Is There Anything Wrong With Sex Before Marriage?

Bascially, practising abstinence has all the "PRO'S" - Pre-marital sex has all the "CONS".	Let's be practical. Your most important sex organ is not below the belt but in the mind where decisions are made.	Don't fall for the line that everyone is doing it. Many people talk as if they sleep with everything that walks. It's called BIG TALK - NO ACTION!	Any line, any pressure for you to become sexually involved - is not an expression of love.
You might know of somebody who had sex last week because they were "in love" - in fact, "madly in love", and this week, well, it's over. Is that love?	Many teenages are so love-starved at home they trade their virginity for hopes of finding love. Girls particularly, seek love through sex, only to realise they had sex without love.	Boys brag about their female exploits. They may promise to keep your confidence while you are going steady, but after you break up, the entire school will know that you are an easy mark. You will receive attention from the boys who only want your body.	Promiscuous girls are popular only for sex, whereas virgins are admired for themselves.
A 12 year old can have sex, it doesn't show that you're a man. Any kid (or rabbit) can have sex - IT TAKES A MAN TO SAY NO!	If your NO! makes him or her go, then you weren't really loved as a person but only as a sex object - so even in losing, you still win.	Once begun, teenage sex is difficult to stop.	There have been many who have regretted having had pre-marital sex, but no-one regrets having waited.
Pre-marital sex is short-term ecstasy and long-term misery.	Denying yourself the opportunity of sex before marriage will never hurt you; it will build your character and teach you that passions and desires can be controlled. Self-discipline in this matter will enable you to gain it in other areas of life.	One of the greatest gifts of love that a couple can give to each other, is to offer their virginity on their wedding night. That first experience has a bonding effect in the marriage.	Those who remain sexually pure for marriage have a better chance of love and happiness in a marriage, and a guarantee of freedom from STD's.
You cannot trust the methods of "safe sex" - the only safe sex is NO SEX until marriage!	We need to be a role-model that our future children can follow.	VIRGINITY - IT'S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF! WAIT FOR THE RING AND THEN DO THE THING.	You were not meant to be used, then thrown away and forgotten. That's not what you were meant for. You are precious, your virginity is precious - YOU'RE WORTH SOMETHING!

He has an overwhelming love for us and it is because of this love that he has created sex and has given us some guidelines on its use. These guidelines are designed to protect us from hurt and from missing out on all the enjoyment and fulfilment sex has to offer.

God designed sex as a powerful expression of ones love for another person. It is more than just the physical ecstasy. It has the power to create another human being. God intended sex to bond two lives in love. That's why He asks that we save sex for marriage only.

Society has confused the intensity of sex with the intimacy of love. As is the case so often, what two people think is love that will last forever, often fades away over time or in fact turns out not to be love after all. The end result is emotional scarring. That's why true love waits.

In simpler terms, society tells us that sex is like a beat up old Volkswagen, which is not worth much, so you can lend it out to anyone of your friends for use. However God treats sex like a brand new Porsche. Something that is very special and that should only be shared by your husband or wife.

Through a personal relationship through Christ, we have the self-discipline to stay chaste before marriage. However, there are few steps which can be taken to help us in this area. These include: praying for strength, avoiding day dreaming about sex and steering clear of TV shows and magazines with... sex plasted all over them.

Each of us has a God-given desire for intimacy and when that desire is not met, we feel pain.

Building friendships and true intimacy is not always easy and definitely takes time. The easier solution is to ease the pain artificially and instantly. Just as aspirins can deaden physical pain, sensory feelings can deaden emotional pain. For many, sex is like a drug that for the moment relieves them from emotional emptiness. It feels good. The emptiness, the letdown, the deepening pain, the fear, the disappointment will all come later, but for now, it feels good. For this reason many people become involved in pre-marital or extra-marital sex. It's not only teenagers who try to deaden pain this way.

Sexual purity is a LIFESTYLE involving a lot more than simply being a virgin. It means more than "not doing" something. Try to imagine your sexual purity as if someone gave you a million dollars. You would guard it with your life, or put it away in a bank for safe keeping. now your sexuality is worth more than a million dollars. It is a priceless treasure from God. The question is: how much do you value it? The answer is in how well you guard it. Don't leave it for anyone to grab. Protect and hide it. that's what sexual purity is all about.