goes well beyond reproductive interests. (Another thank goodness!) We have the power to choose when, where and how often.
Sex is a voluntary decision, not a need. If it was, celibate citizens would have become case studies of dysfunction with a long list of scientific evidence validating the necessity for regular sexual activity. But there are plenty of productive, thriving, satisfied human beings on the earth who are not sexual. In fact, some of them are the greatest examples of humanity. Think about Mother Teresa or Pope John Paul. What about Jesus Christ?
If you really need a reminder, take a tip from the gazelles and the does: human sexuality is special ... very special.
Song of Solomon 2:6a
Okay, fine. I love my dog. Libby is an affectionate, obedient, low-key canine. I feed her, pet her and take her for walks in the morning. Everyone loves Libby. I even have a growing list of people who want to borrow her for weekends when we're traveling. No one gets confused by our differences. People are people. Dog's are dogs. It sounds like a "da" statement I know ,but check out the words to a popular rap song:
You and me baby, ain't nothin' but mammals
Let's do it like they do on the Discovery channel.
(Are you kidding me?)
Human beings are NOT the same as animals and I resent the implication that we are motivated by the same sex-drive! Here's just a few points I want to make in light of this stupidity.
Yes, we are part of the animal kingdom - as in warm blooded, heart-thumping, oxygen-breathing mammals. but that's where the similarities end. Sex is natural but in no way does that make it automatic. Just because I have a desire for sex does not mean it demands a response. I do have a choice whether or not to act on my feelings.
Men and women do not exist within the limitations of instinctive behavior; we are free to make our own decisions. Thank goodness! I love being human. I love that I get to choose what to wear, where to go and when to leave. I am not the same as a gazelle, a doe or an orangutan swinging from the limbs of a Sungkai tree. And neither are you. Instinct restricts sexual activity.
An animal is compelled to have intercourse for the sole purpose of reproduction. In fact, sexual interest is limited to the mating season. Dictated by a changeless time clock, animals know when to travel and where to congregate with species of their own kind. This exchange only lasts a short time period, usually a few weeks or less. That's it. Does that sound like a model we follow?
Humans are not bound by instinctive drives that awaken at certain times of the year, suddenly indicating it's time to make a baby. No. Our sexual desire goes well beyond reproductive interests. (Another thank goodness!) We have the power to choose when, where and how often.
Sex is a voluntary decision, not a need. If it was, celibate citizens would have become case studies of dysfunction with a long list of scientific evidence validating the necessity for regular sexual activity. But there are plenty of productive, thriving, satisfied human beings on the earth who are not sexual. In fact, some of them are the greatest examples of humanity. Think about Mother Teresa or Pope John Paul. What about Jesus Christ?
If you really need a reminder, take a tip from the gazelles and the does: human sexuality is special ... very special.
3 comments:
Well said. :)
You make good sense! We are very different from animals.
Here is an article about sexual urges that unmarried Christian young adults struggle with: http://www.boundless.org/2005/answers/a0002036.cfm
And I also highly recommend Rob Bell's "Sex God" book and Chris Vallotan's "Purity" book. Both give meaning to the struggle singles have with sexual urges.
I am thankful that God loves us so much that He gives us the ability to choose. The choices we make daily reflect who we choose to honor. What is my heart longing for? Blame is a short journey to self-centered thinking.
Ps 143:8 Teach me to do your will for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. (NIV)
Sexual fulfillment and purity are found in its creator. I join you in choosing His will and purposes.
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