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'''Asexuality''' is the [[sexual orientation]] of those who do not feel sexual attraction to people of either [[gender]].<ref>http://www.asexuality.org/home/</ref> It should not be confused with autosexuality, which is quite different.
'''Asexuality''' is the [[sexual orientation]] of those who do not feel sexual attraction to people of either [[gender]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asexuality.org|title=Asexual Visibility & Education Network}}</ref> It is distinct from [[antisexualism]], opposition to sexual behavior and sexuality.
Some people, whether due to age or other biological causes, experience such low [[libido]] that they could be considered, for all practical purposes, asexual. For those who have already decided to be [[celibate]], a low sex drive could be rather convenient. Sexual appetites serve no Godly purpose in those who are unmarried and have no intent to become married, except as an exercise in building [[faith]] by asking God to take away those desires and having the petition be granted. Sexual desires can also pose problems for those who are married but whose spouses request or require temporary or permanent [[sexual abstinence]], whether due to [[menstruation]], disability, long-term military deployment, giving oneself to a period of [[fasting]] and [[prayer]], or other circumstances.
In [[Book of Matthew|Matthew]] 19, [[Jesus]] responds to his disciples' statement that "it is not good to marry" by saying, "All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it." [[Paul]] also states in [[1 Corinthians]] 7 that "It is good for a man not to touch a woman", that "I would that all men were even as I myself", "I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I" and that the unmarried are better able to focus on pleasing the Lord without being distracted by those things of the world that are necessary to please one's spouse.
Those with little desire for sex may be in a good position to serve the Lord because they are able to remain single without falling into sinful thoughts that result from sexual frustration. However, those who do find that they must marry in order to avoid burning with lustful thoughts or succumbing to temptation to fornicate do not commit any sin by marrying; Paul notes, "every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that."
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