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survey sez! Reader's responses to The Big Question. September
10, 2007 The Question: Do Apostolics still get married as virgins? Why/Why not? Did you? Will you?
The Answer: “Yes and no—depends on personal choice, church and parental influence, and peer influence.”
The Answer: “I am, but I find that very few are. I know plenty of Christians that have pre-martial sex quite often, yet don’t really see it as a sin.”
The Answer: “A person who gets saved as an adult generally is not a virgin. It is a sad state of affairs when our young people in church, raised in church, choose not to save themselves for someone until he/or she gets married.”
The Answer: “I did.”
The Answer: “Sadly, I think the vast majority do not. But I have promised the Lord and myself that I will.”
The Answer: “I think it would be ignorant to say that ‘they don’t get married as virgins’ collectively. But it would be equally ignorant to believe that there isn’t a growing number that aren’t virgins when they get married. In my case—we were virgins before we met and started dating and got engaged . . . but we weren’t virgins when we married.”
The Answer: “Wow! There’s a question directly to the point. I gotta say—no. Most don’t, I feel.”
The Answer: “Some do; some don’t. I was, and I am so thankful that I followed God’s plan!”
The Answer: “No.”
The Answer: “Yes.”
The Answer: “Yes! I will be a virgin on the day I am married.”
The Answer: “I did!”
The Answer: “Unfortunately, it seems that virgins over the age of 16 are rare these days, even in the A/P church. Even though I’m disheartened that it seems that so many young girls are getting pregnant left and right in the church, I still know people who have married as virgins. So, maybe it’s rare, but I know it can be done. When my day comes, I plan to be in the minority.”
The Answer: “I think the number of virgins in the church is declining due to our sex-saturated world that is infiltrating the church. However, regardless of statistics, I vowed to keep my purity as a young Christian woman, and I will continue to stand for what is moral and right in the eyes of God.”
The Answer: “Yes, and we did.”
The Answer: “Not when they’ve done everything but ‘it.’”
The Answer: “Yes. I am going to because I believe my virginity is the best gift I can give to my husband on our wedding night. My church has invested a lot of time, money and effort into teaching us that we are ‘worth the wait.’ And just knowing the risks of unwanted pregnancy and STDs nowadays, it just seems stupid not to remain a virgin until I’m sure it’ll be the one I spend the rest of my life with.”
The Answer: “We did 17 years ago, in our late 20s, and we just attended an Apostolic wedding where they were, both being in their mid 20s.”
The Answer: “I would say that it’s advisable, mainly because its biblical. Helloooo? Plus it’s important not to bring sexual baggage into a marriage. Who wants to be compared to previous conquests? How do you know that if, on your honeymoon, your husband or wife (who had sexual experiences) is comparing your performance to past lovers? How terrible is that? If you were saved after you hoochied around, then that’s a different case, but if you were raised knowing Jesus Christ, then you have no excuse.
Men, keep your pants zippered and woman keep your knees crossed until you are united in holy matrimony with the one who you will be married to. If you are tempted to give in, please stop and remember your God who became a man to die for your sins and who will give you the strength and grace to stay pure. Remember: don’t hoochie around—it’s not worth it.
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