7:9b 女子說:為我的良人下嚥舒暢,流入睡覺人的嘴中。
7:10 我屬我的良人,他也戀慕我。
7:11 我的良人,來吧!你我可以往田間去;你我可以在村莊住宿。
7:12 我們早晨起來往葡萄園去,看看葡萄發芽開花沒有,石榴放蕊沒有;我在那裡要將我的愛情給你。
7:13 風茄放香,在我們的門內有各樣新陳佳美的果子;我的良人,這都是我為你存留的。
7:10 我屬我的良人,他也戀慕我。
7:11 我的良人,來吧!你我可以往田間去;你我可以在村莊住宿。
7:12 我們早晨起來往葡萄園去,看看葡萄發芽開花沒有,石榴放蕊沒有;我在那裡要將我的愛情給你。
7:13 風茄放香,在我們的門內有各樣新陳佳美的果子;我的良人,這都是我為你存留的。
May the wine go straight to my
beloved,
flowing gently over lips and teeth.[b]
10 I belong to my beloved,
and his desire is for me.
11 Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside,
let us spend the night in the villages.[c]
12 Let us go early to the vineyards
to see if the vines have budded,
if their blossoms have opened,
and if the pomegranates are in bloom—
there I will give you my love.
13 The mandrakes send out their fragrance,
and at our door is every delicacy,
both new and old,
that I have stored up for you, my beloved.
flowing gently over lips and teeth.[b]
10 I belong to my beloved,
and his desire is for me.
11 Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside,
let us spend the night in the villages.[c]
12 Let us go early to the vineyards
to see if the vines have budded,
if their blossoms have opened,
and if the pomegranates are in bloom—
there I will give you my love.
13 The mandrakes send out their fragrance,
and at our door is every delicacy,
both new and old,
that I have stored up for you, my beloved.
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女子為了表達自己對良人的忠誠,在此宣告她一切的美好,只有留給他。的確上帝賜給人的「性」,只能在婚姻中享受。若不在婚姻中,這就是濫用,且是不蒙上帝喜悅,是得罪上帝。所以,教會對婚外性行為、婚前性行為、以及同性性行為都加以禁止,這些都不是蒙上帝喜悅的!
「性」是給夫妻表達彼此愛意和生命的延續,對於家庭的建立是很重要的,有其倫理的規範,才不會造成社會與家庭的問題。惟有遵守的性倫理,社會與家庭才會安定,才不會造成各類的問題。雖然性是個人的隱私,但是其影響的層面卻是很廣大。而造成社會混亂的兩大原因就是暴力與色情,這兩者都與性的濫用有關係。
所以,教會既是基督的身體,就有責任與義務來維護上帝給人最重要的禮物,使「性」有其正常的功用,才能造福人群,使上帝得榮耀,並維護上帝所設立的婚姻制度,使上帝的榮光充滿全地!