Can you tell me why premarital sex is wrong without referencing Bible verses on fornication?

[ready]

Pre-marital sex is wrong because it keeps you from having a supernatural relationship of grace with God. Living a life of pre-marital sex is living on a *purely natural level *like animals do devoid of supernatural communion with our Creator. In order to have the supernatural life of grace operant in your soul, you must lead a chaste life and be in right relationship with the Lord. Therefore, try your best to keep his commands as prescribed by his Church.

Pre-marital sex is also wrong because without being in a right relationship with God in a state of grace, you miss out on the benefits of the sanctifying grace you recieve in the sacraments of communion and matrimony that assist you and your partner amid the hard times of the relationship.

 

[Blade_and_Blood]

Hi everyone. I am looking for an argument against premarital sex that does not reference verses from the Bible speaking of fornication. Can you help me out?

It’s not that pre-marital sex is wrong (in general, that is). The problem is that people don’t understand that sex is a responsibility. Actions have reactions and sometimes those reactions aren’t that great–STDs, pregnancy.

And pregnancy is probably the worst because here’s someone like Holly, telling you about how wrong premarital sex is. Then, you mess up and she comes back preaching not to get an abortion in order to get rid of something she tried to help you prevent in the first place. :banghead:

Quite the annoyance of a thought, :hypno: but yeah. The bottom line: Sex is a responsibility more than anything else. :coffeeread:

Ironically Yours, Blade and Blood

 

[manualman]

Premarital sex s wrong precisely because it is a misuse of God’s intention for sexuality. God created sex not just to be a fun thing (i.e. amusement park ride), but an eternally bonding thing. We moderns vastly underappreciate the gift that sex is (note the post above that seems to see fornication as wrong merely because of the more shallow of practical outcomes).

You asked a pained question. Are you ruined forever once you screw up this gift? Yes and no. You’ll never again have a fully intact sexuality to offer a spouse (and none of us do since sexual sin isn’t a binary thing, but runs a spectrum!). But God is merciful and DOES offer forgiveness and eventually sanctification. Whatever stage you happen to be at, NOW is the time to stop adding to the damage and start the long healing process. Like I said before, it isn’t binary (broken vs intact), the damage is cumulative.

 

[Holyfire]

Premarital sex s wrong precisely because it is a misuse of God’s intention for sexuality. God created sex not just to be a fun thing (i.e. amusement park ride), but an eternally bonding thing. We moderns vastly underappreciate the gift that sex is (note the post above that seems to see fornication as wrong merely because of the more shallow of practical outcomes).

You asked a pained question. Are you ruined forever once you screw up this gift? Yes and no. You’ll never again have a fully intact sexuality to offer a spouse (and none of us do since sexual sin isn’t a binary thing, but runs a spectrum!). But God is merciful and DOES offer forgiveness and eventually sanctification. Whatever stage you happen to be at, NOW is the time to stop adding to the damage and start the long healing process. Like I said before, it isn’t binary (broken vs intact), the damage is cumulative.

God created it so we cpuld make children, thats it nothing else.

 

[manualman]

God created it so we cpuld make children, thats it nothing else.

Interesting position, but not one compatible with catholic teaching. Go read Humanae Vitae and learn about the other aspect of sexuality (hint, it’s called the Unitive aspect).