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Ask Pastor John

Is Oral Sex Okay?

Ask Pastor John

Desiring God

John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

4.83.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2014

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Is oral sex prohibited in the Bible, and is it unkind?

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0:00.0

It's episode number 400 in such a milestone should be marked with an epic episode.

0:11.1

And you asked the questions.

0:12.4

I offer them to Pastor John and he answers them.

0:14.6

That's how it works on the Ask Pastor John podcast.

0:16.4

And we get a lot of questions about relationships and dating and marriage.

0:21.2

And of course, a lot of questions about sex.

0:23.8

And that leads to episodes that may not be suitable for all listeners and are really

0:27.3

designed to be listened to by married couples and that's the case today.

0:32.0

In the last month, 10 questions have arrived on the question of oral sex.

0:36.7

The question is all the same Pastor John, is this a practice that's permissible in a Christian

0:41.3

marriage or is this always sinful?

0:45.0

Questions relating to sexual intimacy should, I think, be handled with what you might

0:53.2

call verbal modesty rather than shocking or crass words.

1:02.0

I think dressing and talking in the immodest ways are both wrong.

1:10.0

So that's kind of governing some of my language now.

1:14.3

These are real concerns.

1:17.0

I'm okay with this question.

1:18.6

It's a little bit difficult and sensitive, but it's okay.

1:23.2

People want biblical guidance and so here's my effort at biblical wisdom.

1:31.4

First of all, I'm assuming the question is only relating to people who are married when

1:37.3

I give this counsel.

1:38.3

I think it is wrong outside marriage.

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