One boy, one girl, too much testosterone, defenses weakened in a moment of passion. This is an environment ripe for poor decision-making – decisions with potentially long-lasting and severe consequences.
This scene is played out, in some form, many times a day across our land. Young men and women find themselves in a situation where Mom and Dad are not around. No advice at hand, nor any watchful eyes. The pressure to continue the flow of events can be hard to overcome for either party.
This is your decision. It will be made quickly and will depend on the amount (or lack thereof) of previous education, moral principles, and self-discipline.
It’s not only the bad boys and indiscreet girls that face this situation. Curiosity, desire, circumstance, and opportunity can formulate in many combinations to put you in this situation without a lot of advance notice.
To many, the solution might be "safe sex" – being equipped with some form of birth control and/or protection from sexually transmitted diseases. But so-called "protection" is not an alternative to a responsible decision.
No form of "protection" is a slam dunk, 100% guarantee. And when you consider the possible life-altering results of your decision, "safe sex" becomes an oxymoron.
Destroying the innocent result of a bad decision does not erase the bad decision. Adding murder to the list of sins does not eradicate the fornication that caused the making of a helpless victim.
God does not forbid you to experience the sensual gratification that sex is intended to provide. However, He does require that you share that experience with a person you have committed yourself to in the sanctity of a marriage covenant. Anything less is sin.
A lifetime of regret is a huge price tag for a few minutes of pleasure.
The sin of abortion to cover the sin of fornication is not the formula for happily-ever-after.
Think about it.
By Freddie Carroll
