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I don't know if I have commented on this thread yet or not, but I am not going through all 600+ posts to see If I did or not.
I had sex outside of marraige with one woman when I was 17, it wasn't my idea, yet through giving into the tempation I consented. It really complicated things, and I also had developed an addiction to sex. She ended up being unfaithful to me (that hurt sooo bad at the time). Really neither of us were even ready for a serious relationship anyway; but because of that addiction that I had developed, the relationship, (if you can even call it that) dragged on much longer than it should have. Finally, I had ended it but was left emotionally scarred for some time after this, and my addiction to sex quickly morphed into an addiction to pornography.
God has since healed the wounds and delivered me from the bondage of my addiction. Having premarital sex led me into a downward spiral, that only by the faithfulness and grace of God was I lifted out of it. It is possible that it may not affect others the way it did myself, but why would anybody want to risk reaping the same outcome? Besides....God said not to do it, that should be enough on it's own. Take my word for it, sex outside of marriage is not what it is hyped up to be by the people of this world; just wait!!!...for your sake, your partner's sake, and above all: for the love of God. Peace be with you!
I had sex outside of marraige with one woman when I was 17, it wasn't my idea, yet through giving into the tempation I consented. It really complicated things, and I also had developed an addiction to sex. She ended up being unfaithful to me (that hurt sooo bad at the time). Really neither of us were even ready for a serious relationship anyway; but because of that addiction that I had developed, the relationship, (if you can even call it that) dragged on much longer than it should have. Finally, I had ended it but was left emotionally scarred for some time after this, and my addiction to sex quickly morphed into an addiction to pornography.
God has since healed the wounds and delivered me from the bondage of my addiction. Having premarital sex led me into a downward spiral, that only by the faithfulness and grace of God was I lifted out of it. It is possible that it may not affect others the way it did myself, but why would anybody want to risk reaping the same outcome? Besides....God said not to do it, that should be enough on it's own. Take my word for it, sex outside of marriage is not what it is hyped up to be by the people of this world; just wait!!!...for your sake, your partner's sake, and above all: for the love of God. Peace be with you!