GOOD ADVICE
Why Should I Save Sex for
Marriage?
By Dr. Richard D. Dobbins
EMERGE Ministries
CBN.com
-- Certainly the greatest reward of confining sexual fantasies
and practices to marriage is to have a conscience free from devastating
sexual guilt, disappointment, and regret. I believe that more
self-respect is sacrificed at the altar of sexual indulgence than
in any other activity in modern America.
Sexual discipline spares people from this kind of pain.
Another great reward is in knowing that you are capable of forming
the strongest marriage bond possible with a person who also has
not had intercourse with anyone else.
Christian young men and young women should be taught to save
themselves for each other...the man for the woman, the woman for
the man. This is God's plan for every Christian married couple.
God's ideal is permanent monogamy, one man and one woman for
life in Christian marriage (see Matthew 19:4-6).
Couples who have kept their lives free from the complications
of sex outside of marriage provide a secure family life for the
children of that marriage.
A security built on the uncompromising trust and bond of the
parents' marriage earns the respect of their children. Such parents
provide excellent role models for their children.
Even if your life is already complicated by the results of undisciplined
sexual behavior, there is help for you. If you will invite Jesus
Christ into your life today, He will not only forgive you for
these sins, He will help you reclaim sexual purity for your life.
You may have to live out some painful consequences of poor decisions
made in your past, but Jesus will give you the strength to help
you resist sexual temptations in your future. Open your life to
Jesus Christ, today and invite Him into your heart.
| Dr.
Richard D. Dobbins is the leader of EMERGE Ministries
of Akron, Ohio. He serves on the faculty of Ashland Theological
Seminary and initiated the coordination of their master’s
program in Pastoral Counseling. An acclaimed author, Dr.
Dobbins has created numerous film/video presentations
on topics of interest to believers and has written many
books, booklets, articles and audiotapes on Christian
mental health care.
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