Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

- Genesis 2:24

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

- Genesis 2:24

“Hold Fast” – Commit

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

- Genesis 2:24

“Hold Fast” – Commit“One Flesh” – Sexual Intercourse

Three Truths About Sex That the Bible Teaches:

1) Sex is designed to be the most physically powerful, soul-unifying act that can be done.

Three Truths About Sex That the Bible Teaches:

1) Sex is designed to be the most physically powerful, soul-unifying act that can be done.

2) Marriage is the only structure strong enough to contain the incredible power of sex.

Three Truths About Sex That the Bible Teaches:

“The Bible says don’t unite with someone physically unless you are also willing to unite with the person emotionally, personally, socially, economically, and legally. Don’t become physically naked and vulnerable to the other person without becoming vulnerable in every other way, because you have given up your freedom and bound yourself in marriage.”

- Tim Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two will become one flesh.”

- 1 Corinthians 6:16

1) Sex is designed to be the most physically powerful, soul-unifying act that can be done.

2) Marriage is the only structure strong enough to contain the incredible power of sex.

3) Sex in marriage can be a lifelong source of intimacy and ecstasy unmatched by any other experience.

Three Truths About Sex That the Bible Teaches:

Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

- 1 Corinthians 7:5

“God, what steps should I take to prepare myself to share my life intimately with someone else?”