Lesson 25: Physical Intimacy: a Picture of Christ and the Church
Question 3 and 4
Growing up, I somehow missed this profound mystery. As a child, sex was not discussed with me except in hushed and stern tones in which I was told that I was not to do it. Never mind that I didn’t know what “it” was. Because of my ignorance, individuals took liberties with my body that they should not have. I was repeatedly molested as a child and young teen and raped as a young adult.
My experiences both confused and distressed me. As I aged, I began to see sex as a tool—a way to get the attention and approval I craved. And then sex became a duty—a marital responsibility. Eventually, sex became associated with shame when I understood and felt the effects of immorality that had marred my life, mind, body, and marital bed.
I had a distorted view of sex because I had allowed the world, my flesh, and the devil to inform my mind instead of Christ and His cross.
Question 3. Have you been viewing, or have you ever viewed sexual intimacy from a worldly point of view? Please share.
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In the beginning, Adam and Eve were naked and unashamed (Genesis 2:24-25), but after they sinned, everything changed (Genesis 3): pain, anguish, division, shame, and fear all marred every aspect of human life. And while we have never known the innocence of our first parents, we all understand the realities and destruction of sin.
Sexual impurity was a blight on my marriage; it was a plague of pain, frustration, and fear that afflicted my husband and me and left us clinging to life. After the sexual impurity in our marriage came to light, sex in our marriage was a bit awkward. I was afraid because I feared my husband was not attracted to me. My husband wrestled with shame and guilt. We were a mess.
Question 4. Has sexual impurity marred your view of sex with your spouse? Please explain.
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