Adventist Views on Sex Positions: Purity, Marriage, and Morality

While the provided information does not directly specify which sex positions Adventists consider biblical or unbiblical, it strongly emphasizes moral purity, temperance, and the sanctity of marriage as ordained by God. The teachings condemn sexual immorality in various forms, suggesting that practices outside of God's divine intention for marriage are considered sinful.

Here's a breakdown of related principles:

Sexual Morality and Divine Intention 💖

• Sanctity of Marriage: The institutions of marriage and the Sabbath were ordained by God in Eden and are to be preserved as sacred and holy. Any disregard for these divine appointments is viewed as evil.TSB 98.4+1.

• Marriage as a Covenant: Marriage is intended to be a heaven on earth, a relationship where spouses confess wrongs and give each other needed attentions. Cheats of intimacy, such as pornography, masturbation, or pre-marital indulgence, deface God's image as expressed in the marriage covenant.BDOC 28.34.

• Abhorrence of Perversion: God's abhorrence of perverse sexual sin is a leading reason why He expelled the Canaanites from their land. Leviticus 18:22-30+2BDOC 36.7. This includes lying with mankind as with womankind, or with any beast, as these are abominations.

• Purpose of the Body: The body is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and it is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Using the body for immoral behavior, like visiting a prostitute, is considered uniting oneself wickedly with the sexual partner. 1 Corinthians 6:13-19BDOC 36.21.

Condemned Sexual Practices ⚠️

The provided texts explicitly condemn a wide range of sexual sins, which helps to infer what would be considered outside of God's will:

• Adultery: Defined as conjugal infidelity, illicit intercourse with a married or betrothed woman. Intercourse between a married man and an unmarried woman is fornication, but adultery for the man.ETI Adultery.2. It is a shameful sin practiced to an alarming extent.TSB 98.4. Jesus taught that merely looking at a woman with lust has already committed adultery in the heart. Matthew 5:27-28NSLS18 149.2+1.

• Fornication: Includes all forms of unlawful commerce with the other sex and any kind of illicit sexual intercourse.NWAD WHOREDOM.2+1. It is one of the works of the flesh that will prevent one from inheriting the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21+1FACC 42.1+3.

• Uncleanness and Lasciviousness: These are also categorized as works of the flesh. Galatians 5:19-21FACC 42.1+2. Lasciviousness refers to lewdness and the practice of unlawful commerce with the other sex.NWAD WHOREDOM.2.

• Homosexuality and Other Perversions: These are recognized as a misuse of sexual powers and a violation of the divine intention in marriage. They are considered gross sexual perversions and just cause for divorce or disfellowship from the church. Leviticus 18:22+1TSB 119+1.

• Incest: Instances like the daughters of Lot lying with their father, or a man lying with his father's wife or daughter-in-law, are explicitly forbidden and considered abominations punishable by death. Genesis 19:32-34+1KJV — Genesis 19:32+1.

• Bestiality: Lying with an animal is an abomination and results in the death of both the person and the animal. Leviticus 18:15-16+1KJV — Leviticus 20:15+1.

• Self-Abuse (Masturbation): Described as a flagrant violation and the grossest abuse of the sexual function, with disastrous consequences for health, happiness, and life. It can lead to physical and mental impairments.SOAP 93.1+2.

• Marital Excesses: Overtaxation of the nervous system by marital excesses is linked to nervousness and hysteria in women.SOAP 98.1. It is not true, holy love for a wife to gratify her husband's animal propensities at the expense of her health and life. Such excess can damage the generative organs and health of women, even leading to premature death.PH011 56.3+4.

General Principles for Purity ✨

• Control of Passions: Every unholy passion must be kept under the control of sanctified reason through divine grace. One should avoid situations that create temptation or give the impression of indiscretion.LYL 63.5.

• Pure Thoughts: Purity begins in the heart. Evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, and other wickedness proceed from the heart and defile a person. Matthew 15:18-20+116MR 271.1+1. Vile thoughts should not be entertained constantly, even in sacred places.4LtMs, Lt 51, 1886, par. 22.

• Moral Stamina: It is essential to acquire moral stamina and say, "I will not dishonor my Redeemer," striving to live carefully and prayerfully before God.PaM 59.1.

• Diet and Passion: A simple diet, free from meat and grease, is recommended to help control lower passions and strengthen moral powers.T17 191.3.

In essence, while specific positions are not listed, the overarching principle is that sexual activity should be within the bounds of a sacred, monogamous marriage, free from lust, excess, or perversion, and always honoring God. 🕊️