Sex permeates our culture. It shows up in advertising, on TV shows, in the lyrics of mainstream songs, on the Internet, in locker room conversations, and in women’s magazines. Our culture has become entirely casual about the subject of sex. It is no big deal to talk about it, and it is no big deal if everyone is experiencing it. Sex outside of marriage is no big deal, pornography is no big deal, and one-night stands are no big deal. Our bodies, our choices, our business.
Sex is so casual in our culture that it is a topic of conversation just about everywhere. Except church. Far from being casual about sex, the subject is normally off-limits in Christian circles. This leads to perceptions, both inside and outside the church, that sex is vulgar. It may be okay within marriage, but it certainly is not something to be celebrated.
The subject is avoided whenever possible, and the only exceptions tend to be when we tell people not to do it. The Bible critiques both of these views of sex. Sex is not casual, but it is also certainly not vulgar. It is a wonderful gift of God. And Song of Songs is going to show us that, in its appropriate context, sex is to be celebrated.
Dan
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