Focus on the Family reported that teens are increasingly becoming aware that there is a choice other than sex and safe sex. That's great! I just wish that it was a thought that came naturally to our society. Unfortunately, there are actually groups out there trying to tear down the efforts to educate our country on the benefits of abstinence. This is just my opinion but I think they may be influenced by the money produced by condoms and other products sold to minors.
Lets face the facts, folks. No sex - no STDs. No sex - no pregnancy. No sex - no reason to feel guilty. If everyone waited until they were married to have sex and then only with their partner the rate of the above problems would drastically decrease.
Please keep in mind that, as Christians, we are to "love the sinner but hate the sin". We shouldn't judge people because of their mistakes. We've made plenty of our own. Yet, we should encourage those who are still virgins to remain that way until marriage. We should also encourage those who have messed up to take a stand now to wait. If not because God has commanded it then for the above risks. God doesn't set up rules to limit our fun but rather to limit our hurt.
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CDC: Sexual Activity Among Teens is Dropping
2 comments:
As someone who didn't wait, I have to say that there are way too many misconceptions out there in this day and age. I remember one time my boyfriend told me that the older you get (longer you wait), the harder (and more painful) sex is the first time.
No one wants to make thier honeymoon night, a night to remember in the wrong way. What would you say to a young woman who's afriad to wait because they are afriad it will hurt on their wedding night? Or will otherwise be a horrible experience when that whole day is supposed to be wonderful?
Well, I had answers for you but I wanted to go and get some backup sites for you to go to.
First, sex hurts primarily for two reasons when you're a teenager (which is when most people lose their virginity sadly): sloppiness due to anticipation and ackwardness and/or your body isn't ready for it yet. The first one can be solved by waiting until you are old enough to be mature in your thinking when you do have sex. The second can be solved by waiting until you are older so that your body is ready. For both reasons the answer is to wait until you are older.
Once again, God says that we should wait until marriage. But even then that doesn't promise that it won't hurt. The best thing to do is to do your research before you get married, communicate with your future spouse, and be patient with each other. It doesn't have to happen the first night you're married. That's just a social preconception.
Here are a couple of links that I found for you to read and consider. The first is a secular site discussing why sex can hurt. The second is a christian site on sex with an article explaining what it should truly mean to "Go all the way".
TeenWire
Boundless
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