First, sex is searching for God. I purposely put this thesis up front, as number one. Sex finds its purpose in God in that sexual union is a symbol or a sacrament of union with Christ. Paul writes in Ephesians 5:32 that this is what the mystery of sexual union is about. So you cannot think about sex in its fullest sense without thinking of union with Christ. If sexual union is sacramental in character, you can’t treat it like it’s something dirty or weird, something to avoid. Sexual union does not exist for itself, either. Yes, of course, sex is pleasurable, and bodily satisfaction is part and parcel of the sexual act.
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