Why Does God Treat Sex Like It's Nuclear? | Song of Songs 8

About this episode

The episode explores the significance of sex in the context of marital love and its divine power as illustrated in Song of Songs chapter 8.

You've probably wondered why God makes such a big deal about sex. (So have I.) Song of Songs chapter 8 doesn't give you a list of rules. It reveals something stranger and more beautiful — that marital love, the kind expressed in sex, carries within it the actual power of God. That it's stronger than death, stronger than chaos, stronger than anything that seeks to destroy you. In fact, it's so powerful that — without a proper container — it could destroy you. Like a radioactive isotope. In...

People in this episode

Host: Paul D. Anderson

Topics covered

• sex
• marital love
• power of God
• Song of Songs
• spirituality
• Christianity

Keywords

• God
• sex
• marriage
• Song of Songs
• spiritual power
• nuclear
• love

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