Effects of Premartial Sex

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mes smaller than the sperm. So what does that same tear or whole look like to the AIDS virus? It looks like a train tunnel! Dr. Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General, doubts that there will ever be an AIDS cure. It is a virus, and we have never cured any virus, not even the common cold. And do you know about cervical cancer, a disease that is proven to be more prevalent among sexually active teenage girls?
SPIRITUAL EFFECTS
God blesses purity. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Matthew 5:8). "Watch your heart with all diligence, for from it spring the issues of life" (Proverbs 4:23). We are to be "wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil" (Romans 16:19). "Abstain from sexual immorality...God has called us for purity" (I Thessalonians 4:3-5, 7). Clearly God's word forbids any type of sex outside of marriage. There are spiritual consequences any time we disobey God. "God will judge fornicators and adulterers" (Hebrews13:4). Sexual sins brought destruction to Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19. Many Bible characters committed sexual sins and were judged by God. Great trouble and grief came to Lot and his daughters, to her/him, Reuben, Judah and Tamar, Samson, and David. Judgment from God may be immediate as in the death of David's son or come in future consequences we will face. Medical science may eliminate or lessen some consequences of my sin, but it cannot remove my accountability before God. Sin separates us from God (Isaiah 59:1-2; Hosea 5:6). It causes us to be a bad influence on others, both Christians and non-Christians. Sexual purity is a way to show respect for others and to confirm their dignity as human beings. It is impossible to show someone the love of God while engaging in immorality with that person. When we maintain sexual purity, we can be channels of God's love and can accurately represent him to others. Patience is a fruit of the Spirit, and "against such there is no law" (Galatians 5:23). W...