SUNDAY MORNING,
AUGUST 16, 2015.
WEEK 33
DANGERS OF
PREMARITAL SEX
Main Text: 2 Samuel 13:1-15
Memory verse: 1 Corinthians 6:18 “Flee from sexual immorality. All other
sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against
his own body”
Introduction
Sex is a great gift from God to mankind. It is a
gift that brings psychological, social, emotional, spiritual and health
satisfaction when it is between the right people. However, sex could be devastating,
bringing conflicts ruining families when it takes place outside marriage. Sex
has been abused in all places for many generations now. Any sex between people
who are not married either by the consent of the two or even the families is
premarital sex and is against the ideals of God as spelt out in Scripture. It
is wrong for a man and a woman to engage in sex when they have not been bonded
in a marriage that is culturally acceptable in the light of scripture. In
today’s passage, we will learn about the dangers of pre-marital sex.
Discussion Questions
1. Why did Amnon pretend he was sick? Verse 2, 5
2. Who encouraged Amnon to do what he did? Verse
3-5.
3. According to Tamar what will be the
consequence of Amnon’s action? Verse 11-13
4. Could Amnon have had Tamar for a wife if he
had controlled himself? Verse 13
5. What was the outcome of Amnon’s illicit sex
with his half-sister? Verse 14-15
6. What lessons can you learn from the passage?
Conclusion
Amnon claimed he was in love with his half-sister
and pretended he was sick just to lure her into sex even against her wish.
Amnon could have exercised self-control and married Tarmar before sleeping with
her. His rush to have sex with her made him hate and despise her. When people
claim they are in love and want sex before marriage, they may end up losing
respect and trust for each other and a lot of such relationships do not last.
When we claim we are in love, then like Jacob, we must have the patience to
wait no matter how long it takes.
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