By christian belief, sex is a sacred event meant for married or lawfully"by church standards" joined in union. Catholicism states sex is for procreation and is otherwise perverse. Other christian beliefs is that sex is okay, as long as its with a lawful partner of the opposite sex, by law meaning a union of holy ceremony ordained by a priest, not a government judge.
AnswerIn addition to the answer above, God said "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." "…God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them" (Genesis Ch 1). "Know that the LORD is God! It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture." (Psalm 100) Scripture therefore makes clear that from the beginning God retained ownership rights in respect of human beings for Himself alone. It follows that it is contrary to God's Law to appropriate to ourselves ownership rights in respect of human beings or the process through which human beings are made or to deny that God made us male and female.
Adultery and sex before marriage are frowned upon in many communities and are condemned in The Bible. (1 Corinthians 6:9, 10) However, in some Pacific cultures, such practices might become acceptable if the girl claims that she has been "green leafed," that is, she says that she has been impelled to have sex because of a spell placed on her.
The Bible, however, teaches that we are responsible for our actions. (Romans 14:12; Galatians 6:7) For instance, the first woman, Eve, felt that she was deceived by Satan to participate in disobeying God, saying: "The serpent-it deceived me and so I ate." However, Jehovah held Eve accountable for her actions. (Genesis 3:13, 16, 19) He also holds us accountable for our conduct.-Hebrews 4:13.
Virginity for the Kingdom of Heaven is one of the evangelical counsels. Saint Paul says that it is the best possible state, more perfect still than marriage, because it means complete dedication to God. Celibacy is seen as a sign that points to Christ because, as well as being an imitation of St. Paul, St. John and the Virgin Mary (at least according to the Catholic Church), it is following the footsteps of Christ Himself, who dedicated Himself entirely to His ministry and did not take a wife.
Christians believe that sex is a gift from Jehovah God to his earthly family of people-kind. Angel-kind does not have that ability. Even Jehovah God does not 'create' by means of sex.
Any gift from God, should not be abused. Eating and drinking wine are gifts from God. But mis-use of those gifts (gluttony & drunkenness) is condemned by God.
Likewise with 'sex'. It should not be mis-used; for example: -- sex with children / human sex with animals / sex before marriage / adultery sex / same sex - sex; rape; these are all condemned in the Bible. True Christians will obey Jehovah.
Throughout history countless devout men and women, in many different religions, have chosen to be celibate. Why? In many cases it was because they believed that fleshly, material things were "the seat of evil." This engendered the philosophy that spiritual purity was only possible through abstaining from all sexual activity. This, however, is not the Bible's view. In the Bible, marriage is seen as a clean, holy gift from God. The Genesis account of creation clearly portrays marriage as "good" in God's eyes and obviously not as a barrier to a spiritually pure relationship with God. (Genesis 1:26-28, 31; 2:18, 22-24)
While highly esteeming marriage, the Bible certainly does not condemn singleness if it is freely chosen. The Bible recommends it as a desirable course for some. (1 Corinthians 7:7, 8) Jesus Christ said that some men and women deliberately choose a course of singleness. (Matthew 19:12) Why? Not because there is something inherently impure about marriage that would hinder their spiritual development. They choose this course simply to focus their efforts on doing God's will in what they perceived to be urgent times.
Christians / Catholics - be more specific ! We share in common the Nicene Creed... That is the belief of all "Christians" [Catholics included as we are Christians as well]
christians were hated for there belief in god by the romans who believed in rulers such as kings and many christians were killed for there belief
The belief of Jews and Christians that influenced European civilization was the way they marked time. There was also a belief that there is a supernatural being who controls the universe.
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The enmity stems from the belief that there is only one path to God. The Christians hold this belief (no one gets to the Father except through the Son), but the Jews do not hold this belief (the righteous of all nations will have a share in the World to Come).Because of this belief, Christians have persecuted Jews throughout the last 2000 years.Today, the persecution is minor compared to how it was in the past, and when it occurs, it is usually only in the form of harassment.It is important to not that NOT ALL Christians share this belief, and most Christians do not disrespect Jews.
they used to be polytheistic but then they became Christians
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Baisically the old testament
Yes Christians believe in life after death. The Bible (God's word) teaches that.
It would be fair to say just the opposite is the belief of Christians.
In theory, the mere belief in heaven and hell ought to make Christians more ethical and more trustworthy than non-Christians, whether or not those entities actually exist. However, the proportion of Christians in our prison systems and on death-row indicates that this belief has a negligible effect on the daily lives of most people.
to produce offspring