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REASONS TO WAIT:
1.Biblical
reason
Man are created in the image of God. We are different from animals. Sex
drive needs to be tamed before marriage. Sex is a gift, designed by God
within marriage. It is not a punishment or some kind of forbidden fruit.
It is holy. "All other sin a person commits outside the body, but
the immoral person sins againts his own body." (I Cor 6:18)
2.Social reason
No man is an island. Premarital sex is not just two persons' business.
It involves others such a as families, school and the whole society. Premerital
sex causes social problems such as illegal abortion, venereal diseases,
teenage pregnancy, teenage mother, etc. The government has to spend large
sum of money just to deal with all these social issues.
3.Moral reason
It is selfish act. Sex before marriage easily becomes an irresponsible
act. You want to have a pure spouse in the future but now you go around
to play with others' future spouses. This is contradictary. Sex is like
a gift to everyone. When you have relationship with someone before marriage,
it is as if that someone opened the present that was meant for other,
in this case, your future spouse. That someone opened the present, played
with it and then wrappe it up again. The present would not be in good
condition anymore. There is no condom in the world that can protect your
heart from broken. And it is impossible to pretend that nothing has happenned
between that person and you after the relationship.
4.Pshychological
reason
Sex before marriage affects the development of the whole person, like
spiritually, morally, emotionally, intellectually, and also relationship
with others. Sex has such strong impact on young people that once tried
during dating, you might want to do it everytime. It dwarfs the healthy
growth of a relationship. It also causes distrust, fear, suspicious in
future marriage. It spoils the significance of honeymoon.
What are some ways
to prevent premarital sex?
--->Read good books, have knowledge and don't be naive.
--->Commitment to wait for true love, that means no premarital sex
before and no affairs after marriage. Make up your mind early, even before
you start any dating. It is your mind not your body that yields the first
tempatation.
--->Set up and draw physical lines if you are dating. Make mutual agreement
where to touch and where to stop. There are different stages of physical
touch: kissing, patting outside the clothes, and taking off clothes. Both
of you have to decide where to draw the line wisely.
What can you do
if you had done it?
Repent and don't do it anymore. God still loves you. Tell someone you
trust. Ask him or her to help you.
"No
premerital sex for me, these are what we've been taught as a Christian.
I quoted this from The Chinese Methodist Message. I vow to make sure I
obey it, THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTARY"
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