This document discusses man as a sexual being. It begins by defining sex and sexuality, noting that sexuality is broader than sex as it encompasses one's capacity for sexual expression. While sex is a natural part of human existence and oriented towards procreation, it is best exercised in the context of marriage to ensure responsibility. Contemporary society often dissociates sex from love, prioritizing sex over emotional connection. True sexuality is the foundation of personhood and is best expressed within a committed relationship like marriage, where sex is an effect of love rather than its cause.

1. MAN: A SEXUAL BEING

2. Definition
• The term sex is derived from the Latin word
secare which means to “devide” or to “cut”.
• Accordingly, the word secare originates the
from the Latin word seco which means
“division” or “half of the race”. This,
perhaps, explain why a man or woman
would call his or her spouse “better half.”

3. Before we approach the depth of man’s being
a sexual animal, we need to ask some
preliminary question:
• Is sex dirty?
• Do you approve premarital sex of
fornication?
• Is virginity, both to ladies and gentlemen,
still of value today?

4. Sex and Morality
• In the context of morality that is commonly
believe that whenever the term sex is
mentioned, an immediate interpretation could
easily ensue, i.e that the topic is moral or
ethical.
• There are some who would, without proper
evaluation, localize morality in the sphere of
sexuality. All these presuppositions are
misleading.
• The fact of sex does not categorically belong
to morality and the truth and validity of
morality cannot be found only in terms of sex
or sexuality.

5. Sexuality Compared with Sex
• Obviously, both sex and sexuality can be
contained in the word “sexual.” As a sexual
being, man has sexuality and is capable of
expressing his sexuality through sex.
• Sexuality is broader than sex in as much as
the latter is contained in the former and
functions as its expression. This means that
sex cannot be detached from sexuality;
however, it is possible to keep sexuality from
religious life.

6. • According to psychologist sex is a tension-
releasing activity
• It is fundamentally geared towards the new
generation of life, has its divine implication.
Not a mere activity
• It is an expression, sexuality is the one being
expressed, therefore sexuality is the
foundation of man’s personhood. But not
only expression, it is oriented towards the
procreation.
• Empirically sex should be exercised in the
context of marriage, because marriage
itself guarantees the embedded
responsibility in sex.

7. Sex and Society
• Sex exist everywhere. It is projected in clothing
designs, it is in the magazines, music, and
movies, etc.
• As a whole, the contemporary man needs a
reorientation towards the real meaning of sex
even sexuality.
• It suffers its being dissociated from love. Love,
instead of being prior to sex it becomes
reversed; sex instead, is made to prior to love.
Sex is the effect of love is, not vice versa.
• Although is it true that there can be love even
without sex, sex without love must not be
accepted and tolerated despite the fact that it
is done
• Many people who have affairs are those who
prefer to engage in love and sex in the
absence of commitment to marry.
• In this regard, it is good for the teachers in
human sexuality to deal with topics like
teenage relationship, reproductive system,
marriage, abortion and birth control