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Question: Will pre-marital sex send me to hell? 
     1) Some experts say that it is not wrong, that it is just a
normal part of growing up. Consequently they assume that unmarried
persons will be "sexually active" (a euphemism for fornication) and
take the approach of education for "safe sex."  The thrust is how
to commit fornication without unwanted conception or disease.  That
in a nutshell is the whole point of much of today's sex education. 
     2) While this may be the standard and message of the world,
one who would be pleasing to God will not be deceived. It is
possible for young people and other unmarried persons to be pure in
heart (Joseph, Gen. 39:7-12).
     3) Sexual intimacy is designed by God exclusively for
marriage. There it is good and wholesome (Heb. 13:4).
     4) Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:3-6; Rev. 21:8. These passages answer
your question in no uncertain terms.
    [5) Not only is this true for pre-marital sexual activities; it
is equally true for extra-marital sexual relations.]

     6) God's laws are for our good always (Deut. 6:24). When His
will is violated, there are often consequences in this life, in
addition to spiritual and eternal considerations. This is certainly
true of fornication. One by-product of pre-marital sexual relations
is unwanted pregnancies. Statistics show that 1 out of every 4
American brides is pregnant at the time of the wedding. Studies
show that such marriages
have a far greater chance of ending in divorce.

     7) So called sex education courses, that address the subject
without moral teaching, have been a dismal failure. There are more
kinds of venereal disease than ever before, as a result of pre-
marital and extra-marital sex. The one that doesn't have to worry
about that is the one who keeps himself pure before marriage, and
is faithful to his spouse. You won't see people like that
bombarding the clinic, wringing their hands, awaiting the test
results as they are checked for aids, or other sexually transmitted
diseases..

     8) Those who have been sexually promiscuous before marriage
often indicate that there are emotional and psychological scars
that the passing of time does not remove. Often this is a
hinderance to one's adjustment to marriage. One may find it an
obstacle to a healthy and happy marriage, as he/she is haunted by
those memories. You should recognize that even if one obtains
forgiveness from God, and whatever people are involved, that those
scars and consequences may remain.









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