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Can a Relationship be saved after sex before marriage?
Ok so recently a friend confided in me that he and his girlfriend have been having sex out of wedlock. I felt horrible, especially since I love them both very much and have warned them several times about the havoc Sexual immorality can reek on a relationship. Both have come to me since asking if there is any way that they can save their relationship and I have no answers for them. So here's my question: Is there anyway to salvage a relationship from sex before marriage and even if there is should a relationship be saved where sex may remain an issue? (by the way Second half is a duh question but still killin 2 birds with one stone)
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The first question I would have is how old they are. If they are like 9th grade then I would advise them to take break for a while. If they are older and able to be married then I would ask them why not just get married and be done with the temptation. |
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The Bible tells us to flee sexual immorality, but I don't know of anywhere where it says that if we mess up God will never work through that situation again. Ever notice in the first chapter of Matthew that Rahab the prostitute and Bathsheeba, King David's mistress of adultery, are both mentioned in the geneology of Jesus? It's because without sin there is no redemption. I think God can work more strongly through some of these relationships than ones who never went through the fire. Should we go on sinning so that grace may increase all the more? By all means no! (Romans 6 paraphrase). But if God wanted us to throw in the towel every time we fell into sin, I don't think he would have let his Son die so that we could be redeemed. |
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WIth an emphatic,"Yes!" I have no doubt God can do great things in this situation. He not only wants to salvage that relationship but to make it absolutely new. It won't be easy on their part since the devil has that as a foot hold in their lives and they are fighting a real battle with their flesh but with true honesty, accountability, prayer, and grace from others it is possible. They only thing that would hinder it is if one wasn't willing to be honest and pursue restoration as an individual and as a couple. They both have got to understand their need, situation, and solution. I am pretty sure sex is an issue in every marriage to some degree because of the world we live in. Doesn't mean we give up on it. Intercede on their behalf. |
