Sacramental Sexuality

Sacramental Sexuality
(Or how to become sacrosexual)

Some of you may think that these two words, “sacramental sexuality” do not belong together. But as previous studies here have shown, they most certainly do! Let’s take a closer look at this term, and see just how all of this fits together! First off, the word “sacrament” is defined as:
sac·ra·ment / noun: a religious ceremony or act of the Christian Church that is regarded as an outward and visible sign of onward and spiritual divine grace.

By grace, we are referring to a free gift that is given without merit from the one receiving it. So how, you may ask, does this relate to things sexual, or sensual nature? Well before we take a look at specific acts, I need to make something clear not all things that are sacraments are sexual. And not all sex or physical stimulation is sacramental, but it can be! We should not approach sexuality in an animalistic way, where we treat people as objects and it is purely for self-gratification. Rather, we can approach it in a sacramental way, where the bonding of two spirits in union with God.

We are called to offer our bodies to God as an act of worship (Romans 12:1), and at times this involves suffering. There is something cathartic about sharing our pain with the one who bore so much pain for us. But we are also to offer our times of pleasurable activity throughout our daily lives. We are to do all things as unto the Lord, and that certainly includes natural things such as masturbation, both oral and manual stimulation, and even intercourse. At the climax of those events, we may even offer our orgasm as an offering of praise and thanksgiving to the God who invented it! We can also offer living seeds in the form of semen, which we either produce, taste, or wear. In doing so we proclaim our allegiance to the Word of God, which is described as the seed.

But how is all of that sacramental? Well, whenever we worship with our whole body, mind, and spirit, we bless the heart of God and he blesses or graces us with spiritual power, comfort, and assurance.

So, I would encourage anyone and everyone to make it a regular and intentional practice to offer natural things like living seeds, orgasms, and even the process of stimulation or intercourse as sacramental acts of worship. Take what is natural and add God’s “super” to it and transform bodily functions into supernatural worship of our Creator! In fact, I am coining a new term for such worship by calling it “sacrosexual”!

So, worship and rejoice in the Lord!

 

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18 replies
  1. Achingturtle@gmail.com says:

    Catholic and Orthodox churches consider marriage a sacrament. Sex is "becoming one flesh" with each other, analogous to how we become one body with Christ through the Eucharist.

  2. Harper Shelby Thornton says:

    Yeah, but the Catholic and Orthodox churches, especially Catholic, have negative views on sexuality. They consider certain things even within marriage a sin, which of course isn't true! Nothing's off limits to married couples, absolutely nothing, except of course, for what God says is wrong. Otherwise no one has the right to speak where the Bible is silent. Sadly. this stems from asceticism, thinking that anything that felt good was sin. Of course, those are man-made rules and not God's. Ultimately what a couple does is between them & God, that's all. Bless

  3. Marie Lister says:

    Noah, I enjoyed your article, too. It definitely supports what I believe about the intimacy in my own marriage. I am all for even more regularlity with the "natural things" you mentioned and whole-heartedly practicing sacrosexual worship.

  4. asm says:

    Thanks for putting this into words. God designed us to be sexual, and not just to have children. He designed us to receive pleasure from the union of our bodies. When done as God intended I find sex with my wife to be an uplifting, spiritual event.

  5. Achingturtle@gmail.com says:

    I agree with you actually, Harper. I am protestant but recently discovered the Orthodox church. It seems to have maintained many of the sacramental traditions of the church without entering the depth of corruption and superstition of the Catholic church. The catholic church entertained the idea that flesh is evil and souls are good and you ought to separate the two. Both are fallen, and both are redeemed.

    Please, to any Catholics here, I mean no offense. I know there is still some genuine Christianity in the catholic church. Just excited to be learning about your eastern sister's, and perhaps original Christianity's tradition.

  6. joydaddy says:

    Excellent thoughts. We have moved towards more often praying before we make love and even thanking God for the pleasures, desires, and each other as we proceed. It is so good to feel God's presence and know he is pleased with your husband/wife activities.

  7. Juicy says:

    I always believed that married sex was blessed by God but it has only been in the last year that I have realized it is also an act of worship and during my intimacy, I will thank God for it and ask Him to bless it. Beautiful food for thought!

  8. Trieste2 says:

    I believe that sex can be a sacrament.
    We married as virgins, made God the head of our union, and feel that our sex life is in obedience to Him. It is a totally liberating, joyous celebration of His gift and we can be totally open and free with each other and do anything we both like.
    Two can become one and God has given us a greater level of trust and intimacy than if we had not come together as virgins; it is given to us as a foretaste of heaven.
    It really is a spiritual joining.

  9. Clara Olivia Thornton says:

    I agree with Harper too. When I was growing up, we, by our families and church were taught very positive things about sex. My husband's family were also were very sex-positive. I always knew about the Song of Solomon, and shortly before we got married, the Song of Solomon was read to us at a sermon, as well as those lines in Corinthians about not defrauding your spouse. Of course, in addition to being taught not deny our spouse sexually, we were always brought up with the "be a virgin until you married, but once your married, go wild, be passionate, you're free to do whatever you wish in your own marriage bed". Sex was never a problem in our marriage.

  10. HV450 says:

    I am very encouraged by the comments here. We believe that God can unite Christians in a special way when they come together as virgins and this is the positive aspect to the N.T. teaching about the virtue of marriage.
    We both sensed a spiritual joining of our inner, essential beings and it is a very liberating feeling. If God brings you and the person who is the other half of you together you both feel His strength in your marriage.
    It was pretty much the experience of many Christians in the past but they didn't put it into words and I suspect that we are far more adventurous in exploring the almost endless and very exciting possibilities of human sexuality. But God only joins you to one other in this way.

  11. Annewin says:

    I like the idea that God can join virgins in a special way (even the promiscuous say 'you always remember your first') and I wonder if there are others who feel this?

  12. Harper Shelby Thornton says:

    @Annewin I would say. Giving/losing your virginity is a once in a lifetime event. It's sad how some people don't value it so that they just give it away, but for me, it certainly was special, because my virginity I gave to my husband.

  13. Trieste2 says:

    Thanks again to the wonderful folks who have put so much into this site.
    I agree with you Harper. (I assume that your husband was a virgin too.)
    It seems entirely possible that when both are virgins a greater level of intimacy in marriage is possible.
    If this is your experience too I would love to hear your comment.

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