Sexuality: God's Design And Why It Matters (2)

Sexuality has become a broad term in today’s society and includes the cultural, psychological, social, biological, and spiritual aspects of one’s identity. Though each of these are necessary, I would argue that one of these should be given preeminence over the others.

Our cultures will change with time. Our social standing can change with the rising and setting of the sun. Our psychological tendencies will change as maturity naturally unfolds and we continue to learn and grow. Though our biological makeup is determined for us and revealed even before birth, recent years have showed that one can have their bodies modified to their choosing. In our current society, some even argue that our biological makeup does not define who we are or how we should sexually interact with others, but that each person should be able to choose for themselves their sexual feelings, thoughts, attractions, and behaviors towards others.

Though all of these things are subject to change, how we view ourselves spiritually will determine how we define ourselves, how we define others, and how we interact with them.

I read an article once that was written by an archaeologist (I wish I could remember his name). He had been involved in several important digs around the world involving the unearthing of entire civilizations. He had much to say about these uncovered cities, but one thing stood out to me above the rest. He said that out of all the cities they had found, they all had one thing in common. Every one of them had some type of structure specifically designated for the worship of their deity.

Some of them worshipped animals, some spirits, some statues, and some worshipped other things, but they all worshipped something. From the beginning of time, every culture has understood that there is something out there bigger, greater, and far more superior than we are. They have understood that there is a God.

If God exists and He is all-knowing, all-powerful, and ever-present, then the only logical reasoning to follow would be to get to know Him. I believe in the God of the Bible, and the Bible teaches us that every single person who has lived on this Earth will one day stand before Him and give account for the life they have lived. If this is so, I need to know His heart, His expectations, and His thoughts. If I am going to be faithful to Him, I must first know what being faithful looks like.

When it comes to sexuality, God has spoken to us through His Word so that we might not be confused on the topic, at least when it comes to how He defines it. If we start with the spiritual aspect of our sexual identity, if we start with God, then we allow what He has said concerning the issue to be the foundation from which we build. When we do this, it takes personal preference out of the picture. If we view God as God, then His Word will be the final Word of any matter.

Genesis 1-2 tells us the creation story. It says that God, over the span of seven days, created this world and everything in it. He created all of life. A part of that created life was mankind. Genesis 1:26-28 says: “26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.””

Verse 27 says that, “God created man”. This is the most important detail for us to understand. The author of a book decides the name of the book. An inventor decides the name of his invention. The Creator decides the name and purpose of His creation.

I currently work as a Service Supervisor for Thompson Machinery Caterpillar. Anyone in the construction industry knows that we are not the cheapest. Our labor rates for service repair are higher than many of the independent repair shops our there, but people still opt to bring their machines to our shop regardless. They do this because it is a CAT machine. CAT designed it. CAT has all of the information regarding that machine, including what it was designed to do. Sometimes people say that there is a problem with their machine when there really is no problem at all. They say this because they are trying to use that machine in ways in was not intended to be used. They are trying to lift too much, drive to fast, or operate on too steep of a hill. When you try to operate a machine outside of how it was designed to operate, it will seem as if there is a problem with it.

Verse 27 goes on to say that God created man “male and female”. That was how God designed us. He didn’t create and other models, just male and female. There is no in between model or completely different model. There is only male and female, because that is how the Creator deemed it to be. We can try to operate outside of the parameters we were given by God to operate in, but in doing so there will be problems.

In verse 28, God gave man a commandment: “Be fruitful and multiply”. Now we begin to understand one of the reasons why God created two different human models. Have you ever wondered that? Why didn’t God just create another man, a friend for Adam? Now we know why. God wanted Adam and Eve to come together sexually and reproduce. Reproduction can only take place between a man and woman. Again, this is how God designed it to be. There are medical and scientific ways to attempt bypassing this now. Though we will not attempt to dive into that here, simply know at the end of the day, nothing has changed. It still takes a man and a woman to reproduce another human, and when that little human is created, it will be male or female. That is the way God said it would be.