Adultery (sex outside of marriage, i.e not with a marriage partner) is wrong and goes
against marriage vows and promises to God as well as against the Decalogue: "do not commit adultery".
ADULTERY: having sex with someone other than your marriage partner
Promiscuity is wrong, it reduces a loving act to
animal behaviour and can discourage faithfulness and destroy dignity
PROMISCUITY: having sex with a number of
different partners with no commitment
FAITHFULNESS: staying with your marriage partner and
having sex only with them
Sex is intended for procreation, and
families should be raised within a marriage, it is the best environment
PROCREATION: making a new life
CATHOLICS: sex belongs inside of marriage
EVANGELICAL PROTESTANTS: pre-marital sex is
wrong, sex belongs inside marriage
CofE: accepts there are different family relationships nowadays
but believe marriage is the best place for sex
Marriage is God's gift to us
The Bible teaches pre-marital sex is wrong
Sex outside of marriage can hurt people
HOWEVER
You wouldn't buy a pair of shoes without
trying them on first
Jesus' message was that love mattered most
People may want to have sex and start a family
but can't afford a marriage
Liberal Protestants accept pre-marital sex if those involved are in love
In today's society, families can be made up of single parents or unmarried
couples, but as long as there is love and compassion between its members, it is
a good family