justasinner said:
Since, the Bible states that we are to remain pure, to me there is no better reason than that!
When we look at things as "the Bible says so" we are often disconent as another poster said. It's important to look at
WHY the Bible says so. Which I believe is at least part of what the OP is getting at.
When something is forbidden in the Bible it's not because God is some tyrant who likes to make up rules to keep us down and keep us from enjoying ourselves.
Let's look at what not what remaining pure does (btw I say none of this as a debate so I'm not interested in comments like "my bf and I are sexually active and we're just fine"). First their is a major bond between two people who engage in sexual activity. This does refer to all kinds of sexual activity so let's not draw lines in the sand here. When those two people part (which is pretty likely without a true committment) the bond is still there and there is a lot of pain involved.
Also we live in a world where young women especially (which is not to say that they are the only ones) are compensating for some other love or type of love when they are entering into sexual relationship. The emptiness that they still feel (at least after the playing around is done for the day) is heart wrenching. I know, I spent years and years doing so.
When he have sex (or engage in any other kind of sexual activity) we open ourselves up to pregnancy, STDs, STI (similar to an STD but not always an indicator that a partener had something infectious). These things hurt us. As young un-married women, noone should have to be faced with a pregnancy decision. No matter how careful someone is being the risk is always still there. Not to mention that many many STDs can have life lasting effects. Not all STDs pass through bodily fluids and women can get Type B Strep from sexual activity and it can have lasting effects. So can bacterial vaginosis. Neither has to be actual given to you by an infected partner.
Sex can be addictive ESPECIALLY when someone engaging in sexual activity is compensating or trying to fill a void. For many women premarital sex leaves them feeling worthless empty and lonely even when it occurs with a man they later marry.
So yes, we should remain pure becuase the Bible so but it is NOT enough to look only at the fact that it does tell us so but the WHY involved.
