What are the Top 5 things sex has in common with the summer Olympics? If you want to know that answer skip down to the post below. But check out the LoveEd video playlist above if you have other more pressing questions like these:
- How far is TOO far?
- What do you do when you’ve gone TOO far?
- Why are boundaries so difficult to maintain?
- How important is sexual compatibility?
- How important is sex in marriage?
- What if you’ve been sexually abused?
Sex and the Summer Olympics
In honor of the city of love, this year’s host of the 2024 Olympiad,
#5: Gymnastics
Surely no other competition comes close to magnifying how fearfully and wonderfully God made the human body!
Iron cross on the rings? Back handspring on the balance beam? Tombstone Piledriver on the mat? (OK, so that last one’s a wrestling move.)
How do they do it? I can’t even stick a somersault. Much less “stick it like butter.”
Sex requires a bit of physical gymnastics as well, but…
Unlike aerial skills on the uneven bars, which are a wonder to behold, it is a perversion to watch lovers do what they do.
You disagree? Well would you watch the “floor exercises” of your own parents? And would you invite your friends to join you? Like the Olympics?
Of course not!
So, keep your eyes clear, and your soul pure, and only watch the Olympic kind of gymnastics.
#4: Boxers
In case you didn’t know, boxing is the fifth oldest Olympic sport.
Boxers are also a popular underwear option for men and sleepwear option for the ladies.
But if you’re planning to “Olympics and chill,” make sure to keep your boxers on until you’re married. And if you keep your dating life out in the open it will make it far easier to do that.
#3: Hurdles
Isn’t sprinting for 110 meters hard enough? Why you gotta add hurdles every nine meters? Heck, why stop there? Why not top those hurdles with razor wire? And then light them on fire?
Sex also entails hurdles.
At the very least, you need to obtain the other person’s consent. (Perhaps the only hurdle most everyone agrees on.) You might have to buy them a drink. Another hurdle. Maybe you’d prefer to know the person first; at least well enough to feel like you can trust them. More hurdles.
In God’s design, the essential hurdle to a happy sex life is a lifelong marriage commitment. In our culture of compulsory convenience that’s no small hurdle, but consider this:
In track and field, hurdles aren’t seen as annoying obstacles, but as unique challenges that make the prize more meaningful. What if God meant the marriage covenant to do the same thing for sex?
Isn’t your body worthy of a lifelong commitment? Well, what about your soul? At least Jesus thought you worthy; worthy of laying His life down to save you.
#2: Freestyle
The freestyle is just one of four swim strokes you’ll see in the Olympic pool, but sex was always made to be enjoyed “freestyle.” Free of pressure, free of performance anxiety, free of shame, fear, or regret. This is the kind of sex the marriage bed offers. That’s what naked and unashamed is all about.
But how can an act of such intimate vulnerability be enjoyed freely outside of a committed relationship of love, trust and innocence?
It can’t.
Of course sex can be enjoyed outside the marriage covenant (which explains why they pass out so many condoms to Olympic athletes), but it can’t be enjoyed freely outside the marriage covenant (which also explains the condoms).
Bottom line, sex is only as free as the commitment that protects it. Which is why the sex offered by the marriage bed is not only safer, but freer.
#1: Diving
I can’t even imagine making the climb to the 10M platform, much less walking to the edge and then, beginning with a handstand (something I can’t even do on the ground), executing a reverse 2½ somersault, followed by 2½ twists and the cha-cha slide before hitting the water.
But what if I did manage to mount the platform and walk to the edge, only to change my mind? Climbing back down would definitely be the right move for me, but diving board ladders are only meant to be climbed up.
And with that word picture we see why it feels so wrong (sometimes frustrating, sometimes embarrassing, and always awkward) to make out with someone up to a certain point and then back out, because…
Sex was made to be dived into.
The sexual experience was created by our (very good) God to be one of…
Eager anticipation…
Climbing to a crescendo of excitement…
Leading to a wild abandonment…
in
a
free
fall
of
intimate
pleasure
Resolving in a blissful climax… followed by a peaceful easy feeling of pure joy.
Doesn’t that sound wonderful? Even better than a perfectly executed dive?
It is! Sex is truly wonderful, but sex is also dangerous. And…
The risk inherent in such a vulnerable act of intimacy is why God made sexual intercourse for the lifelong covenant of marriage.
You simply shouldn’t take a flying leap from 33 feet unless you know the pool you’re jumping into is deep enough to keep you from breaking your neck. And you shouldn’t jump in the sack with someone unless you know your shared commitment is deep enough to keep you from breaking your heart. (Or theirs. Yes. Their heart matters too.)
So wait until you’ve joined hands in marriage, before jumping into bed together.
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Enjoyed the format of this TOP Things Sex has in Common with… post? There’s more!
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[originally published: 8/4/16 | updated: 7/9/21 | updated: 7/31/24]
