In beginning our series on Ethical Issues, we considered abortion. We all seemed to be in agreement with respect to the biblical position on abortion: God values human life from conception on to and beyond death. Psalm 139.12-17, Jeremiah 1.5, and Luke 1.15, 30-37, all show God’s attitude toward the unborn. Before birth, Jesus was known as the Holy Child.
As we continuing investigating today’s ethical issues, we will see among them all a common thread: the value of human life. Regardless of whether we are talking about sexual issues, economic issues, political concerns, or a whole range of other, important ethical topics, the worth and dignity of human life must be taken into consideration.
Sunday, we’ll be looking at human sexuality. I think we will need at least two weeks to cover adequately this topic. We want to talk about sex outside marriage, STDs, homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and other, pertinent topics.
How does the value and dignity of human life figure into a discussion of human sexuality? Well, the answer to that question is easy: what is your worth in your own eyes? How much you think of yourself will determine how you express yourself sexually. How you value yourself will determine how you treat others.
We should never degrade ourselves or others. Sometimes, human sexual conduct is degrading. Sex should never be degrading. Sex is degrading when the act is primarily selfish. So, if you are concerned only with your sexual pleasure, you will always use someone else to find pleasure.
This is a short article. I want to talk for the most part in class about this issue. You can prepare for Sunday by going to another blog I have, http://baptistblog.blogtownhall.com. There, you will find posts about two issues: two articles about homosexuality and genetics, and three under the title: sex, enobling or degrading (the homosexuality articles follow the three on sexuality).
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