God sees all things in black and white, and sex is an issue where this is especially true.

A highly unrecognized problem with the pervasiveness of unlawful sexuality in our culture is that people who consider themselves well-meaning have become so accustomed to fighting against unlawful sexuality that they forget that lawful sexuality exists, and begin to regard as common that which God has called clean.

The mental habit has become so ingrained, even in the brotherhood, that people speak of sex as something that is not quite right, but which is made tolerable by marriage, an idea which depart from the Scriptures. Some have even come to the notion, not found in the Bible, that even lawful sexuality must be minimized. Clearly, people are afraid that any discussion of the topic will be viewed as lascivious, even when there is no such intent.

This poses a major problem for couples that are having difficulties in this area. They have nobody in the church to whom they can turn, because they fear being scorned by those whom in this context may be regarded as Pharisees.