The paradox of sexual morality

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Regarding our sexuality it seems that God gave us a 550 hp turbo charged sports car …and right there, is the church holding up a big sign that reminds us that the world that is one continuous 20 mph school zone.

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It does seem that way, doesn’t it? lol That’s funny.
 
. . . But when you cruise around at 20, it’s easier for people to see you puttering around! Plus you don’t slide on the Black Ice and into the guard rails and dividers. :^)
 
TLM08 said:
Regarding our sexuality it seems that God gave us a 550 hp turbo charged sports car …and right there, is the church holding up a big sign that reminds us that the world that is one continuous 20 mph school zone.

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The Church reminds us when we’re in a “school zone” and tells us to follow “traffic laws”, while pointing us toward the best race track. 😃

Until you have a driver’s license, your fancy sports car should stay parked. If you need some “driver’s training” for sexual morality, study the Church teachings. When people don’t understand or follow the rules of the road, they put themselves and others in jepardy.

If you’ve got a great engine under your hood, it would be a pity to crash and burn, killing yourself and innocent children in the process.
 
I’m not sure the analogy is being properly applied here. We are given a powerful sexuality and a capacity to express it though our bodies. Neither God nor the church asks us to withhold or restrain the proper living out of our sexual nature. The church is not holding up speed limit signs, but lights illuminating the road. The church says “Go! Go! GO! Just not off cliffs, through houses, or into trees.”
 
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Regarding our sexuality it seems that God gave us a 550 hp turbo charged sports car …and right there, is the church holding up a big sign that reminds us that the world that is one continuous 20 mph school zone.

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There is no paradox. In Christian marriage there are no signs telling anyone to go 20mph. Our sexuality is a gift meant to be expressed in marriage. Outside of marriage, it definitely can appear to be a paradox - but the opposite is true IN Christian marriage.
 
I think the stop sign scenario is the case most of the time. Not everyone is married to a millitant Catholic.
 
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I think the stop sign scenario is the case most of the time. Not everyone is married to a millitant Catholic.
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Regardless of religious affiliation, the green light for the fullness of sexual expression is meant in the context of marriage.

What is a militant Catholic? I’ve never heard that one before.
 
Now you have 550 horses, but in ten years if what I hear is true you can look forward to 110, and in 20 years, more like 20.
It’s like a wind-up car. You set it down and it speeds halfway across the room, goes just fast enough most of the rest of the way, then stops before hitting the wall.
 
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