God's beautiful picture of sexuality is for us to refrain from having
sex until we are married and then to only enjoy sex with the person to whom
we are married (1 Corinthians 6:18; Exodus 20:14). Sex was designed by God to
be a special pleasure bond shared between a husband and wife. By following God's
instruction, this act would help husbands and wives grow closer together in
an intimate bond, allowing them to have the most fulfilling sex possible and
helping them avoid potential dissolution of their marriages in divorce.
It is a beautiful love story for two people to grow up as virgins-not
having engaged in any kind of sexual gratification-and then on their wedding
night present their bodies to each other saying, "I loved you so much I saved
myself for you and you alone. I respected you before I ever met you.
I respected God and His instructions. Now I'm ready to give myself completely
and exclusively to you."
This is true love! This is the most beautiful love story of all! And it is
the kind of start that can help a couple live happily ever after in a joyous
marriage instead of ending in a heartbreaking divorce as so many do today.
But how often do modern songs and movies tell us this story of sexuality? Not
often, if at all. Instead, sex today is cheapened and degraded into a casual
act for people to experience prior to marriage-and even during marriage-with
whomever they wish. It's assumed that to fully enjoy life, people should have
sex with anyone they happen to like at the moment.
The modern "love story" of unrestrained sexual activity has people on their
wedding night saying, "I have loved so many different people before I met you
that I know we can have sex without any problem at all. After all, we've been
doing it already. So tonight isn't really that special. And did I remember to
tell you? I have a few STDs I'll be sharing with you. They are painful and impossible
to cure. They'll be with us for life. But Baby, I really love you. At least
right now I think I do and I'm willing to stay with you until someone better
comes along."
