Save the World Through Great Sex: Why God’s Design for Marriage Matters More Than Ever
When was the last time you heard someone say that great sex could actually save the world? It sounds outrageous, maybe even offensive, but Scripture and history tell a different story. God designed sex to be far more than a private act of pleasure. In the context of marriage, it becomes a powerful force for discipleship, community health, and even cultural renewal.
Sex Is Never Private
As Wendell Berry once wrote, there’s no such thing as a private sexual act. What happens between a husband and wife radiates outward into their home, their children, their friendships, and their community. Just like a fire in the fireplace warms the whole house and sends a sweet aroma into the neighborhood, a healthy sex life blesses far more than just the couple. It strengthens marriages, stabilizes families, and becomes a testimony of God’s goodness to the world.
The Decline of Civilizations and the Rise of Faithful Families
History gives us sobering examples. The Roman Empire, wealthy and powerful, eventually collapsed under the weight of its own decadence. Families stopped having children, abortion and infanticide were common, and their birth rate plummeted. Meanwhile, persecuted Christians quietly raised large families, discipled their children, and grew stronger. When Rome crumbled, the church endured. Why? Because they embraced God’s design for sex, family, and fruitfulness.
Beyond Selfish Expectations
Too often, we enter marriage expecting sex to serve only our personal gratification. But God intended it as a holy partnership: an act of union, creation, and delight that tells the story of Christ and His church. When husbands and wives prioritize each other’s joy and see intimacy as a gift to steward, not just a need to satisfy, their marriages flourish. And flourishing marriages ripple out into flourishing communities.
Tuning the Carburetor
Think of marriage like a car engine. The carburetor mixing air and fuel, is essential for it to run. Sex is that carburetor. When it’s tuned well, the marriage thrives; when it’s neglected, the whole relationship sputters. A neglected sex life doesn’t just rob pleasure, it weakens communication, discipleship, and legacy. But when couples take time to tune their intimacy, the results are life-giving.
Passing the Baton
The tragedy today is that most Christians get their “sex education” from pornography, romance novels, or silence. Parents and churches often avoid the topic, leaving a vacuum the world is only too eager to fill. But Proverbs dedicates three full chapters to the “sex talk,” and Song of Songs unapologetically celebrates erotic love within marriage. God never shied away from the subject, we did. It’s time to reclaim it, teach it, and live it out.
The Vision
Imagine a world where Christians were known not as prudish or repressed, but as people with vibrant, joyful, God-honoring sex lives. Where marriages were resilient, children thrived in secure homes, and communities were transformed by healthy families. That’s not a fantasy, it’s God’s design. Great sex, rightly understood, really could save the world.
