Sex in heaven?

[JamesWesley]

I've often heard that once Christians reach Heaven they will recieve a new body as well as everlasting life. The same Christians say that they will no longer have need for sex for they will live forever.





No sex in heaven? If Heaven is supposed to be a paradise, wouldn't there be sex, the thing which the majority of us enjoy in our life?


Is there sex in heaven? I hope to God there is.

[ChaosBorders]

According to conservative Christian theology, sex outside of marriage is forbidden and sex is for procreation. There will be no marriage in heaven and with eternal life, there will be no need for procreation. Ergo, no sex.

True. However, sex isn’t only for procreation, according to the Bible. It also binds a husband and wife together in their relationship and is for comfort and pleasure. It is a way to be vulnerable in safety with someone who has vowed to be faithful and to love and respect in an honorable lifetime commitment. (Genesis 2:23-25, Genesis 18:11-13, Genesis 24:67, Exodus 20:14, Numbers 5:20, Deuteronomy 24:5, 2 Samuel 12:24, Song of Solomon 4:8-10, Song of Solomon 4:10-12, Song of Solomon 5:1-3, Malachi 2:15-16, Matthew 19:4-6, 1 Corinthians 7:2-4, 1 Corinthians 7:33-34, Hebrews 13:4)

Heck there will be no gender either.

As far as I’m aware, the Bible does not say that human beings will not have gender in heaven.

I second this and would like to add that many Christians view a marriage between husband and wife as a symbolic representation of the bond between Christ (the groom) and the Church (his 'bride') and that sex is a way to represent the closeness of the bond. (Or something like that. I feel I'm not getting the wording exactly right).

Regardless, in this context I think there is the view that the spiritual closeness and presence of people and God would make the physical act of sex seem rather dull and pointless.

[Slopeshoulder]

We are discussing the heaven of Jesus Christ, not the heaven of anyone else (at least I am ) What I mean is that Christ defines and decides what is reasonable in His heaven, and in His righteous heaven there is no sex outside of marriage and no marriage in heaven. I gave some chapter/verse on it above.[/quote]

Did Christ write the Bible? Did Jesus? I'm very confused by this. I can't get past hello on this entire chain of "reasoning."

[Heterodoxus]

Sex in heaven? Why? Who'll need it?

Sex in hell, probably ; in heaven, not so much.

[Metatron]

No, there's no sex in heaven according to the Bible.

What's the chapter and verse for this?

God says that sex is for marriage on earth,

C & V?

Exodus 20:10, Leviticus 18, Ezekiel 16:32, Matt. 22:30, Mark 12:25, 1 Corinthians 6:8-10, Hebrews 13:4

plus Jesus said that there is no marriage in heaven; therefore, no sex in heaven.

So what's the reasoning here? Why should a lack of marriage preclude sex?

We are discussing the heaven of Jesus Christ, not the heaven of anyone else (at least I am ) What I mean is that Christ defines and decides what is reasonable in His heaven, and in His righteous heaven there is no sex outside of marriage and no marriage in heaven. I gave some chapter/verse on it above.

So if there is no marriage in heaven then I gather that the marriage relationship between husband and wife is severed in the afterlife? My wife in heaven would be of no greater importance to me than Joe Shmidlap from Dimebox, Texas?

What about my relationship to my children? Is that also severed?

I have to say that this heaven place sounds rather unappealing. Am I just supposed to be content as a node in some huge group mind forever singing kumbaya?

[FinalEnigma]

The problem with the concept of heaven is that people try to dream up all these wonderful things for it to be, but when you take a good, solid, honest look - we're evolved for earth. The way the world works, works for us.

and heaven is described as a place so utterly different from earth...that we would most likely be miserable.

[beautifulnature]

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Maybe there will be something better than sex.[/quote]

Better than sex? what? i think if there was anything better than sex God would not have missed mentioning. Plus as it is stated previously, it is not mentioned in the Bible as there is no sex in heaven. may be there is sex just for pleasure not for reproduction.

[Heterodoxus]

Is the concept of "heaven" propagated by Christians the only concept of heaven permitted in this discussion? Is that the only type of "heaven" there might be?

Or, is it the only "heaven" about which Christians dream, and die for, because their churches haven't informed them of another "heavenly" option(s)?

Just askin'

[McCulloch]

Is the concept of "heaven" propagated by Christians the only concept of heaven permitted in this discussion? Is that the only type of "heaven" there might be?

Or, is it the only "heaven" about which Christians dream, and die for, because their churches haven't informed them of another "heavenly" option(s)?

Just askin'

Then God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters."
God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so. God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also. God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, and to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good. There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

So when they [the disiples] had come together, they were asking Him [Jesus], saying, "Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"
He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority; but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."

And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them.

They also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven."

Conclusion: Heaven is an expanse between the waters above and the waters below, where the clouds, stars, moon and sun are and where Jesus ascended.

[Heterodoxus]

Heaven is an expanse between the waters above and the waters below, where the clouds, stars, moon and sun are and where Jesus ascended.

According to the Genesis story and Judeo-Christian rhetoric, perhaps.

What else ya' got Anybody else?

[ConiectoErgoSum]

So if there is no marriage in heaven then I gather that the marriage relationship between husband and wife is severed in the afterlife? My wife in heaven would be of no greater importance to me than Joe Shmidlap from Dimebox, Texas?

What about my relationship to my children? Is that also severed?

I have to say that this heaven place sounds rather unappealing. Am I just supposed to be content as a node in some huge group mind forever singing kumbaya?

would a man love his wife if he wasn't physically attracted to her?

i doubt there is any need for gender in the afterlife. that doesn't mean relationships are severed, it just means that they are freed from the robotic impulses that constrain them. like libido. sex doesn't "feel good" any more than this forum's network enjoys processing posts. it's just a program. one i'll be glad to be rid of.