I found this article well-written, and true as I work regularly with those who were raised in the church, and are now married.
Two Quotes:
“Those of us who choose to wait do so because we hold certain beliefs about the sacredness of marriage and about God’s intentions and wishes for humanity, and we honor these regardless of whether they feel easier or harder.”
We do not refrain from sex because God will bless our sex lives. We seek to glorify God with our lives before we are married by remaining pure. We glorify God after marriage by enjoying His gift of sex.
“In the meantime, we in the evangelical church has a lot of work to do correcting the distorted ways we talk about sex and sexuality, especially to our youth.”
No youth pastor has ever tried confuse their students about sex, but it happens. Even if we are careful about what we teach, we cannot control how it is heard. However, perspectives like this are helpful as we try to address the sexual purity that is so desperately needed in our society without directing our sheep into other errors.
Read the Article here.
Dr. G. David Boyd
