Posted by Chris Geiger on July 19, 19102 at 02:03:35:
In Reply to: Re: just questions and theories posted by lm4771 on July 18, 19102 at 04:38:21:
First of, as many of you know. I am gay. So the bias concervative argument on my views are pretty far fetched. I hold myself to some really high morales and respect the law of the land greatly.
All that aside, the stories in the bible that are in question are just those. Stories.
It is not fair to second guess every intimate friendship in the bible and blame it on mis-translation. I saw the mis-translation in Leviticus. I saw the hebrew meaning refrence idoltry.
To answer the man being of a virgin woman is this. Celibacy is a gift. Celibacy is being asexual, or no sexual prefrence or want at all. Believe it or not, there are a rare few that walk this planet with no sex drive - either way.
It never talked about Jesus and intamacy. I don't think Jesus had sex or even masturbated.
Jesus was perfect. He held no lust, want or need for a physical relationship. He knew his life would end the way it did. He did not want it to end. He begged God and pleaded for his life. But God said it had to be. It was the only way and Jesus gave his life down peacefully.
I feel that sex was not made to create Jesus. Therefore Jesus had no need for it. Jesus came as an ambasador of God for mankind to follow in example.
But there are phrases in the Bible that do need a deeper look, however I think that the real answer lies within contextual comprehention and wisdom not to make things more than what they really are.
But they are interesting ideas.
~Chris