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When it comes to the church and sex before marriage, I think that the church is not a fan
of it nor cohabitation. This is because many Christians talk about how you shouldn’t have sex
before marriage. I believe that is has been this way for decades, but most modern-day churches
are accepting those who chose to live the alternative. This is so the church can get people in the
door and let God do the rest of the work when it comes to the persons “sin”.
Although in the Bible it never states anything about sex and cohabitating before marriage
being wrong it does state that it is all done during marriage. “Throughout the scriptures, sexual
intercourse is carefully placed within the context of marriage. This idea is so strong that
unmarried persons who engage in intercourse are regarded as entering into one-flesh union
similar to marriage”
(Balswick & Balswick, 2008).
“Let marriage be held in honor among all,
and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge
the sexually immoral and adulterous”
(
English Standard Version Bible
, 2001,
Hebrews 13:4)
. Which usually when women get married,
they wear a white wedding dress. This used to signify that the woman was pure and was innocent
(Bass-Krueger, 2020
). Which nowadays women wear white wedding dresses because of
tradition. However, there are also those who wear different colored dresses because they don’t
want a “traditional” wedding.
Research has shown that those who have cohabited before marriage tend to not work out
or are less likely to make a commitment. “Nock (1994) found that cohabiters express lower
levels of commitment to and happiness with their relationships and had poorer relationships with
parents than did comparable married individuals”
(Balswick & Balswick, 2008). Along with
studies show that there was a high risk of infidelity.
However, many Christians believe that sex
before marriage is okay along with being a participant within that topic. Which a little of 50% of
Christians believe that sex between unmarried adults in a committed relationship is sometimes or
always acceptable (Diamant, 2020
).
I believe that sex before marriage is okay and that participating in it is acceptable. This is
because everyone has their own way of living and I have no reason to judge the way they want to
live their life. If I wouldn’t want them to judge me then why should I judge them. If someone
wants to have hookups, then that’s none of my business. If another couple is in a loving
relationship and just aren’t ready for marriage yet then its acceptable for them to have sex before
marriage.
References
Balswick, J., & Balswick, J. (2008).
Authentic human sexuality: An integrated
Christian
approach
(2nd ed.). Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.
Bass-Krueger, M. (2020, July 22).
Everything you ever wanted to know about: The white
wedding dress
. British Vogue. https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/history-of-the-white-
wedding-dress
Diamant, J. (2020, August 31).
Half of U.S. Christians say casual sex between consenting adults
is sometimes or always acceptable
. Pew Research Center.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/08/31/half-of-u-s-christians-say-casual-sex-
between-consenting-adults-is-sometimes-or-always-acceptable/#:~:text=A%20majority
%20of%20Christians%20(57,and%2046%25%20of%20evangelical%20Protestants.
English Standard Version Bible
. (2001). ESV Online. https://esv.literalword.com/
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