Premarital
Sex - Positives and Negatives
"Is it ok to have
Premarital sex?" That is a common question among
teens and engaged couples. Perhaps you are in a relationship that is
progressing in that direction, but you''''re not sure what to do. In your
mind, you are probably weighing the pros and cons of premarital sex. On
the positive side of the scale, there is acceptance from your peers,
hope for pleasure, and the fulfillment of
sexual desires. The negative
side of the scale carries the weights of morals, fear of
pregnancy or
disease, and guilt. How do these scales balance? What is the right
decision? Let''''s take a look at some of the facts.
Premarital Sex - Is it Moral?Morality is a
factor for many
people when deciding whether or not to have premarital
sex. Is it a factor for you? After all, the messages we receive from
most TV shows and movies these days tells us "everyone is doing it." In
light of today''''s permissive attitude, your peers may think you''''re weird
to even question it.
But maybe there is something inside you, like a voice in your
head, that is making you uncertain about whether or not sex before
marriage is a right or wrong action. Many people refer to this voice as
their conscience. How can you know if your "conscience" is right?
People all around the world look to the Bible as a moral or religious
book, so let''''s see what it says about premarital sex.
The Bible refers to premarital sex as fornication. That''''s a
word we don''''t hear much these days, so what does it mean? Fornication
is sexual intercourse between people who are not married to each other.
The only distinction the Bible makes between premarital sex and
adultery is that adultery involves married persons while fornication
involves those who are unmarried. Premarital sex is just as much of a
sin as adultery and all other forms of sexual immorality. They all
involve having sexual relations with someone you are not married to.
The Bible explains, "…The body is not meant for sexual
immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body" (1 Corinthians
6:13). Verse 18 of this chapter goes on to say, "Flee from sexual
immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he
who sins sexually sins against his own body." Galatians 5:19 speaks the
same, "The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality,
impurity…" Ephesians 5:3 says it most plainly, "But among you there
must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of
impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God''''s holy
people." From these verses, we see that the Bible promotes complete and
total abstinence from premarital sex.
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