Question

Is sex without love morally wrong? Is premarital sex morally wrong? Explain.

Answer 1

We have a blue print for human sexual love – through the sexual act the man and woman have a new incredible kind of intimacy. This is called being “one flesh” – this is designed to be exclusive and faithful. Both Jesus and Paul pick up on this in the New Testament – emphasising the beauty of monogamous marriage. In this way, the question of how sex outside of marriage could be wrong can be approached by looking at the beauty, intimacy and preciousness of sex. God designed that this happen in a safe and committed context of love and devotion – according to the maker, this is where sex is at its best.

The early chapters of Genesis tell us that God created the first man and woman and seeing what he had made, declared that it was “very good”. Genesis provides the original context for sexual intercourse and shows that God has designed this wonderful thing to be expressed within a life-long marital relationship between one man and one woman. Jesus earths his teaching on sexuality in these words.

From these teachings we can conclude that sex without marriage and love is morally wrong.