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At
a Christian Living class at Camp Pinecrest in Missouri last summer, campers
and staff were discussing the topic of morality and dating. There was
a great deal of conversation regarding the need to remain pure and chaste
while dating. Most agreed that young men and women should enter the marriage
union without having engaged in premarital sexual activity.
But what if you already have? What if you have already had sexual relationships in the past? Maybe you have had a child out of wedlock or an abortion. Are you no longer capable of a happy, healthy marriage relationship? How does God see you? How do you see yourself?
No
one can argue that the age in which we live isn't filled with promiscuity.
Sexual activity and conversation punctuate virtually every prime-time
television show. Movies, music and even video games are filled
with the subject. It is no wonder that premarital sexual activity
among young people occurs, even within the Church of God.
God allows us to make choices. Sometimes we make good ones, sometimes we don't. Some decisions we make have ramifications that last for a few seconds, while others last a lifetime. If God loves us so much, why doesn't He stop us from making decisions that could jeopardize our future happiness? Why doesn't He intervene and keep us from engaging in activities that will affect the rest of our lives?
As a mother of four children, I realize how difficult being a parent can be. Children learn things in different ways and stages. I vividly recall one adventuresome child who was determined that she could jump off of the top bunk bed and not get hurt. After several admonitions, I left the room knowing exactly what would occur within the next few seconds. Thump. Then came the yelp of pain that I was expecting.
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