“Sex. God. They’re connected. And they can’t be separated. Where the one is, you will always find the other. This is a book about how sexuality is the ‘this’ and spirituality is the ‘that.’ To make sense of the one, we have to explore the other.
And that is what this book is about.”
Rob Bell is known for pushing the envelope of Christian thought. He has been given a gift of thinking outside the box and a boldness to say what he has been thinking. And while the title of this book, Sex God, probably raises some eyebrows (and may make some faint dead away), when you think about it, it’s obvious isn’t it? Sex is THE driving force in creation. Without it, everything living would cease to exist. And God is the author of creation and how it works, so he isn’t at all squeamish about it. God doesn’t blush about sex or the pleasure that goes with it. He designed it. But is there more to it than that? Rob Bell would say yes.
Sex in marriage is a picture of God’s relationship to the Church, also called the Bride. Loving, intimate, intertwined – each looking to satisfy the needs of the other. Over and over God treats His people like His lover, and over and over “wedding language” is used to illustrate the kind of relationship He longs for.
The subtitle is Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality, and there is so much good stuff packed into this little book, I can’t begin to go into all of it. Bell takes his readers through relationships, love, marriage, and how we can complete or destroy the picture God painted for us in sex.
In the last chapter, Whoopee Forever, Bell asks this question: “What does sex now say about life forever?”
Well, I’m not going to tell you Bell’s conclusions...pick up this gem and read it yourself. I think your view of God will be expanded.
