Sex, Scripture, and the Courage to Ask Better Questions
Genesis 1, Embodiment, and the Truth We May Have Missed
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I pressed “go live” feeling nervous, vulnerable, and honestly a little ridiculous. This teaching wasn’t born from expertise or certainty—it came from curiosity, prayer, and a long-held sense that something about how we talk about sex and faith hasn’t quite added up.
So I started where Scripture starts: Genesis 1.
Before sin.
Before shame.
Before anything went wrong.
As I read the chapter slowly—out loud—I noticed something simple but profound. God creates the world, step by step, and repeatedly calls it good. Light is good. Land is good. Creatures are good. And then humanity—male and female—is created in God’s image and blessed.
And God says:
“Be fruitful and multiply.”
That moment matters.
Sex doesn’t appear later as a concession. It isn’t introduced as a necessary evil. It’s embedded in creation itself. God blesses humans and invites fruitfulness before the fall, before distortion enters the story.
Sitting with that realization, I felt something soften in my body—almost like grief mixed with relief. So many of us were taught that sex is dirty, dangerous, or something God merely tolerates. But Genesis tells a different story: sex is part of God’s good design.
Throughout the teaching, I pause—not just intellectually, but somatically. I breathe. I notice sensation. I track what my body does when I hear Scripture through this lens. There’s fluttering in my chest. Tightness in my throat. Spaciousness in my heart.
Because theology doesn’t just live in our heads.
It lives in our bodies.
This reading also opens questions I’m not rushing to answer:
Is sex only for making babies?
Where does pleasure fit in Scripture?
What does the Bible actually say about partnership, fidelity, and desire?
How do we understand “male and female” with humility and care?
And why did God choose this wonderfully strange way of creating life?
I don’t pretend to have all the answers. This isn’t about conclusions—it’s about honest engagement. It’s about letting Scripture speak for itself, without fear, without weaponization, and without bypassing the body.
My biggest takeaway from Genesis 1 is this:
Sex is not evil. It is not satanic. It is not outside of God.
It existed in the garden. God named it good.
And that truth alone has the power to heal more than we realize.
If this conversation stirs something in you—curiosity, discomfort, relief, or questions—you’re not alone. I invite you to watch the full teaching and sit with it gently.
This is just the beginning.