Essence Magazine has featured an article in their September 2008 edition with intentions to heighten the awareness of protected sex. The advice given is to assist cautious females who find themselves in the heat of the moment trying to deny their partner’s request not to use protection. “Just this one time”, the male says as the female almost helplessly yet cautiously tries to use common sense without killing the moment.Four points of reference are given to help avoid throwing caution (and condoms) to the wind. If he says this, she should say that… four subsequent ways to respond in the moment for the female to protect herself without dampening the mood. With the alarming statistics for women affected by the pandemic of HIV/AIDS, I completely understand the author and editor’s intent to pro-actively address the issues at hand.
However, when it comes to your sex life verses your spiritual lifestyle, when does Christ-centeredness trump “condom sense”? Now, I know Essence is not solely targeting a biblical-based community. But should we, Kingdom Citizens, spend more time teaching and equipping the church on safe sex since we all know most folk are going to do it anyway? Or should we educate ourselves about the consequences of premarital sex, etc. etc., while encouraging abstinence or celibacy and a lifestyle that pleases God?
I guess what I'm really trying to say is... Should the church hand out condoms and/or the Cross?
What do you think? Let’s hear from you!
I am single and I believe that the cross can do what a condom can't. Condoms are man made and therefore subject to fail, people poke wholes in condoms, etc. Been there, seen and heard that personally. Anytime you try to fix a problem with a substitute...the problems is not fixed. The problem is immorality. Handing out condoms is just patched up. Okay so say you pass out condoms, it MAY prevent pregnancy and disease BUT it doesn't cure the root problem (lust), so we continue to play into the enemies hands by being able to do in darkness, hoping to manipulate the light. But you know the saying...what is done in darkness will come to light. Maybe you won't get pregnant, maybe you won't get a disease, but maybe one day God will call on you to give a testimony about your sexual promiscuity.
ReplyDeleteCondoms when used to fornicate (having sex without being married) is a selfish move. It is against what God says about being pure. So we would rather get what we can, all we can, when we can instead of allowing God to work in our lives to become who HE wants us to be so HE can bring a life time mate (spouse) and through this union have all our sexual needs met.
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