sex before marriage?

[sweet_eyes]

wouldn't he be your cousin 2?

define marriage!!!

define marriage with scripture!

[christiancollegegirl]

Originally Posted by sweet_eyes

wouldn't he be your cousin 2?

My 'cousin' isn't really my cousin. He lived with my aunt for a while and we kind of adopted him, so he's unofficially my cousin.

[WENSPI]

I haven't seen any reference in the bible if it's a Sin before marriage.. are they just denomination interpretations??

[Davio]

Sex before marriage, wrong, case closed, it says in the Bible that it's wrong and a major sin. At least that's my understanding.

[southgal]

MATHEW 5:27-30

sex before marriage is wrong. it is a hard temptation to keep away from though. i believe if you stay true to God He will help you through those times

[BLC]

Originally Posted by WENSPI

I haven't seen any reference in the bible if it's a Sin before marriage.. are they just denomination interpretations??

Try (1Cor 7:1,2) and look up the word 'touch'. Then you interpret what that passage of scripture is referring to and hide it in your heart and let it dwell richly, so that you can be free not to sin against God (Col 3:16, Ps 119:11).

[eugenius]

There is a little thing which separates us from animals. It is called self control. I wish there was more of it in modern society. Everyone does "what feels good, just because it feels good". That is most certainly not what the bible teaches.

I agree with no sex until marriage. Kissing and such is okay. Have some self control.

[polarguyinak]

Originally Posted by Chopsui101

I don't know about that....unless your planning on getting married young like 18 or something.....Sex before marriage is a good idea, just like living a perfect life, nice theory not so practical or realistic in my mind.

Remember that we are given an example to follow that is neither practical nor realistic for humans to effectively emulate. But a perfect example is the only example to model from. If your compass doesn't quite point north, should you really be using it?

My $0.02... and this may not really be quite on topic. I think I've posted this in another thread somewhere before but I don't remember.

I think the church needs a more active role in sex education. And I mean that more than just saying "Don't do it." For one thing, when the church says don't do it, and the world says certain things aren't technically doing it, what do you think happens? I have a friend who was waiting for marriage but she had both given and received, if you catch my drift, because most people are taught that that isn't technically sex. Really, I think most people are taught that anything aside from complete intercourse isn't sex.

So A) I think the church needs to address the topics of what exactly is sex, B) what is the role of sex in a Christian marriage, C) how do you handle relationships to keep things from going to far, D) how do you deal with wanting it, when you know you're supposed to wait, E) real sex vs. Hollywood sex - and that's all just to name a few.

My church's approach was always just "don't have sex until you're married" and they presented it as though if you are alone with a member of the opposite sex, you'll just start going at it because it's what your body is designed to do. And they also made it sound as though by saying you would wait, it meant you would somehow not want sex at all. It's never easy to wait - and it's not supposed to be easy to wait.

Why is the church leaving 99.9% of sex education up to the schools?

I think if we really want to give people the tools they need to save themselves for marriage, we have to be more involved than a simple "Don't do it."

[Ndiver]

Hmmm..
to my mind, it is better to try before marriage. you have to know if the person is acceptable to you. this kind of nearness is very special.. we may think that our future husband/ wive is The One, The Only One, The Perfect One..But living in marriage consist not just of being psychologically close. I just do not think that unacceptable body could become acceptable.. we have to know this before our marriage. we have to know future wive's/ husband's body before marrying. that's what I think.

[Ndiver]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/ma...=2&partner=rss

why am I suggesting this article? mainly because of the statistics.. and where being virgin till marriage Could lead.. as the world is already going that direction ( perhaps, going Down.. ).

[sweet_eyes]

so what is the point of the article??

[above]

I've read an article about those "purity rings" some people get for their daughters. Turns out that these women were 30% more likely to be pregnant before they turn 18 due to the simple fact that they don't get any sexual education "because they don't need one". Sarah Palins daughter also had one of those rings. Seems like a ring doesn't make up for failing as a parent.

Originally Posted by above

I've read an article about those "purity rings" some people get for their daughters. Turns out that these women were 30% more likely to be pregnant before they turn 18 due to the simple fact that they don't get any sexual education "because they don't need one". Sarah Palins daughter also had one of those rings. Seems like a ring doesn't make up for failing as a parent.

I read a similar article (or maybe the same one!). That's why I think the church needs to participate in sex education. Ideally, parents need to do it, but that's not always going to happen.

i dont think we can always blame the parents for the actions of their children

Originally Posted by SamIam

i dont think we can always blame the parents for the actions of their children

WHAT? Sam, you just blew my whole get-out-of-jail-free card... You mean I have to take responsibility for my owns actions?

... I have to rethink some things...

lol i know right!!! i blamed everything on my mom growin up.... WELL if you just woulda done this or done that then i wouldnt be like this or like that.... it was a sad day when i realized i made my own decisions.......