GOD’s PLAN ON SEXUALITY AND MARRIAGE: BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE
Sexual immorality is a worldwide problem. Sexual immorality has wasted a lot of youths and matured men and women. Most of our young people dreams are shattered as a result of sexual immorality. Sexual immorality has become the order of the day. Most of our youths no longer cherish their dignity and they have lost their emotions. Our youths do not see premarital sex as immoral, but they see it as a way of life, (why?), it is because, they are not properly groomed. “Thou shall not commit adultery” is not limited to sex outside marriage (Exodus 20:14).God commands us to abstain from all sexual immorality, including premarital sex (fornication), homosexuality, incest, bestiality, public nudity, etc (see Leviticus chapters 18 and 20). God never painted sexual perversion, He specifically call it “perverted” (Deuteronomy 23:17, Judges 19:24), “Uncleanness” (Romans 1:24), “shameful” (Romans 1:27), “against nature” (Romans 1:26). To avoid fornication the Bible suggests for every man to have his own wife. 1Corinthians 7:2, “but because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.” This research discovered that there are many factors that contribute to sexual immorality, such as poverty, poor upbringing, moral decadence of parents without inculcating the ethical value on the children, lack of sexual education, lack of contentment, and so on. The research discovered that this sexual immorality causes everlasting sorrow, unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, rape, conflict etc. The research suggested some remedies to sexual immorality, such as: sexual education, contentment, self discipline, decent dressing, public enlightenment, and healthy environment. Primary and secondary data was used. This research is limited to Anambra State.
Keywords: biblical, god’s, marriage, perspective, plan, sexuality