Reading Song of Solomon

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For some reason, this book of the Bible is commonly tossed under the rug by Christians. The topic and descriptions included seem to embarrass or even shame many believers. Of course, considering the so called taboo topic of relationships, it seems like Christians want to entirely avoid discussing love. To be honest, it almost seems like we act like school kids when it comes to the topic, running away so we don't have to deal with it.

However, if we accept that the Bible is the Word of God, that means everything included comes from God. Anything that comes from God is important, including the book, and talk about relationships.

Our world today heavily relies upon relationships, especially of the romantic variety. It seems likes our lives are based on finding that perfect someone. Even if it isn't finding that one special relationship, we all seem to find fulfillment in who we are connected with. Society has picked up on that, and it seems like every major movie, book, TV Show, and even advertisements describe who the perfect person is, what they look like and how they act. Popular culture has also defined what the perfect relationship is, what is involved, including roles, emotions, actions, e.t.c. But popular culture has ruined what God designed relationships for.

If anything, we should be looking to the Bible to find out how God designed relationships to be like. Throughout His word, He lists ways we should interact with the opposite sex. Song of Solomon is just like the tip of the iceberg. In God's perfect world, He had one man and one woman together. Throughout history, men were either built up or destroyed in regards to how they participated in their relationships. Many of Paul's letters also contained helpful information regarding relationships.

Clearly, it is important to God that we have biblically defined relationships. In fact, that's the only way to have a successful relationship in Christian terms.