Not exact matches
In Chapter 9, Matthew makes a strong case that being
created in the image of
God can not uniquely be tied to heterosexuality and points to the Trinity to show that part of being
created in the image of
God is longing for
intimacy and relationship.
Only a sadistic
God would
create hundreds of thousands of humans to be inherently homosexual and then deny them the right to sexual
intimacy.
We have to learn how to be friends...
intimacy with
God is developed through intentional spiritual practices and habits... Such habits form us into people of virtue capable of living as the friends of
God we are
created to be,» Makant says.
Soul - deep
intimacy is what we seek, and it's ultimately found in the
God who
created human sexuality.
To desire
God is good for us because it prepares us for
intimacy with him, which is what we are
created for.
Humankind was
created for
intimacy with
God.
Each
God ordained love is productive in it own way: friendship produces the city, sexual
intimacy produces children, and parental love
creates a whole soul in the child.
It has been 300 years since Protestants began to understand that
God's primary purpose in
creating us as sexual beings is not procreation but giving us the desire and capacity for
intimacy.
Practically speaking, this looks like establishing why the couple wants to be married (and in the case of Christian counseling,
God's intent in
creating marriage), and talking through a list of common topics in marriage that typically looks like this: communication, conflict management, partner's family - of - origin, parenting expectations, spirituality, commitment, sexual
intimacy, and financial management.