GOOD

AND IT THINK ME DEEP 

I would add that society has pressed further beyond the notion of casual sex and has evolved into a culture demanding required sex - lest one be deemed a prude or lacking an adult-making property!  The attitude here is that men and women have an obligation to sexually gratify their partners outside of a marital context.  Moreover, men who are sexually inactive outside of marriage are fodder for the derisive insults that ensue (this precipitates peer pressure to be sure!).  Think of the movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin that essentially mocked one man's virginity as a consequence of his clueless, nerdy, socially unfit persona.  The message?  You're either sexually active or a social outcast!  What's ironic is up until the 21st century, social conformity was considered a bad thing!

"Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream." - Malcom Muggeridge

It is not that casual sex leads to bondage, but that it is an expression of bondage. From the biblical perspective, by the time a person gets around to engaging in casual sex he or she is not just beginning to sin, but is pretty far gone down that road.

Holy Spirit Power ministry, The old adage that the road to hell is paved with good intentions applies. While all Christians should be sincere, not all sincerity amounts to faithfulness (Matthew 7:19-ff). No one is a Christian because he or she is sincere.

Juan, I agree.

Where did we get the idea that casual sex is okay?

Phil

ca·su·al: (adjective)
 
1. chance or unpremeditated: happening or done by chance or without prior thought or planning
 
2. known only slightly: known only slightly or involving only slight knowledge of somebody or something
 
3. superficial: not involving emotional commitment or loyalty, or lacking in thoroughness or seriousness
 
4. lenient: possessing a permissive or lenient approach to things, very casual about enforcing the rules
 
5. indifferent: showing little interest or enthusiasm
 
6. nonchalant: cool, calm, or nonchalant in manner
 
7. not formal: informal and relaxed, a casual dinner

What do you all know about courtship, this too.

Phil

Amen!!!

Great blog Steve, Donna

Amen!!!

Great blog Steve, Donna

Hi! I'm new to this site, so please forgive me if I'm a little late to this particular party. I sort of stumbled upon this blog after speaking with a reader about something in a story I wrote. In the story, a young man and a young woman are discussing a friend's marital problems. I thought that what the man says about marriage is sort of appropriate for a discussion about "casual" sex--and it's  precisely what I happened to tell one of my own friends:

"Marriage vows are called vows for a reason: A man and a woman promise certain things not merely to each other, before a crowd of friends and relatives, but to God....It’s consecrating yourself to somebody else, really. You promise to do certain things only with that other person, and for that other person. Whether you believe in God or not, you should honor yourself and that other person and know that if you do any of those things with somebody outside your marriage, you can inflict your spouse with the kind of pain that no human wants to imagine, let alone feel."

Guess I'm preaching to the choir in this venue, eh?  :-)