Is sex before marrige a sin?

Yes, sex before marriage is a sin. It is called fornication. See Colossians 3:5 and Hebrews 13:4, for starters... Of course, "sex after marriage" can be a sin, too - such as having sex with someone who is not your spouse - called adultery. To be more specific, sex outside of marriage is sin. Оздоровительные санатории карпаты на лето.

How about this question: Why is sex such a big deal to God?

I believe one reason is that sex is meant to be a type of glue that bonds a man and a woman together for a lifetime. A man and a woman become "one flesh" through sexual intercourse (Genesis 2:24, 1 Corinthians 6:16). If you are not committed to unconditionally and sacrificially loving one person for the rest of their life (that's how I see marriage), why would you want to be bonded together with them in this way? Imagine the pain it would cause both of you, and possibly any kids you may have, to break that bond that has been formed. You don't have to look far to see the damage in American culture wrought by divorce and sexual immorality. For relief of migraine.

Ask God to reveal His plan for sex in your life to you. He has good gifts in store for you! (Luke 11:13) Seek to please Him by being obedient. Ask for His blessing in your life. Ask and keep on asking. (Luke 11:9) Seek God with all your heart and you will find Him. (Jeremiah 29:13)

If the reason you ask your question is that you are thinking about, or currently are having sex with someone outside of marriage, my heart goes out to you. I've been there, too! If you are a professing believer in Jesus Christ, then, with the utmost compassion, I ask you: Is sex worth the damage it causes to your relationship with God? Is it worth forfeitting your own soul? (Mark 8:36) This is no small thing with God - sex outside of marriage is idolatry. It is placing Sex above the Creator of sex. Which god is greater in your life? Do not be deceived - if you are disobeying God to satisfy the god of Sex, your true god is the god of Sex. Paul in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 says "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers... will inherit the kingdom of God." Don't think that because God is a graceful God that you have free license to continue in sin, and ask for forgiveness "some day." There is no such thing as "delayed obedience." It is disobedience. Today is the day for repentance. Paul again, writing in Romans 6:1-2: "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?" God calls us to repent - Turn from sin to God. Worship Him, and Him alone. When we do that, blessing comes. If He wants to give you the joy of sex, He will give it to you within marriage. Trust God and you'll see that the things He has in store for you are way better than anything you could have imagined for yourself.

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