Kari Posted December 15, 2015 Group: Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 35 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 40 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/12/2015 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/01/1975 Share Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) Our society does not give sex the right level of importance. Not having sex outside of marriage seems so counter cultural and foreign. I am so dissapointed that people, some who even call themselves christians reject people who decide to keep sex solely for marriage. Edited December 17, 2015 by Kari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegaman 3.0 Posted December 15, 2015 Group: Graduated to Heaven Followers: 57 Topic Count: 1,546 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 10,320 Content Per Day: 1.40 Reputation: 12,324 Days Won: 9 Joined: 04/15/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/05/1951 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I think there is also, a practical side to the idea, apart from the spiritual / moral side of it. Couple who get involved that way, tend to develop a bonding and intimacy, based on that, and at time, become focused on it. That can serve to interfere with the process of getting to know each other on a not-physical level, understanding values, intellectual proclivities as the spiritual side of the person. Sometimes people become infatuated, and blinded to, or ignorant of, the person that they end up marrying, until it is too late. As has been said: "Love id blind, marriage is an eye-opener". It is way better to approach marriage with eyes wide open, that to truly meet and understand ones. spouse, after a wedding. A lot of tragedy sometimes follows, putting the cart before the horse. God's ways, are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted December 15, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,995 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,693 Content Per Day: 11.71 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted December 15, 2015 Because that is what God wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereselittleflower Posted December 15, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,457 Content Per Day: 1.68 Reputation: 4,220 Days Won: 37 Joined: 07/01/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted December 15, 2015 My daughter and her fiance just got married yesterday. They've known each other for 5 years and saved sex for marriage. They are each other's first love. They got to know one another starting as friends and blossoming into something more without the confusion premature intimacy creates. They are off to a wonderful start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted December 15, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,995 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,693 Content Per Day: 11.71 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted December 15, 2015 33 minutes ago, thereselittleflower said: My daughter and her fiance just got married yesterday. They've known each other for 5 years and saved sex for marriage. They are each other's first love. They got to know one another starting as friends and blossoming into something more without the confusion premature intimacy creates. They are off to a wonderful start! That is going to be an amazing honeymoon.There have been studies that couples who save intimacy for marriage have a greater success of a long happy marriage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari Posted December 15, 2015 Group: Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 35 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 40 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/12/2015 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/01/1975 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 Good for your daughter. She saved the most powerful god-given gift she had!!! I sure wish I had, but I didn't. I started this topic to support people who have made the decision to wait until marriage to have sex as well as those who have had premarital sex in the past but have made an after the fact vow to not give in again until marriage. Our society seems to glorify sex and christians are vulnerable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdemoss Posted December 16, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 59 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,402 Content Per Day: 0.98 Reputation: 2,154 Days Won: 28 Joined: 02/10/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/26/1971 Share Posted December 16, 2015 One reason for keeping sex for marriage is so important is that two become one. They are no longer two but one. For this cause Paul discpuraged any sex outside of marriage. I have personally witnessed the horrific things that come out of whoredoms. Sex is something that ought to be reserved for husband and wife alone and held to the highest standard of purity possible for it is the very image of God through Christ coming in unto the heart of man as revealed by Paul in his epistle when he spoke concerning Christ and the church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTheGoodNamesAreTaken Posted December 16, 2015 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,379 Content Per Day: 0.42 Reputation: 1,559 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/05/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted December 16, 2015 I have the utmost respect for those who remain virgins until marriage. I have no less respect for those who have not. Why ? Anyone curious ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Beth Posted December 16, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 41 Topic Count: 31 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,324 Content Per Day: 1.62 Reputation: 3,617 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/08/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted December 16, 2015 On 12/15/2015 at 0:27 AM, thereselittleflower said: My daughter and her fiance just got married yesterday. They've known each other for 5 years and saved sex for marriage. They are each other's first love. They got to know one another starting as friends and blossoming into something more without the confusion premature intimacy creates. They are off to a wonderful start! Congratulations to your daughter and new husband! ? May God bless them abundantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegaman 3.0 Posted December 16, 2015 Group: Graduated to Heaven Followers: 57 Topic Count: 1,546 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 10,320 Content Per Day: 1.40 Reputation: 12,324 Days Won: 9 Joined: 04/15/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/05/1951 Share Posted December 16, 2015 3 hours ago, AllTheGoodNamesAreTaken said: I have the utmost respect for those who remain virgins until marriage. I have no less respect for those who have not. Why ? Anyone curious ? I have just as much respect also, I am no better. however, I have no respect for the sin itself. Sure, I am curious, or have I stolen you thunder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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