Many teens in the united states are having sex before marriage which needs to stop. They are creating a big burden on theirselves at such a young age. There are many risk in having sex you can get plenty of STD's not only STD's you can begin to feel emotionally hurt. Women can get pregnant and being pregnant is a big responsibility. Teens should learn into what they can be getting themselves into by having sex before marriage.
Chapter one
Main points;
"God wants you to have great sex." Which means God wants you to follow his plan and have sex when you get married with the person you love and what to spend your life with. "If you are not married, don't do it. If you are married, go for it... With the person you are married to!"
Something new I learned;
"When we commit ourselves to follow Gods instructions, we will experience his blessings" I didn't fully know that God will bless us when we follow his rules.
Something with which I agree or disagree;
I agree that "God created sex with a boundary" because he wanted us to get married and give up our virginity to the person we love.
Chapter two
Main points;
"Whatever has your attention will influence you." which means what you see or what your hear will catch your attention and you may start to act or talk that certain way. For certain people they follow what other people are doing and think it's cool.
Something new I learned;
"The average teen spends 1 hour and 40 minutes per week browsing for pornography." How can someone watch pornography for fun, just thinking about it is gross.
Something with which I agree or disagree;
"When we are struggling with sexual feelings and temptation, it is because of what we are putting into our MIND." I totally agree with that because our bod...
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"Nobody told me" by Pam Stenzel is an excellent book to read. Reading this book taught me well, and I will follow this path. This book teaches you about God's plan which is to stay abstinent until you are married to the person you love. Waiting to have sex is the right thing, because having sex with multiple problems can cause emotional problems, STDS, pregnancy and many more. Many teens don't know how risky it is having sex at a young age, they should know what the costs are.
Teens need to start caring more and stop giving theirselves up. When a girl gets pregnant she is worried and she doesn't know what to do with the baby. There are choices of abortion, keeping it, or adoption. Abortion should be your last choice or not a choice at all, aborting a child is taking a life away. Pam Stenzel explains many things in this book and she teaches many lessons.
“Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favors what you do. /Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil. / Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun— all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.”
In conclusion, what I learned from this article is that sex is much more complicated then I could have believed it to be. This article made me aware of many conflicts, issues, and disagreements that go along with what is or isn’t sex, and how there is no clear way to say, it’s really just a matter of opinion. For lesbians the simple use of a finger is enough, for gay men its anal sex. For some sex is innate and instinctive, while others believe it is learned. For some it’s based on love and pleasure, while for others it’s about domination. I highly doubt that there is anyone in this world that could come up with a universal meaning to sex which would please all parties. It is my conclusion that there is no right or wrong definition of sex; it is whatever
Most religions of the world address moral issues that arise from people's sexuality within the human interactions. “Sex and religion- two of the most powerful, passionate, and poetic aspects of human existence”( “Manning and Zuckerman pg. 1“). There are many distinct religious beliefs about the complexion of sexuality and the appropriateness of various sexual behaviors. “Some religious (or aspects within them) can be described as comparatively “sex positive”. By “sex positive“, we mean that sensual, erotic activity involving the consensual pursuit and / or actualization of gratifying bodily pleasure is understood as natural and acceptable , even holy. Conversely, some religions (or aspects within them) can be described as “sex negative”, that is, sensual, erotic activity involving the consensual pursuit and / or actualization of gratifying bodily pleasure is understood as unnatural and unacceptable, even sinful” ( “Manning and Zuckerman pg. 2“).
The proper expression of human sexuality is a abiding question for the world of sexual ethics. There has never been a society that has not reflected upon and prescribed rules and regulations for this powerful and yet mysterious dimension of personhood; and there has seemingly never been a social order in which sexuality has not breached the boundaries established for it. On the surface scripture and much of the Christian response to sexuality appears to be establishing rules and regulations which attempt to limit sexual behavior until the ‘appropriate’ time or stage in ones life. Though this is a narrow understanding of sexual ethics– instead the goal of sexual ethics should be in the importance of how we relate ourselves and desires to others. Specifically, the relation between God : Humanity, and Humanity : Humanity.
Upon reading first Corinthians 6:18-20, “Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body” (
The Federal Government has invested millions of dollars into an abstinence education program for young adults that provide ways for them to avoid sexual activity at such a young age. The program teaches teens the importance of sustaining from sexual activity before marriage and the importance of a monogamous relationship in a marriage. It also teaches them the harmful effects psychologically and physically, of sexual activity at a young age.
"It's the hardest choice you'll make, but I know I made the right one when I placed my child in adoptive care" (Orr). There are a few options for pregnant teenagers regarding parenting. These include adoption and abortion. The majority of teens have not attained basic knowledge of adoption and the benefits it encompasses for the child and the mother. There is an abundance of useful information teens should be aware of before deciding parenting, abortion, and adoption. More teenagers who are expecting a child should choose adoption because it provides a more suitable lifestyle for the child, it's a positive alternative for couples unable to give birth to their own child, and it's beneficial for the mother and her future.
A considerable amount of religions, object to premarital sex. Religious entities, Christianity specifically, put much stress on the solid association between morality and happiness. Christianity guarantees satisfaction to individuals who are morally upright. Happiness comes as a prize to those who fit in with the general religious standards, which consists of abstaining from premarital sex. The joy you feel when you partake in that activity before marriage, doesn’t compare to the joy you’ll experience when you are married and sex is allowed. What essentially being said is religious teachings validate the perspective that morality is important for
Another, quite different Fundamentalist confusion is the notion that celibacy is unbiblical, or even "unnatural." Every man, it is claimed, must obey the biblical injunction to "Be fruitful and multiply" (Gen. 1:28); and Paul commands that "each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband" (1 Cor. 7:2). It is even argued that celibacy somehow "causes," or at least correlates with higher incidence of, illicit sexual behavior or perversion.
I will begin first with the idea that sexual behavior should not be granted its own moral code. Sexual ethics only makes sense if sexuality plays a unique role in human life. If procreation has significance precisely because it is a contribution to God's ongoing work of creation, sexuality is supremely important and must be governed by restrictive rules, which would therefore prohibit sexual acts that are not for procreative purposes. This justification of sexuality as a unique aspect of human life, however, is dependent on a theological claim that there exists a God who micro manages the sexual lives of individuals. Without the presence of such a God, there can exist no separate restrictive rules on the nature of sexual acts. Even if we grant that there is a God, most people will agree that sex is more often used as a way to intensify the bond between two people and therefor sex is the ultimate trust and intimacy that you can share with a person.
Like many people in our time, Christians are studying and discussing issues related to human sexuality over many years. What is God’s view of sexuality? How are the pressures from a broader culture and the development of technology affecting God’s role in regards to human sexuality in tomorrow 's society?
...ole does it play in religion? Well, it has become apparent to me that sex in fact is much more than physical actions. As was mentioned, yes sometimes sex can be just pure meaningless sex. Even sometimes when people recognize the true meaning behind sex and understand the deepness it represents but chose to ignore it to engage in just physical actions it becomes meaningless sex. However, it is for those times of strong spiritual connection between couples that makes sex important. In some cases sex is just pure sex. In other cases, sex is the basis of religion, the ultimate meaning of love, the binding of two flesh that become one, and the bringing of a couple to a higher level of spirituality in their relationship. Sex is deeper than just physical actions, sex does have an important role in religion, and sex does have a strong and deep effect on spirituality.
So what should teens be taught about sex? In the article, “Young People, Sexuality and Relationships,” by Peter Aggleton, the author describes how sex isn’t used as something great in a relationship but gives the true reasons teens are having sex. The article was published in the year 2000 in the Journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy. This article was published to explain to young people some of the consequences of having sex. More young people are having sex these days without looking at what really can happen. Aggleton shows an overview of the pregnancies, STD’s, and other emotional things that can stick with someone the rest of their lives.
For that reason, teen should be fully educated on the dos and don’ts when it comes to sex. Telling a youth that they should simply wait till marriage would intensify their curiosity about sex and push them to try it. Sex education is necessary for public schools; however, it should not be abstinence-only.
One of many arguments against this is that if the teens feel they are “destined” to be together and they wait to become married, there is a strong potential for pregnancy before marriage. However, just because teens wait to become married does not mean that they wait to share the privileges that married couples share. Today, sex before marriage is widely practiced. Many couples, who are not even considering marriage, have sex. Chances are that if a teen couple is thinking about marriage, they probably have already had intercourse. Allowing the teens to become married would only encourage sex before they are fully prepared to handle the responsibilities that come ...