Sexo
A Bíblia trata a sexualidade como um presente de Deus para o contexto do casamento. As Escrituras celebram a intimidade conjugal e orientam sobre pureza e santidade sexual.
A sexualidade no plano de Deus
Desde a criação, Deus projetou a intimidade sexual como expressão de amor entre marido e mulher, abençoando a união conjugal.
Ko ia naʻe ngaohi ʻae tangata ʻe he ʻOtua ʻi hono tatau, naʻa ne ngaohi ia ʻi he tatau ʻoe ʻOtua; naʻa ne ngaohi ʻakinaua ko e tangata mo e fefine. Pea naʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻakinaua ʻe he ʻOtua, pea folofola ʻae ʻOtua kiate kinaua, "Fanafanau, mo fakatokolahi, mo fakakakai ʻa māmani, pea pule ki ai: pea pule ki he ika ʻoe tahi, mo e fanga manupuna ʻoe ʻatā, mo e meʻa moʻui kotoa pē ʻoku ngaue ʻi he funga ʻo māmani."
Ko ia ʻe tukuange ai ʻe he tangata ʻa ʻene tamai mo ʻene faʻē, kae pikitai ki hono uaifi: pea te na kakano taha pe.
Pea lea ia, "ʻO pehēange kiate kinautolu, Naʻe ʻikai te mou lau, ko ia naʻa ne fakatupu ʻae kakai ʻi he kamataʻanga, ‘naʻa ne fakatupu ʻakinaua ko e tangata mo e fefine,’ ʻO ne pehē, ‘Ko e meʻa eni ʻe tuku ai ʻe he tangata ʻene tamai mo ʻene faʻē, kae pikitai ki hono uaifi: pea ʻe hoko ʻakinaua ko e kakano pe taha?’ Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ai te na kei ua, ka ko e kakano pe taha. Pea ko eni, ko ia kuo fakataha ʻe he ʻOtua, ʻoua naʻa fakamāvae ʻe ha tangata."
Ke monūʻia ho matavai:
pea ke fiefia koe ʻi ho uaifi ʻaia naʻa ke maʻu ʻi hoʻo kei talavou.
Ke tatau pe ia mo e hainite ʻofa mo e kāseli fakaʻofoʻofa;
pea ke fiemālie maʻuaipē koe ʻi hono fatafata;
pea ke fakafiefiaʻi koe ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻi heʻene ʻofa.
A santidade na intimidade
O leito conjugal é honroso. A Bíblia celebra a alegria da intimidade dentro do casamento e orienta o casal ao amor e respeito mútuo.
Ko e fakamaʻu mali mo e mohenga taʻeʻuliʻi, ʻoku lelei ia ki he kakai kotoa pē, ka koe kau feʻauaki mo e kau tono fefine ʻe fakamaau ʻe he ʻOtua.
Ke ʻatu ʻe he tangata ʻaia ʻoku totonu ki hono uaifi: pea ke pehē pe ʻe he fefine foki ki hono husepāniti. ʻOku ʻikai ke pule ʻe he fefine ki hono sino ʻoʻona, ka ko hono husepāniti: pea ʻoku pehē foki ʻae tangata, ʻoku ʻikai ke pule ia ki hono sino ʻoʻona, ka ko hono uaifi.
Pea kapau ʻoku ʻikai te nau faʻa kātaki, tuku ke nau mali: he ʻoku lelei ʻenau mali ʻi heʻenau vela.
Pea ʻikai naʻe ngaohi ia ʻe ia ke taha pe? Ka naʻe ʻiate ia pe hono toe ʻoe laumālie. Pea ko e hā ʻoku taha ai? Koeʻuhi ke ai ha hako māʻoniʻoni. Ko ia ke mou tokanga ki hoʻomou anga, pea ʻoua naʻa fai kākā ʻe ha taha ki he uaifi ʻo ʻene kei talavou."
ʻIkai ʻoku mou ʻilo, ko homou sino ko e ngaahi kupu ia ʻo Kalaisi? Pea te u ʻave eni ʻae ngaahi kupu ʻo Kalaisi, ʻo ngaohi ia ko e ngaahi kupu ʻoe faʻa feʻauaki? ʻIkai ʻaupito. Ko e hā? ʻikai ʻoku mou ʻilo, ko ia kuo hoko ki he faʻa feʻauaki, ʻoku sino taha? He ʻoku pehē ʻe ia, "ʻE hoko ʻae toko ua ko e kakano pe taha." Ka ko ia kuo hoko ki he ʻEiki, ko e laumālie pe taha.
Pureza sexual
Deus nos chama à santificação e à fuga da imoralidade. O corpo do cristão é templo do Espírito Santo e deve ser tratado com honra.
Puna mei he feʻauaki. Ko e angahala fulipē ʻoku fai ʻe he tangata, ʻoku ʻituʻa ʻi he sino, ka ko ia ʻoku fai feʻauaki, ʻoku fai angahala ia ki hono sino ʻoʻona. Ko e hā? ʻIkai ʻoku mou ʻilo, ko homou sino ko e fale tapu ʻoe Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni, ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻaia ʻoku mou maʻu mei he ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻamoutolu ʻakimoutolu? He kuo fakatauʻakimoutolu ʻaki ʻae totongi: ko ia ke fakaongolelei ʻae ʻOtua ʻi homou sino, pea ʻi homou laumālie, ʻaia ʻoku ʻoe ʻOtua.
He ko e finangalo eni ʻoe ʻOtua, ke mou māʻoniʻoni, pea ke mou tapu mei he feʻauaki: Ke mou taki taha ʻilo ke tauhi hono ipu ʻi he anga fakamāʻoniʻoni, mo e fakaʻapaʻapa; ʻIkai ʻi he holi fakalielia, ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi Senitaile, ʻoku ʻikai ke nau ʻilo ʻae ʻOtua:
Ka ko e feʻauaki, mo e ʻuli kotoa pē, mo e manumanu, ke ʻoua naʻa lea tuʻo taha ki ai ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku taau mo e kāinga māʻoniʻoni;
Ka ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, Ko ia ʻoku fakasio ki ha fefine ke holi ki ai, ʻoku tonoʻi ia ʻe ia ʻi hono loto.
Ke tau felakaʻi ʻo matamatalelei, ʻo taau mo e ʻaho; ʻikai ʻi he kātoanga kai mo e faʻa konā, pe ʻi he feʻauaki mo e angafakalielia, pea ʻikai ʻi he fekeʻikeʻi mo e meheka.
"ʻOua naʻa ke tono fefine.
ʻOua naʻa ofi atu ha taha ʻiate kimoutolu ki ha tokotaha ʻoku kāinga moʻoni mo ia ko hono fakatelefuaʻi: Ko au ko Sihova. Ko e telefua ʻo hoʻo tamai pe ko e telefua ʻo hoʻo faʻē ʻoua naʻa ke tatala: he ko hoʻo faʻē ia; ʻe ʻikai te ke fakatelefuaʻi ia. ʻOua naʻa ke fakatelefua ʻae mali ʻo hoʻo tamai; he ko e telefua ia ʻo hoʻo tamai. ʻOua naʻa ke fakatelefua ʻa ho tuofefine ko e ʻofefine ʻo hoʻo tamai, pe ko e tama ʻo hoʻo faʻē, pe kuo ne tupu ʻi ʻapi, pe tupu ʻi he mamaʻo, ʻoua naʻa ke tatala honau telefua. ʻOua naʻa ke fakatelefua ʻae ʻofefine ʻo ho foha, pe ko e tama ʻa ho ʻofefine; he ko honau telefua ko ho telefua ʻoʻou ia. Pea ko e telefua ʻoe tama ʻae mali ʻo hoʻo tamai, kuo tupu ʻi hoʻo tamai, ko hoʻo tuofefine ia, ʻoua naʻa ke fakatelefua ia. ʻOua naʻa ke fakatelefua ʻae tuofefine ʻo hoʻo tamai: he ko e kāinga fefine ofi ia ʻo hoʻo tamai. ʻOua naʻa ke fakatelefua ʻae tokoua ʻo hoʻo faʻē: he ko e kāinga fefine ofi ia ʻo hoʻo faʻē. ʻOua naʻa ke fakatelefua ʻae tokoua ʻo hoʻo tamai; ʻoua naʻa ke ʻunuʻunu ʻo ofi ki hono mali; he ko ho mehikitanga ia, ʻOua naʻa ke fakatelefua ʻa ho ʻofefine ʻi he fono: he ko e mali ia ʻo ho foha; ʻoua naʻa ke fakatelefua ia. ʻOua naʻa ke fakatelefua ʻae mali ʻo ho tokoua: he ko e telefua ʻo ho tokoua ia. ʻOua naʻa ke fakatelefua ha fefine mo ʻene tama, pea ʻoua naʻa ke ʻave ʻae ʻofefine ʻo ʻene tama, pe ko e tama ʻa ʻene tama, ke fakatelefua ia; he ko hono kāinga fefine ofi ʻakinautolu; ko e meʻa kovi ia. Pea ʻoua naʻa ke mali mo e tokoua ʻo ho mali ke fakamamahi ʻaki ia, mo fakatelefua ia ʻi heʻene kei moʻui ʻaʻana. Pea ʻoua naʻa ke ʻunuʻunu ʻo ofi ki ha fefine ke fakatelefua ia, lolotonga kuo vaheʻi ia ʻi heʻene taʻemaʻa. Pea ʻoua foki naʻa ke mohe angahala mo e uafi ʻo ho kaungāʻapi, ke fakaʻuliʻi koe mo ia. Pea ʻoua naʻa ke tuku ke ʻalu ʻa ho hako ʻi he afi kia Moleki, pea ʻoua naʻa ke fakaongokovi ʻae huafa ʻo ho ʻOtua; Ko au ko Sihova. ʻOua naʻa ke mohe mo ha tangata ʻo hangē ko e mohe mo e fefine: ko e meʻa fakalielia ia. Pea ʻe ʻikai te ke mohe mo ha manu ke fakaʻuliʻi koe ʻi ai: pea ʻoua naʻa tuʻu ha fefine ʻi he ʻao ʻoe manu ke tokoto ki ai: ko e meʻa kovi fakaʻulia ia.
Pea ʻi heʻenau pole ko e poto ʻakinautolu, naʻa nau liliu ai ko e vale, ʻO nau fetongi ʻae nāunau ʻoe ʻOtua taʻefaʻaʻauʻauha ʻaki ʻae fakatātā kuo ngaohi ke tatau pe mo e tangata ʻoku faʻa ʻauʻauha, mo e fanga manupuna, mo e fanga manu veʻe fā, mo e ngaahi meʻa totolo. Ko ia naʻe fakatukutukuʻi ai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻakinautolu ki he fakalielia ʻi he ngaahi holi kovi ʻa honau loto, ke fefakalieliaʻi honau sino ʻiate kinautolu: Ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau fetongi ʻae ʻOtua moʻoni ʻaki ʻae loi, pea naʻe lahi hake ʻenau hū mo tauhi ki he meʻa kuo ngaohi, kae siʻaki ʻae Tupuʻanga, ʻaia ʻoku monūʻia ʻo taʻengata, ʻEmeni. Ko ia naʻe fakatukutukuʻi ai ʻakinautolu ʻe he ʻOtua ki he ngaahi holi kovi: he naʻa mo ʻenau kau fefine, naʻa nau liaki ʻaia ʻoku totonu, kae fai ʻaia ʻoku taʻetaau mo ʻetau anga: Pea pehē foki ʻe he kau tangata, ʻenau siʻaki ʻae kau fefine, ʻonau vela ʻi heʻenau feholi kovi ʻaki ʻiate kinautolu; ʻo fefaiʻaki ʻe he kau tangata ʻaia ʻoku taʻengali, pea naʻa nau maʻu kiate kinautolu ʻae totongi totonu ʻo ʻenau fai hala ko ia.