Is sex the most common sin?

[waynebo]

I have thought about it for some time and i beleive it is the most difficult sin to deal with.
We are born with a desire built in to be attracted to the opposite sex,and if we weren't we would not be here as there would be no procreation.Not many would have sex and children without the strong desire.
Should we feel bad about it?

 

[Ariel]

I don't think we should feel bad about our sexuality. It is a gift from God.

Lust is definitely difficult to deal with, I concur, but I don't think God damns you forever for sinful thoughts and actions.

Yet at the same time I also know that God calls us to be holy. Sexual sin can be overcome, and also another sin, pride, which I believe is also a challenge.

 

[Lady Bug]

We should not feel bad about having sexual desires - legitimate ones that is. If I didn't know any better, I swear that some Christians are being taught the contrary.

Speaking of sexual frustration, I read this thread on another forum and I've been irked about it for a few hours.

The thread was comprised of more opinions than not, that marrying someone with no attraction at all is just fine and that romance is not necessary in marriage. I kid you not. It's a Christian forum and I don't know if I'm allowed to link it here but I just want to throw something (Ok I won't lol).

If I didn't want romantic love, I probably wouldn't get married. I do know though that it should not be the only reason someone gets married. But marriage w/o the physical affection of hugs, kisses, and other displays of intimacy because of the lack of sexual desire between a couple is suicidally bad. I sometimes want to ask the people what they're on. (ok sorry if that's harsh)

 

[waynebo]

I'm lucky in that regards as pride/bostfullness is not a problem for me,if anything i need more self esteem.Fibromyalgia has wiped any i had out a long time ago.
The only thing i've ever been proud of is a job well done.

 

[Andres88]

Just a clarification: sex is not a sin; sexual immorality is.

I don't think we should feel bad because of having sexual drive, but we have to keep in mind that it can become a fire able to consume us if we don't know how to keep it controlled. God gave us our sexual drive, but if we feed it with pornography or other things, then it will very probably grow into a problem that will be difficult to eradicate from our lives. When we make bad use of our sexual drive (by feeding the flesh), then we are sinning. And that is the problem here: we like how it feels, so we want to feed it, but if we feed it, ironically, it will devour us.

 

[CaffeinatedBen]

I would say pride is the most common of sins. Yes, we all have sexual desires, but it's when pride tells us we know better that we give into temptations. Adam and Eve's first sin was pridefully thinking they knew and could be better than God Himself.