Courtesy of the Constructive Curmudgeon blog, check out this article on a large evangelical church's endorsement of sex in marriage: seven days in a row.
The good: evangelical churches need to talk about, preach about, and take a strong stand on sex in our culture. The bible talks about it, and so should we. Our culture is so over-sexed- movies, tv, music, billboards, internet ads, etc.- that it is not a topic we should avoid. The addiction to pornography is a tremendous issue that affects many Christians. We should talk about it.
The bad: Seriously! Do we really need our pastors telling us to have sex for seven consecutive days? In the long run, this merely sounds like more cultural advice and not advice from Scripture. Even 1 Corinthians gives reasons for a couple to abstain from sex for a time. There are so many other components to marriage that seven consecutive days of physical intimacy hardly solves any marital problems. It may make us feel good about ourselves for a time, it may make us feel happy, but it's nobody's long term solution for following Christ or loving our spouse more. Furthermore, this suggestion from the pulpit provides a severe flaunt to the single crowd.
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Yeah, something like that is better for a workshop or something. As a person engaging in abstinence it would be somewhat offensive, as you point out. Single people get enough of the shaft in evangelical churches where programs are catered towards couples or kids. I would love to hear a message from a pastor some time regarding being single and not saying something like, "Well Paul was single and look at what he did!" Hooray for Paul but even he admitted it's not for everyone.
Sad that the "funny" last few lines of the article are sad but true. Lest any of us fall asleep with perfect intent of doubling up on the next day...
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