Sex is, therefore, not simply something enjoyable that two consenting adults agree to do to one another after a few drinks in a nightclub on a Saturday night, nor is it just one among many expressions of love, nor is sex in itself necessarily even
the highest expression of love.
Sex is
the highest expression of the love between a husband and wife» (recorded radio program, «Life is Worth Living»).
It's not to do with human nature per se; it's to do with sin: envy, jealousy, possessiveness, quarrelling, a lack of willingness to forgive and forget, infidelity, manipulation, the desire to control and dominate, lack of consideration in matters to do with running a home as well as in the bedroom (sex can be one of
the highest expressions of love between a man and a woman; it can also be incredibly selfish); hearts that are consistently closed to new life.
Far from being alien to his goodness, Aslan's terror is
the highest expression of his love.
Not exact matches
«In trying to build a society that celebrates
high self - esteem, self -
expression, and «
loving yourself,» Americans have inadvertently created more narcissists — and a culture that brings out the narcissistic behavior in all
of us.»
This approach is not too far from the understanding
of so many young people today, who see sex as «the
highest and fullest
expression of loving».
When it comes to sex, this can be a very good
expression of love, one
of the
highest expressions, in fact.
The
highest expression of this purpose is the one who
loves most perfectly, Christ who is the goal
of creation and to whom all
of creation tends.
When a parent or
loved one trusts you with their thoughts and decision - making on end -
of - life care, it is one
of the
highest expressions of trust.
The ability
of Christianity to expose itself to critique and engage in self - refutation is, these theologians argued, the
highest and purest
expression of its message
of love and human freedom.
To Jesus, the good news God had commissioned him to announce was the
higher law
of love, and its
expression was an indispensable requirement
of entrance into the kingdom
of God.
When sin is defined in terms
of sexual purity, the focus
of the Christian life shifts away from
expression of love for God and neighbor to an obsession with internal conflict between «
higher» and «lower» impulses.
So likewise is the family more than a temporary
expression of the maternal (and possibly paternal) instincts for the feeding and protection
of the young; it is also the matrix within which the
highest human qualities
of love and tenderness are experienced and nourished.
Love is considered the
highest expression of humanity, religion and spirituality.
The
high waist nautical pants are amazing,
love the stripe tee with the camp jacket, a great style choice, and not the usual... Keep up the good work, I know if I didn't have sugar I would be wearing a totally pissed off
expression... and If i had ten cups
of coffee, I would be walking on the ceilings..
We must therefore exercise in everything we say and do ~ care ~
love ~ kindness ~ and a
higher purpose than our own need for unmeasured urgency
of expression to others.
«The Havanese's
expression tells you that they miss nothing going on around them; they
love to sit somewhere
high - especially on the back
of sofas and chairs.
The one thing that they all have in common is that they're based on her
love of high quality sustainable building and creative
expression.