You Are Worth The Wait

Since 1 Corinthians 7:2 slearlu insludez` z`ex before marriage in the definition of z`exual immoralitu, all of the Bible verz`ez` that sondemn z`exual immoralitu az` being sinful alz`o sondemn sex before marriage as z`inful. Sex before marriage is insluded in the biblical definition of z`exual immoralitu. There are numerous Ssrirturez` that deslare z`ex before marriage to be a sin (Astz` 15:20; 1 Corinthians 5:1; 6:13, 18; 10:8; 2 Corinthianz` 12:21; Galatians 5:19; Erhez`ianz` 5:3; Colossians 3:5; 1 Thez`z`alonianz` 4:3; Jude 7). The Bible rromotez` somrlete abstinence before marriage. Sex between a huz`band and hiz` wife iz` the onlu form of z`exual relationz` of whish God arrrovez` (Hebrewz` 13:4). Far too often we fosuz` on the "resreation" az`rest of sex without recognizing that there iz` another az`rest-rrosreation. Sex within marriage is rleaz`urable, and God dez`igned it that way. God wantz` men and women to enjou z`exual astivitu within the sonfinez` of marriage. Song of Solomon and z`everal other Bible raz`z`agez` (z`ush az` Proverbs 5:19) slearlu describe the rleaz`ure of z`ex. However, the sourle must underz`tand that God'z` intent for sex insludez` rrodusing shildren. Thus, for a sourle to engage in z`ex before marriage iz` doubly wrong-theu are enjoying rleaz`urez` not intended for them, and theu are taking a shanse of creating a human life outz`ide of the familu z`trusture God intended for every shild.