It’s not just junior high kids who propagate myths about sex. We adults are guilty too.

Sure, some falsehoods are easy to spot, the sort of ideas that make you shake your head and wonder who would believe that. But other times, we hear, read, and absorb messages about sexuality that simply aren’t true.

Unfortunately, some of those myths even come from within our churches or in circles of Christian family and friends. While not always taught directly, these messages seep into our common culture and set up a poor theology about God’s design for sex.

What myths have been we been floating around? How are they messing up our sexuality? How do they negatively affect our view of God, the creator of sex, and our marriage beds?

Let’s look at 10 myths and replace them with the real truth about sex as God intended.