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or most, the words “God and sexuality” F go together as comfortably as “police and burglary.” But did you know that the world began with a naked couple being com- manded by their Creator to have sex? Or do you think that the existence of both male and female throughout the millions of Earth’s crea- tures (with the corresponding, amazingly com- plementary apparatus) was the random result of a cosmic accident? While animals were given instinct to procreate during particular mating times, God designed humans to enjoy physical intimacy year-round. Many people are very familiar with the gift of sex, but are not so well informed about the Giver. This short booklet will help you under- stand God’s wonderful design for sexuality— and for you. RAY COMFORT is a best-selling author of more than 80 books. He also co-hosts an award-winning television program (with actor Kirk Cameron). P.O. Box 1172, Bellflower, CA 90707 www.livingwaters.com God & Sexuality Published by: Living Waters Publications P.O. Box 1172 Bellflower, CA 90707 www.livingwaters.com © 2015 by Ray Comfort. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means—electronic, mechanical, photographic (photocopying), recording, or otherwise—without prior permission in writing from the author. ISBN 978-1-878859-26-6 Printed in the United States of America To watch “Audacity” freely online, see: AudacityMovie.com YOUNG WOMAN was driving along a A narrow tree-lined road late one moon- less night when her car ran out of gas. Nervous about being alone, she immediately locked the doors, called roadside assistance, and asked them to send someone as quickly as possible. She turned on the radio for company, and as she closed her eyes and waited she quietly whis- pered a prayer that God would keep her safe. Suddenly there was a loud bang on the driver’s window, and to her horror a man was yelling something she couldn’t understand and was furiously trying to open the door! She screamed, and to her relief he stopped pounding on the car and disappeared. She sat hyperventilating at what had just happened, when the man suddenly returned with a rock in his hand. This time he smashed the window and unlocked the door, then violently grabbed the terrified woman and pulled her out of the vehicle just as a train smashed into the car! In a moment of time, she realized that what she thought was a raving lunatic turned out to be a courageous and life-saving hero. 1 Perhaps you believe you are gay, or maybe you are sympathetic toward homosexuality and you think that what people do sexually is their own business. Whatever the case, I want to con- vince you that you are sitting in a car on a rail- road track with a train coming, and you don’t know it. I’m aware that sounds like I’m a raving lunatic, but please be patient with me because I believe you will suddenly see that those who are warning you are in reality trying to save your life. In an attempt to convince you, I’m going to have you “get out of your car” (so to speak) so you can see where you are parked. I’m also going to point out the approaching light, let you feel the trembling ground, and hear the sound of the whistle. If you want to then get back into the vehicle, that’s up to you. But you have noth- ing to lose by reading on so let’s do it, and see if you will become convinced of your danger. All I ask is that you are open-minded and honest. Exiting the Car Each of us is born with a limited perspective. A member of a tribe living deep in the Amazon jun- gle may think that his tree-surrounded world is 2 all that exists. But place him in the heart of New York City on a Friday night, amid 10,000 yellow taxis and buildings that disappear into the clouds, and his worldview will change in an instant. We are all born with a limited perspective of God. To some, He is a bearded man in the sky who has a big stick He’s waiting to hit us with if we do something wrong. To others, He’s a friend we can lean on when troubles arise. In Psalm 50:21, God spoke to sinful humanity and said, “These things you have done, and I kept silent; you thought that I was altogether like you; but I will rebuke you...” Our Creator is nothing like us. For example, we can think only one thought at a time. If you don’t believe it, try adding 13, 16, and 73 then dividing the total by 3, while reciting “Humpty Dumpty.” Though there may be rare exceptions, most of us are limited to one thought at a time. We are also limited to being in one place at a time. In addition, we are limited to the dimen- sion of time; we have to wait for it to pass. Neither can we create anything from nothing. Try making a frog or a dog, from nothing. How about a tree or a flea, a fly or an eye? We can’t 3 create even a tiny grain of sand from nothing. But God created everything we see and what we can’t see (air, gravity, etc.) from nothing. He also has all knowledge in His mind. Ponder that one thought. He has infinite thoughts, all at once. He’s never surprised, has an idea, or sud- denly “thinks” of something. He is omniscient —possessing all information about everything. Such a thought is mind-boggling. Moreover, He dwells everywhere. If you go two billion light-years into space, He’s there—in every direction. He is omnipresent. Neither is He limited by time. You will see ample proof of this if you examine Bible proph- ecy. As the Bible’s thousands of fulfilled prophe- cies show, God alone knows the details of the future. He created the dimension of time and will one day withdraw it. When you die, you will leave time and enter eternity. That’s where God dwells—in eternity. He has neither beginning nor end. Add to these thoughts that He can do almost everything. Almost, because the Bible says He cannot lie nor can He do evil—all of His judg- ments are “true and righteous altogether.” 4 Spend a few minutes meditating on these thoughts, about the One who made your brain and gave you the ability to think. It’s essential that you be willing to expand your awareness of God’s true nature, because what you do with your precious life will be gov- erned by your perception of God. If you think He doesn’t see your thoughts or actions, or that He’s passive about evil, then you will live your life in whatever way you please. God won’t be in the equation. You will remain in the small world of your car, with your eyes closed and the radio on full volume thinking that all is well. The Railroad Track We have established that God is nothing like what we imagine Him to be. But it’s not just His greatness that we need to be concerned about. Residents of a village may admire the immensity of a great mountain that overshadows their homes. But if they learn that at any moment the mountain may fall on them and their loved ones, their admiration will rightly turn into fear. As we have seen, the most intelligent of human beings can’t create a grain of sand from nothing, 5 so simple logic tells us that something much greater than us must have made all things. But the knowledge that changes us from admiring God’s incredible greatness to genuinely fearing Him is what the Bible calls His “holiness.” That word is foreign to most of us. The dictionary says that holiness is “the state or quality of being holy.” The word means that God is morally perfect and that holiness radiates from Him like blinding rays from the noonday sun. However, even knowing that doesn’t help us see our dan- ger. We need to take a close look at the Ten Com- mandments, which reflect God’s holy character. They are His standard of holiness, or goodness, and will help us to see where we are positioned morally with God. So let’s continue with some introspection. Ask yourself if you have obeyed the Ten Com- mandments, the moral Law. Most would answer, “Well, I’ve broken one or two, but nothing too serious, like murder, etc.” So, let’s go through them and see how you do: The First says, “You shall have no other gods before Me.” Is God first in your life? Do you love God above all else? Many years ago I purchased 6 a TV for my three kids, but the next evening when I arrived home from work I found that they didn’t even bother to greet me. They were too busy watching television. They had set their love on the gift rather than on the giver, which was a wrong priority in their affections. In the same way, if we love anything—our house, car, music, sports, loved ones, or even our own life —more than we love God, we are setting our affections on the gift rather than on the Giver, which is a violation of the First Commandment.

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