Loving Jesus
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Loving Jesus is a term that members of the Children of God/Family International use to describe their intimate, sexual relationship with Jesus. This doctrine has been in place since 1995, and is taught to all members as young as 12, but more fully from the age of 14. The practice is not supported by mainstream Christianity.
The Family describes the Loving Jesus teachings as a radical form of bridal theology. It is their understanding of the Bible that the followers of Christ are his bride, called to love and serve him with the fervor of a wife. They take bridal theology further than other Christians by encouraging members to imagine that Jesus is having sex with them during sexual intercourse and masturbation. Male members are told to visualize themselves as women, in order to avoid a homosexual relationship with Jesus. Additionally, members are instructed to say "love words," or talk dirty, to Jesus as they are having sex. Group leader Karen Zerby has published a list of sexually explicit expressions that her followers could use when making love to Jesus.
Family publications frequently liken prophecy from Jesus to receiving Jesus' semen, or "golden seeds," as a result of spiritual oral sex.
[edit] See also
- Flirty fishing — Another unconventional doctrine of the Children of God/Family International
[edit] References
- The Loving Jesus Revelation on xFamily.org, a wiki about the Children of God / The Family International
- The Loving Jesus Revelation doctrinal paper, on The Family International's official website
