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October 10, 2007
Sex God
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I finished reading Sex God by Rob Bell during my week-long trip to Atlanta, Charlotte, and Christiansburg, Virginia, this past week. Great book. Way more about spirituality than sex, but leave it to Rob to raise eyebrows and book sales at the same time. Who wouldn't want to read a book that includes chapters such as "Leather, Whips, and Fruit" and "Whoopee Forever?"
The big takeaway for me is how Rob breaks down the concept of angels and animals. Although both were created before humans, the important thing is that humans are not angels and humans are not animals.
When we aspire to live like angles (all spirit), we forget that we're also physical beings. And when we're all physical (like animals without spirit), we forget that there is so much more to life. This is the beauty of humanity. We're spirit and body. Physical and spiritual. We're both. Rob says, "Living like angels can be just as destructive as living like animals."
How we live matters because God made us human.
Which means we aren't angels.
And we aren't animals.
Is sex a picture of heaven?
"...marriage is always about something bigger than itself. It's two people, in their unconditionally loving embrace of each other, showing each other in flesh and blood what God is like. These two are naked, and they feel no shame."
"To pursue being naked, you have to believe that this person is worth getting to know for the rest of your lives. Being naked is peeling back the layers, conversation after conversation, experience after experience, year after year. It's rooted in a belief that the soul has infinite depth and you'll never get to the bottom of it."
"To be known fully and still loved, still embraced, still accepted" is what people "crave in sex."
Rob opens the book talking about creation. He reminds us that how we treat creation is a direct reflection for how we feel about the creator. From the way we treat earth to the way we treat people, it's directly connected to how we feel about God.
Sex God.
Exploring the endless connections between sexuality and spirituality.
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