2015 AUGUST WEEK TWO LESSON

SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 2015.

WEEK 32

MEDIA PRE-MARITAL RELATIONSHIP

Main Text: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Memory Verse: Prov. 14: 12 “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end, it leads to death.”

Introduction

The media is defining a new form and understanding of pre-marital relationship for this present generation. This media model comes with a moral code that is not only alien and unacceptable to the Bible but also to the cherished indigenous cultures of the world. In most Western movies, Mexican Soap Operas / Telenovela’s and in recent time African movies, sex has been popularized and almost all characters that depict pre-marital relationship are not without sexual connotations. Therefore, pre-marital relationship has been portrayed as a period of sexual exploration and exploitation, instead of a period of prayer and planning. Christians should not be guided by what the media present but by what the Bible says as expressed in the previous lessons.

Discussion Questions

1. What does Paul tell us about the purpose of our bodies? Verse 13b

2. What do you learn about from verses 15 and 19?

3. According to verse 16 what happens when someone engages in sexual act?

4. From verses 18 and 20b, what commandments are given to Christians?

5. Why do you think that it is not advisable to learn from the “sex-driven” movies?

6. Can you share any example of sexually-driven premarital relationship and the consequences?

7. Why must we stay out of sex during pre-marital relationship?

Conclusion

What we watch in movies and on other media platforms especially about sex in pre-marital relationship is neither biblical nor culturally acceptable in most of the world’s indigenous societies. Movie makers and stars are in for money and would do anything that will attract the attention of the youth. Though movies may portray successful marriages that have grown out of sex-driven courtship, the stories are never real but fictitious. Sex during courtship destroys trust for each other and increases the tendency for couples to be suspicious of one another. It again, takes away the presence and blessings of God.

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