Why should I save sex for marriage?
When God creates something, He creates it with purpose and design . The Genesis account of creation makes it clear that God’s creation is “good” ( Genesis 1:31 ). But mankind has a history of distorting what God has made, whether out of ignorance or just plain stubbornness. The golden calf ( idol ) of the Israelites , for example. Gold is beautiful to look at, but God clearly did not want His people worshipping it. Sex (and yes, sex was God’s idea) is no different. God created it, and therefore it is reasonable to expect that it is good. But when man distorts it by ignoring God’s specific standards, it becomes harmful and destructive. So the question we’ve asked “why save sex for marriage” is really a question of understanding God’s purpose and design for sex. We can choose to do things God’s way, and experience the beauty of His plan, or we can choose to do things our way, and experience harm and destruction ( Proverbs 16:25 ). So, let’s